When employers offer new hires a sign-on bonus or existing employees a retention bonus, they typically structure the bonuses ...

Introduction On July 31, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill (“H.B.”) 2688 into law amending Oregon’s prevailing wage ...

California is positioning itself to help run a unified, independently governed electricity market across the West. With AB 825 signed on September 19, 2025, the California Legislature authorized the ...

The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware is considering a case regarding whether a former executive’s noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, which were agreed to in exchange for company shares, ...

As 2025 comes to a close, employers across the country should be thinking about what employment laws impose new or heightened compliance requirements for 2026. Compliance with the Occupational Safety ...

Snowbirds, take notice. In October 2025, the New York State Tax Appeals Tribunal issued a decision regarding a couple’s claimed change in domicile from New York to Florida for the 2018 and 2019 tax ...

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program — a new initiative designed to expedite patent examination for eligible patent application by ...

Third, the Budget Bill establishes “deemed approval” deadlines for certain DEP permits, including (1) general plan approvals and general permits issued pursuant to the Air Pollution Control Act (APCA) ...

Myths,” wrote the great mythologist Joseph Campbell, “are public dreams.” In America, a founding myth is that competition, pure and unalloyed, is not merely good, but trustworthy.

As 2026 approaches, many campaigns for state legislature or statewide office are weighing whether to opt in to New York State’s public campaign finance program. The program’s generous matching formula ...

The Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2025-67, which contains the new dollar limitations for retirement plans that go into effect on January 1. Due to the federal government shutdown, this ...

The City of Columbus, Ohio, has joined a growing list of jurisdictions adopting pay transparency laws intended to promote pay equity. On November 4, 2025, Mayor Andrew Ginther signed an ordinance that ...