The National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision in Inland Waters Pollution Control, Inc., covered here in our latest blog on protections for aggressive bargaining proposals, was notable in its own right; however, it also marks the beginning of something larger
The National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision in Inland Waters is significant for employers not only for what it says about bargaining proposals, but also for what it signals about the direction of federal labor law under the Board’s emerging
The U.S. Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Complete Auto Transit provides that a state tax satisfies the requirements of the Dormant Commerce Clause if the tax:
Unlike many other states, California and Colorado have historically excluded software as a service (SaaS) from their definition of tangible personal property, exempting from sales tax most digital transactions.[1] However, in the span of about three weeks this June,
Employers that rely on international F-1 students working under OPT or STEM OPT, J-1 exchange visitors, or foreign media personnel should take note of a significant U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule published on July 17, 2026, which
Many employers believe that federal labor law, such as the National Labor Relations Act, only applies to unionized workforces. In reality, most private-sector non-unionized employees are protected by the NLRA too, which means employee conversations, complaints, petitions, or other shared
California has long maintained one of the country’s most stringent prohibitions against the corporate practice of licensed professions, including medicine and dentistry. Under that doctrine, only licensed professionals may own and operate their practices. So, to participate in the practice,
New York City’s “pied-à-terre tax,” enacted on May 28, 2026, took effect on July 1, 2026. This new annual property tax surcharge targets certain high-value residential properties in New York City that do not serve as their owner’s primary residence.
The “Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act” (Senate Bill 220 or the Act) brought sweeping changes to the state’s medical cannabis program on July 1, 2026, significantly expanding what had been one of the most restrictive medical cannabis programs in
In November 2025 we published From Biologics to Bandages, Skin Substitutes Are No Longer the Biologics You Think They Are, flagging an unmistakable shift at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) toward constraining a massive increase in
