Summer Associate Really Wanted To Sink Her Teeth Into The...
Summer Associate Really Bit Off More Than She Could Chew : A summer associate decided to make a lasting impression -- via bite marks. Multiple chomped collea...

[Video] Sunday Book Review: July 13, 2025, The Best Books...
In the Sunday Book Review, Tom considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. It co...

Bringing the Future Into Focus: Boosting Pension Engageme...
With the shift to defined contribution schemes in the UK, employers play an increasingly crucial role in pension engagement. Through communication, education...

Midyear Look: Retail Capital Rising, July 2025 - Retail I...
The growth of High Net Worth Individual (“HNWI”) allocations to alternative investments is a hot topic in fund finance. In what is widely acknowledged to be ...

Policy Week in Review – July 2025 - Congressional and Adm...
Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Empower Independent Workers - Earlier this week, Senators Bill Cassidy, (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Educa...

Unpacking the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Employee Benefit P...
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“Act”), a sweeping tax and spending package, which includes provisions that ...

US Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Decide Whether Sect...
On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., et al., 24-345 to resolve ...

California AG Reaches Record $1.55M CCPA Settlement with ...
The California Attorney General (AG) has announced a landmark $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media LLC (Healthline), which operates a health inform...

Legal Update: DOL Proposes to Expand Availability of Comp...
Employers in the home health care industry should take note of a recent proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that could change the way employees pr...

Keep Your Mouth To Yourself — See Also
You Can Only Bite Your Colleagues So Many Times : Summer associate fired for repeatedly biting her co-workers. Not making this up . A Few Good Blondes : This...

Supreme Court allows massive firing of government employe...
In Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, a case on its emergency docket that could have implications for the CFPB, the Supreme Court issued ...

First Enforcement Action Taken by California’s Department...
Recently, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) in California issued a consent order against Coinme Inc., a company operating digital ...

TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua Ends: What Employers Need ...
As we have covered in prior blog posts on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as it continues to evolve, this week brings significant developments. The Departme...

HUD Rescinds Various FHA Mortgage Loan Requirements
Recently the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescinded various FHA mortgage loan requirements in a series of five Mortgagee Letters......

Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s Negative Option Rule for Pro...
On July 8, a panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a significant decision in the case of Custom Communications, Inc. v. Federal T...

The Week in Weed: July 2025
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see the end of cannabis legalizatio...

Want To Be A Biglaw Equity Partner? It’ll Cost Ya!
It costs money to make money. The post Want To Be A Biglaw Equity Partner? It’ll Cost Ya! appeared first on Above the Law .

Supreme Court Says Affected Retailers May Challenge ENDS ...
On June 20, the Supreme Court concluded that marketing denial orders (MDOs) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be challenged not only by th...

Federal Court issues order granting universal injunction ...
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 27 invalidating universal injunctions as the remedy imposed by three federal district courts that had ...

Iowa Supreme Court Reaffirms Rule That Faulty Workmanship...
In Dostart v. Columbia Insurance Group, the Iowa Supreme Court reaffirmed the rule — in Iowa, and many other jurisdictions — that faulty workmanship by a con...

OCC Patriot Bank Order Spotlights AML Issues For Managers
On Jan. 14, Patriot Bank, based in Stamford, Connecticut, entered into an agreement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to address and rectify...

President Trump’s Budget Extends His 2017 Individual Tax ...
President Trump signed into law what is commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), extending provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act o...

Federal Government Initiatives Combat Fraud and Promote D...
Continuing the war on fraud and the attendant financial losses for U.S. businesses, consumers and government alike, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and f...

FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule Vacated by Appeals Court
Due to go into effect on July 14, the Negative Option Rule has been struck down by the Eighth Circuit. Our Consumer Protection/FTC Group examines the Federal...

Merck Breathes Life Into Its Respiratory Prospects With $...
Verona Pharma brings to Merck the inhaled drug Ohtuvayre, which is FDA approved as a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The post Merck Brea...

What's Happening in Dawn Raids Across Europe?
In the first half of 2025, competition authorities across Europe have continued to vigorously use their intrusive dawn raid powers in diverse economic sector...

1 Big Bill + 2 New Deductions = Multiple New Challenges
The freshly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill” introduces two above-the-line tax deductions for tips and overtime wages. While these deductions offer potential...

Midyear Momentum, July 2025 - FinCEN Uses the FEND Off Fe...
On June 25, 2025, FinCEN announced its first orders under the 2024 FEND Off Fentanyl Act, finding that three Mexican financial institutions—CIBanco S.A. Inst...

Missouri Governor Signs Bill Repealing Paid Sick Leave La...
On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed into law HB 567, which repeals the statewide paid sick leave law voters approved at the November 2024 e...

Do NOT Cancel Your Click-to-Cancel Compliance Efforts!
As has been widely reported, the Eighth Circuit issued a decision this week vacating the Federal Trade Commission’s Click-to-Cancel Rule, which had been sche...

Key Tax Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Wha...
The enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) on July 4, 2025 is the first key piece of tax legislation passed during President Trump’s second ad...

[Video] Compliance Tip of the Day: Design - Centric Inter...
Welcome to “Compliance Tip of the Day,” the podcast where we bring you daily insights and practical advice on navigating the ever-evolving landscape of compl...

[Video] Daily Compliance News: July 11, 2025, The What is...
Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a ...

Washington State Merger Notification Requirements Start T...
Are you contemplating a merger or acquisition with a connection to Washington State? Effective July 27, 2025, any transaction requiring pre-notification unde...

New Session, New Laws, New Lens: How Louisiana’s 2025 Leg...
A significant piece of legislation seems to have slipped under the radar of many watching the carbon capture & storage (“CCS”) space in Louisiana. While on t...

Stat(s) Of The Week: Legal Marketing In The AI Age
How are budgets trending? The post Stat(s) Of The Week: Legal Marketing In The AI Age appeared first on Above the Law .

Employer Wellness Programs – Legal Landscape of Staying C...
In recent years, such programs have become increasingly popular, offering benefits to both employees and employers. However, when not structured properly, we...

Data Center Projects in Asia: Recent Trends, Key Risks, a...
As many involved in Asian infrastructure today will testify, Asia’s digital transformation is fueling an unprecedented demand for data centers. The growth pr...

How Can a Consignor Perfect Consignment Rights Before a B...
Consignments may be governed by either common law or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the latter of which requires the consignor to comply with vari...

Mexico and PODECIBI: The New Regional Frontier for Invest...
The "Decree granting tax benefits in the Circular Economy Development Poles for Well-Being" in Mexico was published on July 4, 2025. This decree will grant t...

Building A Firm That’s Better Than Biglaw
A look inside the process of creating your own law firm. The post Building A Firm That’s Better Than Biglaw appeared first on Above the Law .

Restructuring Law Firms Through Management Service Organi...
For decades, healthcare providers have formed or contracted with management services organizations (MSOs) to assist them with the "administrative challenges ...

Minnesota to Hold Cannabis Retail License Lottery For Soc...
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management is set to conduct its second lottery for Minnesota Cannabis Retail Licenses. On June 5, 2025, the OCM held its fi...

Week Twenty-Four in Trade
President Trump Announces Higher Tariff Rates Effective August 1st- After announcing an extension of the reciprocal tariff rates from July 9, 2025, to August...