On July 4, 2025, the President signed into law Public Law 119-21 (the “Act”). For individuals, the Act makes the tax rate cuts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“2017 TCJA”) permanent, and modifies and introduces additional…
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/ Taxation
California Proposition 65 (formally the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986) (“Prop. 65”) enforcement is hot—and this time, the spotlight is on Bisphenol S (BPS), a chemical often used in thermal receipt paper,…
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/ Environmental Law, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, enacted in 2018, was a bombshell for the addiction treatment and diagnostic laboratory industries.
For the first time, paying commissions for sales and marketing services was…
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/ Criminal Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
The PERM labor certification process has always demanded meticulous attention to detail, rigorous documentation, and unwavering compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) regulations. In today’s digital age, as AI-powered…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
A large health system implements an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered clinical decision support tool that promises to ensure “complete and accurate” diagnosis documentation. Within six months, the system’s Medicare…
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/ Health, Insurance, Science, Computers, & Technology
With the increased use of AI in all aspects of different businesses and industries, it is important to establish a framework for developing a program to meet the business and consumer’s needs while complying with various state…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
Understand the 60-Day Grace Period -
The 60-day grace period for H-1B visa holders begins on the last day worked, not the final day of severance pay. USCIS does not consider paid, non-working time as maintaining valid H-1B…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
On June 30, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two budget trailer bills, which prove to be the most consequential reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) in the law’s 55-year history. Governor…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Loeffler has announced that she has ordered the SBA Office of General Contracting and Business Development to begin a full scale audit of the SBA’s Section 8(a) Business…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
As federal immigration enforcement activities continue to impact California workplaces, employers must understand their obligations when presented with requests for employee records. The Immigrant Worker Protection Act (Assembly…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
Colorado has adopted a new Money Transmission Modernization Act (“Act”), replacing the old Colorado Money Transmitters Act…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
The Washington State Legislature has passed a sweeping package of labor and employment laws that will significantly impact businesses with employees working in the State of Washington. These new laws, several of which become…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Given the heightened vetting and scrutiny of foreign nationals entering the U.S. by the Department of Homeland Security, all foreign nationals, including the U.S. permanent residents, should be vigilant, when facing CBP…
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/ Immigration Law
The healthcare sector, a cornerstone of U.S. public infrastructure, relies heavily on a diverse and multinational workforce. From physicians to support staff, many hospital employees are immigrants—often working under temporary…
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/ Health, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
California enacted two major laws related to climate change in 2023 and both have 2026 deadlines looming:
SB 253, the California Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, requires businesses with total annual revenue in…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking
