As we enter 2026, numerous developments in emerging technologies, such as agentic AI, stablecoins, and digital assets, will ...

On January 3, 2026, the New York City Council enacted legislation (Int. No. 1384-2025) amending Local Law 126 of 2021, which regulates the city’s site safety training (SST) requirements. The new ...

The IRS recently issued a Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum (AM 2025-002) (the CCA) that provides helpful guidance regarding the application of the branch profits tax (BPT) in connection with reverse ...

Join Eve live on January 22nd at 10am Pacific / 1PM Eastern to hear from 2 leading plaintiff lawyers, Ryan Bliss and JP McConnell, as they share how they went AI-native in just 90 days. They’ll also ...

Wage and Hour Division has issued a new opinion letter, FMLA2026-2, clarifying how to calculate leave usage under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) when an employer shuts down operations for ...

We continue our series of topics addressed during Ward and Smith’s Employment Law Symposium, focusing on the current state of DEI. X. Lightfoot, a member of the firm’s labor/employment group and a ...

On Jan. 9, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will publish a final rule increasing USCIS fees for premium processing.

On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced enforcement activity against Rickenbacher Data LLC d/b/a Datamasters (“Datamasters”) and S&P Global Inc. (“S&P Global”) ...

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently issued a significant ruling in City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, et al. v. Christopher Wright, addressing constitutional constraints on ...

As we ring in the New Year, one thing remains the same: understanding the definitions and conditions in your insurance policy is critical. In a recent decision, a Florida federal court in Ohio ...

The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (“CBG”) has extended, to January 31, 2027, the effective date of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) ...

With the advent of the new year, regulated entities will be watching to see how US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) will implement its ...