Takeaways Washington’s mini-WARN law, “Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act,” becomes effective 07.27.25. It requires employers with 50 or more employees to give a ...

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that, effective September 1, all PTAB hearings will be conducted in person at USPTO offices, marking a departure from the virtual and hybrid ...

Key Takeaways Timber trafficking and fisheries enforcement may be areas where the Trump administration will increase enforcement efforts. This type of enforcement intertwines with the Administration’s ...

Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dealt two substantial blows to efforts to turn ...

Ever since Colorado enacted the nation’s first law requiring employers to disclose salary compensation and employee benefits in job postings, a wave of states and multiple municipalities have followed ...

On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the Trump Administration released "Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan," a 90-point policy framework that fundamentally reframes US artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Meet Haley Morrison, a Portland-based litigator at Epstein Becker Green with a thriving California practice. In this ...

On July 24, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board unanimously voted to approve the May 9 draft of its proposed edits and additions to regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act ...

Takeaways California exempts “the building and construction trades” from its bar on employer discrimination based on an employee’s off-duty use of marijuana. Construction employers may continue to use ...

A review of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 may shed light on the FTC’s ...

Takeaways The New York City Council passed several bills providing additional protections to app-based food delivery workers, including entitling a larger number of delivery workers to the $21.44 ...

On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, or what is being called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law, introducing ...