The question of whether SMS messages constitute calls for purposes of the TCPA’s DNC purposes is now on appeal to the Seventh ...

The European Commission (EC) announced on October 28, 2025, the launch of the Critical Chemicals Alliance (CCA).

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has posted frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding New Mexico’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act labeling requirements.

On October 10, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 683 (“SB 683”) (the “Act”), amending California’s Right of Publicity statute, California Civil Code Section 3344 (“Section 3344 ...

Last year, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court held in Nunez v. Syncsort Incorporated—a decision that we addressed in an article published on October 28, 2024—that retention ...

Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has fundamentally changed the compliance landscape for occupational exposures to certain ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced a new pilot program offering expedited examination for certain pending, unexamined applications with narrowly tailored claim sets. The program ...

On October 24, 2025, the Albany County Supreme Court (Court) issued a decision and order in Citizen Action of New York et al v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Index No.

On October 28, 2025, Florida filed a motion for leave to file a bill of complaint in the United States Supreme Court challenging California's business income tax apportionment regulation, alleging it ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) addressing Employee Retention Credits (ERC) under the ERC compliance provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ...

Two recent developments signal that momentum is building in Washington to recalibrate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting to produce higher‑value intelligence with less compliance friction. First, on ...

In a new procedural development, U.S. consular posts have started forwarding B-1 in lieu of H-1B visa applications to the Department of State (DOS)’s Visa Office in Washington, D.C., for final review ...