Late Friday evening, June 6, 2025 – right after we posted TPS Twist: Court Halts DHS Action on Certain Venezuelan Work Authorization-For Now – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its website with a…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, OSHA Nominee David Keeling testified that he plans to adopt a more cooperative, proactive approach and pursue a new workplace violence regulation…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Keen sports observers sometimes use trademark applications to try to identify the names and locations of potential expansion teams that may be coming to sports leagues. Recent trademark applications by the WNBA and National…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Intellectual Property
I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a TOYS R US kid. So, many of us grew up with this commercial jingle and it along with the brand brings back positive memories of celebrating birthdays and holidays. But what happens when a company…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
In a 7–2 decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 30th (with Justices Jackson and Sotomayor dissenting), the Court granted the federal government’s request to stay the district court’s injunction that had blocked the…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 6, 2025, Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California granted final approval of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement, clearing the way for NCAA Division I schools to directly compensate student-athletes…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Oldham v. Pennsylvania State Univ., No. 22-2056 (3d Cir. May 29, 2025) that Title IX may allow for claims by non-students and non-employees. In the Title…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
As previously reported, the New York State Paid Prenatal Leave entitlement went into effect as part of Section 196-B of the New York Labor Law (i.e., the New York State Paid Sick Leave Law) on January 1, 2025…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a significant development for Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, a federal district court in California has issued an injunction preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from invalidating certain…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
The ubiquity of smartphones and sensitive security cameras have made audio recording in the workplace more common. Some may be accidental, while other recordings may be intentional attempts document workplace conversations in…
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/ Criminal Law, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation aimed at enhancing national security by restricting the entry of certain foreign nationals into the United States. This action builds on Executive Order…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court vacated the dismissal of a heterosexual woman’s Title VII claims, concluding that she was improperly subjected to a heightened prima facie standard that required her to show “background…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Texas is the center of gravity in the hemp world. The First Circuit rules against cannabis businesses…
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/ Agriculture, Constitutional Law
You may have a judgment from a United States court against a Chinese company, and are about to contemplate the possibility of enforcing it in the far east. Prior to the commencement of your enforcement journey, perhaps you…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, International Law & Trade
As expected, the lawsuits have commenced following the enactment of the Arkansas legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning or operating actual pharmacies within the state. Michigan has filed its own…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Conflict of Laws, Constitutional Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
