In our Consumer Finance Compass series, Balch’s Jason Tompkins offers a preview of his upcoming presentation for the Association of Credit & Collection Professionals (ACA) Convention 2025, titled “Class Action Lawsuits in Debt…
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/ Consumer Protection
Class actions are on the rise. Is your business ready to protect itself? Hi, I'm Jason Tompkins, a member of Balch's Consumer Finance Compliance and Defense Practice. Debt collectors are frequent targets of class actions under…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's March 12 announcement of 31 deregulatory initiatives may seem like a major shift.
But most of these actions require reconsideration of existing rules — a process that is governed by…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Environmental Law
A new state law in Texas, SB 6, significantly changes how large loads interconnect with and operate within The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid.
Energy companies developing large data centers, crypto mining…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed four executive orders aimed at revitalizing and accelerating the growth of nuclear energy in the United States. The executive orders direct actions by the Department of Defense…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Military Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The rapid expansion of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) is redrawing the map of the electric grid. Hyperscale data centers – deployed by companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta – are multiplying across…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
Under Executive Order 14173, federal contractors are required to certify that their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs comply with all applicable federal anti-discrimination laws. This certification must be included…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
The transition to sustainable energy in the United States is reshaping how we create, store, and use energy – especially electricity – and the landscape is changing rapidly. This shift introduces new waste management challenges…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
If you have ever been to the Flora-Bama, chances are you have passed by the Caribe Resort in Orange Beach, AL. The Caribe, like many beach resorts, is a condominium building containing individually owned residential units which…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Nonprofit Law, Real Estate - Residential
On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Amazon.com Services committed an unfair labor practice by requiring employees to attend a work time meeting to hear Amazon’s views on union representation. That…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On November 15, 2024, a federal district court in Texas vacated a Department of Labor (“DOL”) rule that raised the minimum salary at which executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”) and “highly compensated” employees…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
After last year’s Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, there remains confusion regarding how the ruling affects economic development projects such as residential and commercial building,…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor raised the minimum salary that employers must pay to avoid paying overtime to people who perform executive duties. The minimum weekly salary of $684 became $844 on July 1,…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The M&A landscape is beginning to evolve, with shifts in market dynamics shaping deal terms and bargaining dynamics for 2024 and beyond…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions
In “Case” You Missed It is a Yellowhammer News column by Balch & Bingham attorney Tripp DeMoss that briefly summarizes a recently issued decision by higher courts like the U.S. Supreme Court and Alabama Supreme Court in cases of…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law
