At a Glance The Trump administration continues to move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations, in line with its stated immigration agenda. Out of 17 countries under active TPS designations at the beginning of this year, 11 have
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Hold on Immigration Applications From 19 Countries; Social Media Vetting; and More
At a Glance U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will conduct a comprehensive review of approved benefit requests for foreign nationals from 19 African, Asian and Latin American countries who entered the United States on or after January 20, 2021, which may include
Executive Order Outlines a Future Federal AI Policy That May Preempt State Laws
At a Glance The executive order outlines a future federal AI policy that may preempt state laws, but no timeline has been set. Existing state AI regulations remain in effect, so employers using AI for employment-related decisions should stay compliant with current
New Jersey Noncompete Ban Clears Major Legislative Hurdle
A New Jersey bill that would ban most worker noncompete restrictive covenants (A5708) cleared the Assembly Labor Committee on December 4, 2025, in a bipartisan 8-2 vote. On the same day, the bill was referred to the Assembly Regulated Professions
UK Immigration: 2025 Summary
At a Glance The minimum skill level for the Skilled Worker visa route was raised from Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) Level 3 (A-level equivalent) to RQF Level 6 (graduate level). The UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme reached full implementation in 2025. The EU Entry/Exit
NY Federal Court Ruling Strengthens FDA Preemption for Class III Device Manufacturers
A recent preemption decision out of the Southern District of New York offers encouraging news for medical device manufacturers. In Wieder v. Advanced Bionics LLC, 2025 WL 3237257 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2025), the magistrate judge has recommended that most of
India’s New Era of Labor Laws
On November 21, 2025, India implemented a sweeping overhaul of its labor law regime, transforming labor compliance nationwide. This reform consolidates and updates 29 central labor laws into four comprehensive labor codes: the Code on Wages (2019), the Code on
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Part 29 of “The Restricting Covenant Series”: From Reliable to Unpredictable: Navigating Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants in Delaware
Once considered a reliable “go-to” state for enforcing noncompetes and nonsolicitation agreements, Delaware is now a minefield of unpredictability. Historically, if a noncompete’s geographic, temporal or business activity scope was too broad, Delaware courts used the “blue-pencil” doctrine1 to render
Wintermute Arrives: AI-Orchestrated Cyber Espionage Becomes Reality
On November 13, 2025, Anthropic, the developer of an artificial intelligence model (“AI”) known as Claude, announced that it had detected and helped disrupt what it believes to be the first cyber espionage campaign orchestrated primarily by autonomous AI agents.1