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It is not news that employees “hang out” and socialize “outside of work” through social media platforms. While these platforms provide outlets for employees to express themselves, bond, chat, joke, and share vacation photos, these sites can also be used to harass, threaten, and harm employees.

Often motivated by the lack of federal engagement on environmental issues, various states have evaluated adding “Green Amendments” to their state constitutions. The practical impact of these amendments will be borne out as they are used and challenged in state courts.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

On July 19, the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied a motion to dismiss Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX), which claimed sovereign immunity in a suit brought by a group of providers.

Presently, there is no overarching federal law or regulatory scheme specific to the unique challenges of AI. This places AI regulation on track to follow the same path as privacy/data collection—with the states, the courts, the industry itself, and other jurisdictions trying to fill the void.

On July 29, the US government proposed big changes to rules about supporting or exporting to foreign military, intelligence, and security entities.

This article discusses the S corporation rules, several common S corporation traps for the unwary, how to prevent a violation of a rule, and how to rectify an inadvertent termination of S corporation status.

Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, adopted a more restrictive test for evaluating requests for injunctive relief under Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act in order to maintain the status quo during the pendency of unfair labor practice (ULP) proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

ArentFox Schiff served as legal counsel to the controlling owner of Carlisle Management Company SCA, a leading Luxembourg-based investment manager with approximately $2 billion in assets under its management, in connection with its definitive agreement to be acquired by Abacus Life, Inc.

As the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to rise, complex questions regarding the regulation of AI data scraping remain relevant to both website owners and web data collection companies.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that the firm and three partners have been shortlisted for the annual LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards.

After a year marked by student protests on university campuses nationwide, including encampments and commencement ceremony walk-outs, universities are scrambling to prepare for students’ return to campus the upcoming Fall Semester.

In a recent opinion, Smith et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc. et al., the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action suit brought by health plan participants.

On July 24, the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that will impact many Massachusetts employers in terms of their “pay transparency practices” for current employees and future applicants.

Welcome to the Summer 2024 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and compliance tips.

In the early morning of July 6, Sonya Massey called the police for assistance. Tragically, one of the responding officers shot and killed her. The officer involved has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct. Despite this official response, the heartbreaking reality remains: another innocent Black person has lost their life at the hands of the police, this time in their own home.

Forty years ago, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Chevron USA, Inc. v. National Resources Defense Council, 46 US 837 (1984), upended administrative law practice. In brief, that case, for which the “Chevron doctrine” is named, instructed courts to defer to an implementing agency’s reasonable interpretation of statutes under its purview. Chevron mandated a two-step process when interpreting such statutes.

Join ArentFox Schiff Partners, Bina Joshi and David Loring, as they discuss key takeaways from the “Safe CCS Act” and what it means for the future of carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and sequestration in Illinois.

Previously, we discussed how the US Supreme Court’s opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce could create opportunities for private litigants to challenge health care-related agency actions.

With terms like “net zero” and “carbon positive” proliferating in marketing jargon across industries, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently stepped in to clarify what constitutes a “zero emissions” building.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Eight consumer products and technology companies were put on notice that restricting consumers’ right to repair violates federal law.

Since the inception of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), importers globally have started to become acutely aware of potential forced labor risks hidden beneath intricate supply chains.

Join Lucas Rock as he speaks on a panel at the American Apparel & Footwear Association’s upcoming Traceability & Sustainability conference.

On July 16 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly issued warning letters to five companies for illegally selling “copycat” food products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).