On July 28, 2025, the United States Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) issued a memorandum endorsing federal employees ...

Shortly after receiving the first adverse ruling in any of the current high-profile matters being litigated against state ...

Many employers include contractually shortened limitations periods in employment agreements to ensure claims are filed close ...

Key Takeaways Texas passed SB 17, which prohibits certain foreign nationals, including foreign governments, foreign-owned businesses and individuals from certain countries from purchasing or acquiring ...

On 22 July 2025, the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) launched a significant consultation on proposed reforms to its civil enforcement framework (the Consultation). These reforms ...

In November 2024, a Texas-led coalition of thirteen states sued three of the world’s largest investment firms, BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard Group, claiming the firms violated antitrust and ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Eleventh Circuit) recently vacated the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) 2023 funding order for the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) (the 2023 ...

New York-based KPMG LLP has announced that Douglas O'Donnell, former IRS acting commissioner, has joined the firm as a senior managing director within its Washington national tax practice. The hire ...

A recent California Court of Appeal decision provides clarity for employers with commissioned outside sales employees. In Hirdman v. Charter Communications, the court confirmed that employers may ...

On July 23, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order titled “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure.” Released alongside “America’s Artificia ...

On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on August 1, 2025, the opening of a 30-day public comment period for ...