The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a report focused on what it characterized as concerning trends related to Medicare Part B claims submissions for skin substitutes, i.e., skin grafts. Skin substitutes have become
On September 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed AB 288 into law, which expands the jurisdiction of California’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) by allowing it to enforce private-sector labor rights when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is unable or
In September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) took steps to crack down on anticompetitive employee non‑competes even as the FTC abandoned the Biden Administration’s efforts to broadly ban them by rule. As a first step, on September 4, 2025,
On September 15, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations implementing key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act relating to Roth catch-up contributions. The final regulations focus primarily on requirements relating to the
On September 15, 2025, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling in By the Rockies v. Perez, clarifying that the statute of limitations for claims under the state’s Minimum Wage Act is two years, or three years
The recent announcement by the states of California, Colorado and Connecticut that they are working together to carry out a joint investigative sweep has raised eyebrows across the privacy world. Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Privacy
Faced with waves of consumer lawsuits targeting common website tools like browser cookies, tracking pixels, and live chat features, businesses are often frustrated by the outsized exposure posed by seemingly “no-injury” claims. (See, for example, last week’s post about CIPA
On September 3, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law New Jersey Assembly Bill 4429 which expands on prior statutory prohibitions on employers’ requiring employees “to attend or listen to communications related to political matters.” Included within the new definition
In a significant First Amendment ruling, the Fifth Circuit in Spectrum WT v. Wendler held that a drag show hosted by an LGBTQ+ student organization at West Texas A&M University qualifies as expressive conduct. The decision underscores that drag performances,
