On February 27, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule clarifying the analysis for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors (the Proposed Rule).

Electric utilities in the U.S. historically have been buyers and sellers, but not producers, of renewable energy.

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the petition for certiorari in Toshiba Corp. v. Automotive Industries Pension Trust Fund, No. 18-486 (U.S. Oct. 15, 2018),

Maryland’s Protection From Predatory Pricing Act will take effect October 1, 2026, prohibiting food retailers and third-party delivery services from using surveillance pricing to set higher prices for consumers...

Artificial intelligence tools can streamline board meeting documentation by transcribing discussions and generating minutes, but these conveniences create significant legal risks. When AI captures detailed records of confidential boardroom conversations, those materials may become discoverable in litigation, potentially exposing candid exchanges that directors assumed would remain private.

On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced a new corporate self-disclosure program (SDNY program) specific to the district that outlined a path for companies...

EPA has rescinded a 2009 finding that six greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. that the Helms-Burton Act authorizes recovery against anyone who uses property confiscated by the Cuban government...

Whether employees are exempt from overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act and similar state laws continues to be a major issue for employers.

On November 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit stayed the enforcement of a California law requiring certain companies to publish a climate risk report.

On October 2, 2018, in a speech to the Economic Club of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo forcefully emphasized the agency's...

In 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) began operating with a full complement of five commissioners for the first time since 2014.

The Seventh Circuit has outlined a framework for dismissing qui tam actions brought by outsiders who lack inside information and rely on speculation rather than particularized facts. As data miners increasingly file False Claims Act lawsuits using publicly available information—encouraged by the DOJ's new FOCUS initiative—this decision provides defendants with a potential path to challenge such complaints at the pleading stage.

In August 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018, which significantly reformed national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued an exemptive order that allows certain tender offers for equity securities to have minimum offer periods of 10 business days...

The U.S. government has dramatically expanded Iran-related sanctions through new sectoral determinations, entity designations, and the suspension of key authorizations, while simultaneously targeting third-country financial institutions that facilitate Iranian transactions. These measures significantly broaden secondary sanctions risks across aviation, digital assets, gold, shipping, and technology sectors, marking a comprehensive escalation in economic pressure against Iran and its international networks.

On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), by a 3-2 vote, issued two separate releases providing interpretive guidance relating

On July 12, 2019, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Investment Management, Division of Trading and Markets, and Office of the Chief Accountant of the SEC issued a public statement...

As of September 11, 2019, the California Senate and Assembly had both passed an employment bill (AB5) that, if signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom,...

On Dec. 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (New York Labor Law §§ 1050–1055).