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The U.S. Department of Justice has increased the maximum civil fines and penalties it may impose for violations of Title III of the ADA.

New York has enacted legislation requiring employers to allow employees to challenge inaccurate information in their personnel files. If disputes cannot be resolved internally, employees must be permitted to submit written statements explaining their position, which become part of the permanent record. This places New York among a growing number of states with similar employee rights regarding personnel file documentation.

The Illinois Commerce Commission published in the Illinois Register a notice of a proposed amendment to the requirements for reporting accident or incidents occurring in gas pipelines.

Iowa recently passed a law that significantly curtails the powers of its public sector unions. Specifically, the law drastically limits the subjects over which those unions can bargain, primarily to wages.

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has posted sample employee notices regarding the state's new Paid Leave program in Hmong, Somali and Spanish.

The Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby could claim a religious exemption to the requirement that they provide health insurance for contraceptives.

On Dec. 10, 2010, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitioners' request to stay EPA's greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations in Coalition for Responsible Regulation, Inc., et al. v. EPA. In rejecting the stay, the Court found that petitioners failed to show that they would suffer harm "directly resulting" from EPA's GHG regulations, and that such harm was a œcertain rather than merely speculative.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a memorandum to the Regional Office Superfund directors setting a new process for negotiations with Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs).

On Oct. 27, 2009, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14E, which reversed the SEC’s policy on whether the Boards of Director of public companies can be forced to report on financial risks associated with environmental issues such as climate change.

On Nov. 10, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced the lifting of the "deferral" of new film tax credit applications.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, commonly known as drones, are taking to the American skies in record numbers to conduct commercial activities in response to recent changes in the law.

On Dec. 15, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed a new tax law that may allow for a 100 percent write-off of qualified new aircraft purchases.

National pharmaceutical wholesaler H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co., Inc. recently recovered more than $1 million, including costs and fees, from the U.S. government after successfully defending allegations that some of a customer's accounts were traceable to criminal conduct and subject to civil forfeiture.

The transition from a private entity to a public company marks a significant milestone in a company's journey. Recognizing the complexities and challenges...

Barnes & Thornburg represented consulting firm TechSource in its sale to Salas O'Brien, an international employee-owned engineering and technical services firm.

USCIS issued a controversial policy memo in May 2026 reframing adjustment of status as "extraordinary" relief, sparking alarm across immigration communities before the agency quickly walked back its messaging. While the memo directed officers to weigh negative factors more heavily and favor consular processing, DHS clarified it was merely a reminder of existing discretionary authority, with practitioners reporting minimal impact on adjudication outcomes over a month later.

Congress enacted the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act in 2003 to help combat rising identity theft crimes. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was enlisted by Congress to help combat identity theft by adopting regulations that would require creditors to develop policies to “red flag” identity theft involving their accounts or customer information.