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Recently various news media have reported that companies claim to have been visited by fraudulent FDA inspectors, and companies in the food and medical device industries should be particularly cautious if an alleged FDA inspector shows up unannounced for a surprise inspection.

The Immigration Innovation Act of 2013 was introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators.

On Dec. 23, 2008, a number of national business organizations – including the Society for Human Resources (SHRM), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP) – filed suit challenging an executive order and subsequent rule changes implementing the order that require certain federal contractors and subcontractors use E-Verify.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Transportation, through its Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), amended its Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) rules to restrict eligibility for non-citizens.

In hopes of spurring job growth and providing a boost to the U.S. economy, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced a new initiative aimed at attracting foreign entrepreneurs and high skilled workers to invest in, and work in the U.S.

In less than three months, the fiscal year 2014 H-1B quota filing starts on April 1, 2013.

The Supreme Court held in Stern v. Marshall that bankruptcy courts "lack[] the constitutional authority to enter a final judgment on a state law counterclaim".

I'm pleasantly surprised by the decision in Ex parte Desjardins, Appeal 2024-000567, Application No. 16/319,040 (U.S. PTO Appeals Review Panel Sept. 26, 2025). I'll be watching closely to see how this decision is integrated into the USPTO's existing §101 guidance.

On August 11, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order extending the pause on country-specific ad valorem reciprocal tariffs previously imposed on imports from China pursuant...

On Oct. 24, 2025, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the initiation of a Section 301 investigation to review China's implementation of the Phase One Agreement...

In the third installment of their three-part New Jersey Law Journal series, "Investing in Excellence: Take These Steps to Become a Sponsor or Protégé, Part...

As companies navigate evolving privacy regulations and AI governance requirements, in-house legal teams face critical questions about demonstrating compliance in practice. This four-part series examines the practical challenges of meeting California's new cybersecurity audit requirements, managing automated decision-making technology compliance deadlines, and overseeing AI vendors and agentic AI systems after deployment.

On Feb. 15, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its long-awaited notice of proposed rules with respect to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Brand owners should be aware that a new process for transforming the Internet with internationalized domain names (IDNs) in non-Latin script opened earlier this week. Until now, domain names have been limited to characters of the Latin alphabet (the 26 letters "a-z", numbers 0 to 9, and hyphens).

With Department of Justice False Claims Act settlements reaching a record $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025, pharmaceutical companies face unprecedented scrutiny over prescription drug claims and compliance programs. Barnes & Thornburg partners analyze the enforcement landscape and outline strategies for mitigating government investigation risks in an era where proactive compliance has become essential to organizational survival.

A federal court has vacated USCIS policies that froze immigration benefit adjudications for nationals of 39 countries under an expanded travel ban, but the State Department's separate pause on immigrant visa issuance for 75 countries remains in effect. Employers must now distinguish between domestic USCIS benefits that can proceed and consular processing that remains suspended when planning for affected workers.

On April 1, the president signed Executive Order 13694, which created a new sanctions regime for fighting cyberattacks.

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a significant restructuring of prevailing wage calculations for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 visa classifications that would increase average certified wages by approximately $14,000 annually per sponsored employee. These changes would also impact the PERM labor certification process for employment-based green cards, with more than half of PERM applications filed on behalf of workers already in H-1B status. Employers should prepare for potentially higher wage requirements a