The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or "the Board") has shaken things up yet again, announcing a new, less employer-friendly approach to analyzing whether employer work rules (including those in employee handbooks) are lawful.

A recent case, in which Parsons Behle & Latimer successfully defended two prison doctors and the medical company they worked for in Merchant v. Corizon Health, Inc., 993 F.3d 733...

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) novel initiative to ban employment non-competition agreements nationally now likely faces a ban itself. In early July 2024, a federal court in Texas issued a preliminary...

In the United States, the offer and sale of securities must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unless there is an available exemption.

Today, the Equal EOC issued guidelines regarding vaccinations in the workplace in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many non-compete agreements with employees contain confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions aimed at protecting an employer's intellectual property (IP) rights.

An employee will need time off to attend out-of-state court hearings to request custody of her granddaughter.

An employee will need time off to attend out-of-state court hearings to request custody of her granddaughter.

In a decision issued on June 25, 2024, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulation allowing a mining claimant...

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has long prioritized access to healthcare by minorities and the disabled.

Mixing Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Medical Expense Reimbursement Plans with Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Court of Appeals) recently overturned a decision of the U.S. Federal Claims Court (Claims Court) holding that the Claims...

As a tax attorney, I often stress to clients the importance of looking forward. In the context of financial accounting, that can be a challenge. End-of-year accounting does not always happen...

A company's brands can be amongst its most valuable assets and brand owners must be proactive about protecting them.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks input and guidance through public advisory committees.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed a lengthy (144 page) enforcement guidance regarding harassment at work. After public comments, the EEOC will likely...

The SEC continues to improperly insert itself between officers and directors and their insurance defense policies.

On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an interim rule reorienting FinCEN's implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

On August 14, a Montana District Court issued a 103-page decision in (Held) invalidating several statutory provisions which prohibited State evaluation of the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.

On Dec. 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.