Hospitals Reimbursed Under OPPS Must Decide Whether to Respond to
Hospitals reimbursed under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) must decide by the end of March whether to respond to…
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EEOC Issues Letter to 500 Companies Warning of Title VII Liabilit
On February 26, 2026, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea Lucas issued a letter to the 500 largest…
DOL Proposes Return to Employer‑Friendly Independent Contractor T
On 26 February 2026, the US Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would again modify the framework…
NLRB Restores 2020 February 2020 Joint-Employer Regulation
On February 26, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB” or “Board”) issued a final rule formally restoring the Board’s February…
State Department Expands Scope of B-1 Visa Eligibility
The U.S. Department of State recently updated the Foreign Affairs Manual (9 FAM 402.2) to expand and clarify the scope…
Texas Business Court Addresses Arbitrator Authority
The Honorable Andrea K. Bouressa, with the Texas Business Court Division 1, issued a decision addressing the scope of arbitrator…
Ontario Labor Decision Provides Guidance for Managing Cannabis Us
A recent Ontario labour arbitration decision provides helpful guidance for employers managing cannabis use in safety-sensitive workplaces. In MSC Toronto…
CNIPA Releases Report on Progress of Building Rule-of-Law Gov’t
On March 3, 2026, China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Report of the CNIPA on the Progress of…
CIT Orders US CBP to Begin Refunding IEEPA Duties After SCOTUS St
In a previous alert, we reported that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariffs imposed under the…
Mass HPC Ammends 958 CMR 6.00 and 958 CMR 7.00 Regulations
On February 5, 2026, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) proposed amendments to its existing regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) at…
FERC Reaffirms Refunds for Wholesale Power Sales
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently reaffirmed a June 2025 decision requiring seven small power producers (the “Companies”) to pay refunds for…