II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories
Unable to reach an agreement on amending the Colorado AI Act during the special session, the Colorado legislature voted to delay the law’s effective date to June 30, 2026....more
Two changes to Texas’ data broker registration law go into effect on September 1, 2025....more
On August 1st, the 2025 amendments to Delaware’s entity statutes went into effect. These include amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the...more
The Arbitration Act 2025 comes into force on 1 August 2025. The new Act is largely based on the recommendations made in the Law Commission’s Final Report, published following a public consultation seeking views on...more
Washington state recently enacted the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act (Senate Bill 5525), which takes effect July 27, 2025. This new "mini" version of the federal Worker Adjustment and...more
The broad applicability of Texas’s comprehensive artificial intelligence legislation and upcoming effective date will require developers and deployers of AI systems to act quickly in ensuring compliance....more
Now that we have passed the halfway mark in 2025, we are taking a look back at significant developments that have already occurred this year in the consumer data privacy landscape. Five more states’ comprehensive privacy laws...more
Key Takeaways - - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act represents the most significant expansion of QSBS tax benefits since 2010. - Among other significant changes, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act introduces a tiered QSBS...more
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which included revisions to Section[1] 1202 for “qualified small business stock” (QSBS) unchanged from those initially introduced in the...more
Oklahoma has now joined many other states creating specialty business courts to handle complex business litigation. Senate Bill 632 creates two new specialized business courts, which will be located in Oklahoma County and...more
In advance of June 19, 2025, the effective date of the New York State Fashion Workers Act, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) recently issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) and guidance that provide clarity...more
In anticipation of the June 20, 2025, effective date of the New York Child Data Protection Act (NYCDPA), the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) recently released implementation guidance that provides critical...more
The Cleveland City Council passed Ordinance No. 104-2025 on April 28, 2025, requiring employers with 15 or more employees located in the City of Cleveland to include salary ranges in all job postings. Additionally, the...more
Late on May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate majority invoked a rarely used procedural tool to advance a vote on House Bill 567, which would repeal the Missouri Paid Sick Leave Act (or Proposition A). As passed by Missouri...more
As summer approaches, three new state comprehensive privacy laws are poised to take effect, raising the number of states with effective comprehensive privacy legislation in the US to sixteen (with more to come in 2026). The...more
A new extension order signed in March 2025 applies to employees in the construction, infrastructure, heavy equipment, public works, civil engineering and renovation sectors and came into effect on April 1....more
Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1350, which expands the definition of employment to include some household domestic employees who work through agencies. SB 1350 will go into effect on July 1, 2025....more
Employment discrimination against individuals with or perceived to have family caregiving responsibilities will soon be unlawful in Illinois under a law set to take effect on January 1, 2025....more
The second and third reading of the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill concluded at the Legislative Council on 18 December 2024....more
Following a statewide ban on employment non-compete agreements that went into effect in 2023, a new Minnesota law that took effect on July 1, 2024, has expanded the state’s limitations on restrictive employment covenants, now...more
On November 18, 2024, Governor Murphy signed a law which will require New Jersey employers with 10 or more employees to disclose certain compensation benefit information in job advertisements....more
The Massachusetts law, An Act Promoting Access to Midwifery Care and Out-of-Hospital Birth Options (the Act), provides comprehensive access and coverage for midwifery, birth centers, doulas and related screening and...more
Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed two bills into law that affect California employers' discretion with regard to employees and applicants for employment. The first law seeks to prohibit so-called "captive...more
A slew of new employment laws take effect Tuesday in Maryland related to job postings, wage statements, discrimination, prevailing wages and workplace fraud, among other topics....more
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that under the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (EFAA), a hostile work environment “accrues” for purposes of the EFAA each time a...more