Perspectives

Given the recent Texas court order blocking the FTC's ban on non-compete provisions, employers are in "wait and see" mode. Most employers...

This article by my colleague Rebecca Stephens highlights the important ways in which the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)...

The Realizing Engineering, Science and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive Patent Rights Act (RESTORE Patent Rights Act),...

Three lawsuits have challenged the FTC's authority to implement a nationwide ban on non-competes.  Two of those lawsuits have succeeded...

A Legal Rulemaking Petition (citizen petition) has been lodged with EPA, seeking “cancellation and suspension of several existing...

Employers nationwide have for months grappled with how to address the FTC’s April 23, 2024 rule prohibiting post-termination...

This case in Virginia caught a lot of attention because Appian won a $2 billion verdict last year.  The appeals court overturned the...

The Department of Justice announced a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program on August 1, 2024. If a whistleblower voluntarily...

For any reporting company with modest complexity in terms of ownership and management, it will become apparent that requiring FinCEN...

Reasonable constitutional challenges on several grounds are working their way through federal courts and none will likely be settled...

As someone who grew up in Southwest Colorado, Ayden Crosby's great reporting on Silverton's efforts to grapple with wetlands issues after...

In a case involving the secret formula used to make the sweetener for Coke Zero, the manufacturer of the sweetener sought to patent the...