Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against any individual based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. But does that protection apply equally to white, male, or…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
As Michigan public schools prepare their 2025-2026 budgets, they should be aware of the short-term borrowing options available to cover their projected operating cash-flow shortfalls…
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/ Education Law
On May 1, 2025, the IRS released Rev Proc 2025-19 which updated for 2026 the limits applicable to certain health and welfare plans, including the following key limits..…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On April 24, 2025, the U.S. District Courts for the District of New Hampshire and the District of Maryland issued separate orders blocking enforcement of all, or large portions of, the Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) issued by the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Cunningham v Cornell University, addressing the pleading standard applicable to prohibited transaction claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Federal Circuit Holds That the Preamble of Jepson-Style Claims Must Be Supported by an Adequate Written Description -
U.S. patent claims have a preamble, and, in most cases, the preamble is not limiting. Jepson-style patent…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability.” This directive is the first Executive Order ever issued by a U.S. President on the foreign…
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/ Government Contracting, International Law & Trade, Military Law
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued a new interim final rule (new IFR) significantly limiting the scope of reporting required under the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
Today, April 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Final Rule restricting transfers of bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data becomes effective, implementing former President Biden’s Executive Order…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy
Sometimes an expected result is still newsworthy. On March 27, 2025, in Kircher v Boyne USA, Inc., the Michigan Supreme Court held that there is no independent cause of action for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts
As trade tensions rise, retaliatory tariffs are disrupting global supply chains—particularly in the automotive industry and other manufacturing sectors. These unexpected costs are sparking disputes over who should bear the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
Arbitration agreements often seem straightforward—until they unexpectedly bind parties who never signed them. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s recent decision in Various Insurers v. General Electric…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) significantly limited the scope of reporting required under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking
On March 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the Secretary of Education to undertake all necessary…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law
For midsized companies engaged in cross-border trade—whether selling overseas or purchasing from foreign suppliers—the ability to enforce contracts is critical. After all, if a contract cannot be enforced, it’s not worth the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
