The Bottom Line In a unanimous decision issued on June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the evidentiary standard for a Title VII claim is the same for all employees, regardless of whether they belong to a majority or minority group. In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, Continue Reading
New SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract Is Now in Effect
The Bottom Line SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) have reached agreement on a new Commercials Contract, which is now officially in effect. Notably, the deal was reached without a strike — a rare outcome in recent entertainment-related collective bargaining where disputes, Continue Reading
Are Your Subscriptions Compliant? What Every Business Needs to Know About Auto-Renewal Laws to Survive in 2025
Update This alert originally published on April 21, 2025, has been updated in light of the FTC’s announcement to further defer enforcement of some provisions of the Negative Option Rule to July 14, 2025. The previous compliance deadline was May 14, 2025. If you’re in the business of selling Continue Reading
The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: What To Consider When Passing Them Through to Consumers
Update as of 4/9/2025 President Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs for over 75 countries offers temporary relief, but with tariffs on Chinese goods rising to 125%, and a tariff of 25% on imported automobiles remaining in place, many brands still face significant cost pressures. The Bottom Continue Reading
Trump Dismisses Democratic FTC Commissioners
The Bottom Line On Tuesday March 18, President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, noting that their “continued service on the F.T.C. is inconsistent with [the Trump] administration’s priorities.” The FTC Continue Reading
FinCEN and Treasury Halt Enforcement of CTA Reporting, Rule Changes Ahead
The Bottom Line On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it would halt all enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) based on current deadlines. FinCEN will not issue any fines or penalties or take any Continue Reading
Court Rules AI Training on Copyrighted Works Is Not Fair Use — What It Means for Generative AI
The Bottom Line In the first major AI copyright ruling, the federal district court in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence Inc. handed down a win for copyright owners, finding that the fair use defense did not protect a competitor’s use of copyrighted works to train its Continue Reading
DEI EXECUTIVE ORDERS UPDATE: Federal Court Pauses Significant Portion of President Trump’s Orders
Update On March 3, 2025, a Maryland federal judge denied the government’s motion to stay the injunction on President Trump’s DEI executive orders pending appeal. Judge Abelson reaffirmed that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claims that the EOs contain unconstitutionally vague Continue Reading
CTA Reporting Requirements Back in Effect
The Bottom Line In a significant development for the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has stayed the only remaining nationwide injunction, allowing the government to enforce the CTA – meaning that the CTA’s Continue Reading
Privacy Compliance Obligations To Grow More Complex
Privacy law has become one of the fastest-evolving areas of regulation in the United States, with significant implications for businesses across industries. The emergence of 19 state comprehensive privacy laws, increased focus on sensitive data, and heightened scrutiny of children’s data collection Continue Reading