As we enter this thankful season, it is a great time for business owners to implement a gratitude practice that creates the potential to transform their lives, their companies, and everyone who interacts with their businesses. A renowned teacher of
In our companion posts, we looked at the quirks that make Virginia’s and Maryland’s mechanic’s lien laws unique. Cross the river again into Washington, D.C., and you land in a third system with its own personality. Washington, D.C.’s mechanic’s lien
On October 7, 2026, Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald issued a memo — Directive 26-13: A Comprehensive Approach in the Fight Against Fraud — directing all prosecutors in DOJ’s National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED) to combat what it calls a
On October 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to help financial institutions identify and report potential Iranian abuse of religious charity networks. That includes the diversion of religious tithes known
Last year, we wrote about the growing trend of managers using artificial intelligence to make employment decisions and the significant legal risks that can arise when employers rely too heavily on AI-generated recommendations. At the time, our advice was straightforward:
A federal judge in Michigan has affirmed a $383 million jury verdict against Toshiba for its work on the Ludington Pumped Storage Hydro plant. The case involves a project to overhaul the 50-year-old plant that uses electricity during periods of
On September 10, 2026, the OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, and NCUA jointly proposed guidance that would rescind and fully replace the 2023 Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management (88 FR 37920) and its three supplemental resources. Comments are
On October 7, the Arkansas Court of Appeals issued a significant opinion addressing dozens of insurers, insurance coverage applicable to a national public-health crisis, and an arbitration clause imported from a Bermuda reinsurer. In ACE American Insurance Co. v. Walmart,
Retailers and consumer brands will soon have more flexibility in handling requests to stop automated calls and texts. On September 30, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted changes to its consent-revocation rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
Religious discrimination and accommodations have quietly become some of the EEOC’s enforcement priorities, and a string of recent lawsuits shows the agency is not shy about pursuing those claims. For employers, this is a good time to revisit how religious
