On June 4, 2025, the White House issued two presidential proclamations that impose new constraints on visa issuance and travel to the United States. These actions are expected to impact multinational employers, academic…
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/ Education Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt unpacks the growing legal controversy surrounding the use of forfeitures in retirement plans. With numerous lawsuits recently filed, plan sponsors and…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Law Firm Marketing, Law Practice Products & Services
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, John McInnis and Ed White will look at the continued implementation and evolution of the NCAA Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) Policy and where things stand for universities, athletes,…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Although Executive Order 11246, which mandated race and gender affirmative action programs for federal contractors and subcontractors, was revoked by President Trump in January 2025, the EEOC’s newly updated EEO-1 Data…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On May 14, 2025, EPA announced it will rescind and reconsider regulations setting maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in drinking water for shorter chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and extend the deadlines for…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering various alcohol bills during the long 2025 session. Proposed changes include legalizing happy hour, authorizing Sunday sales by ABC stores, clarifying special one-time permits…
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/ Administrative Law, Franchise Law, Taxation
On this episode of Raising Capital 101, Tom Voekler is joined by colleague Rhys James for the second half of our two-part series, to continue discussing different ways securities can be bought and sold, focusing on using broker…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Law Practice Products & Services, Securities Law
On April 17, 2025, the IRS issued Notice 2025-23, which announced its intent to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to remove Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-18 that identifies certain partnership basis adjustment…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
Beginning on July 1, 2025, Virginia’s existing non-compete statute, Va. Code § 40.1-28.7:8, will be expanded to prohibit post-employment non-compete agreements and certain non-solicitation covenants with any non-exempt employee,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On this episode of Raising Capital 101, Tom Voekler is joined by colleague Rhys James in this two-part series to discuss the different ways securities can be offered and sold, as well as direct to investor programs and crowd…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
In this episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast, Carmelle Alipio and Rob Van Arnam provide an update on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), including litigation trends, orders and key takeaways…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property
The Supreme Court of the United States’ recent Clean Water Act decision in City of San Francisco v. EPA has sent shockwaves through the environmental community by prohibiting EPA and state agencies’ common practice of including…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
EPA recently initiated a rulemaking process aimed at reviewing how empty industrial drums are regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This is a move which could have significant implications for…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Effective May 2024, EPA tightened the annual health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 12.0 µg/m3 to 9.0 µg/m3. This change was made after a review of the available…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Health
Under the Clean Air Act, sources frequently must undergo “New Source Review” (NSR) permitting, which is a pre-construction permitting program. NSR establishes requirements for new or modified sources prior to initiating…
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/ Environmental Law
