28 Feb, 2023 Does the Supreme Court have the stomach to tackle the super fun Superfund statute of limitations again? By Jeff Porter This week our nation's highest court will decide whether to review the 6th Circuit's conclusion that a declaratory judgment of liability...
27 Feb, 2023 Conflict in Kentucky Over ESG Investing By Jacob H. Hupart The State of Kentucky, like many other states across the country, is now engaged in significant conflict over the politicized issue of...
24 Feb, 2023 Fewer District Court Judges have been asked to vacate EPA's most recent "Waters of the United States" rule. Is that progress? By Jeff Porter This week Sam Hess of Inside EPA asked me if I had an opinion as to why there were fewer lawsuits (so far) challenging EPA's eighth...
24 Feb, 2023 What is the Difference Between a Friendship and an Employment Relationship? Employment Laws Do Not Apply to a Friendship. By Kevin Kim The ex-nanny of two famous actors recently sued them for disability discrimination. She claimed the couple’s marital issues allegedly...
22 Feb, 2023 Surprise! A 9th Circuit Clean Water Act opinion that a member of the Supreme Court majority could have written! By Jeff Porter This week three Judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that a District Court Judge exceeded his authority in vacating an EPA...
21 Feb, 2023 Signed, sealed, delivered? SCOTUS to review religious accommodation test and potential takeaways for employers. By Delaney Busch The Supreme Court will hear a case (Groff v. DeJoy) brought by a former mail carrier who was disciplined for refusing to work on Sundays,...
17 Feb, 2023 Republican Congressmen Announce ESG Working Group To Counter Federal ESG Regulations By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (R-NC), "announced the formation of a Republican...
16 Feb, 2023 Instead of criticizing House Republicans for trying to legislatively determine the reach of the Clean Water Act, House Democrats should try it. By Jeff Porter Inside EPA reports that some House Democrats are criticizing their Republican colleagues for attempting to repeal EPA's eighth attempt to...
14 Feb, 2023 A Good Goodbye: Making Exit Interviews Work By Jennifer B. Rubin Layoffs may lead the news cycle these days but what may be lost in the digital dilemma of mass terminations is the utility of information...
13 Feb, 2023 DOS to Reinstate Domestic Visa Renewals By John Quill According to a Bloomberg Law article, the Department of State (DOS) plans to pilot a program to allow for the renewals of certain...
07 Feb, 2023 California Legislators Propose Three Climate Bills Focused on ESG Disclosure and Investment By Jacob H. Hupart Three bills have recently been proposed by a trio of California state legislators concerning ESG financial disclosures and investing. ...
03 Feb, 2023 Increase in Large and Small Shareholder Activists By Joel I. Papernik Ivan J. Presant It has been reported that this year is seeing a significant increase in large and small shareholder activists communicating requests for...
03 Feb, 2023 Bankruptcy Court Finds Cannabis Employee Not Entitled to Chapter 13 Protection By Kathryn Droumbakis Jane Haviland A bankruptcy court’s recent denial of a debtor’s petition for bankruptcy relief on narrow grounds casts a long shadow on the viability of...
03 Feb, 2023 SEC Commissioner Questions ESG Investing By Jacob H. Hupart Last week, SEC Commissioner Uyeda delivered an address in which he "focus[ed] on issues related to asset managers' use of environmental,...
02 Feb, 2023 Someone is in my usual parking spot, again?! By Daniel B. Guggenheim For everyone who has been back in the office for a while, with an unassigned parking space in a large building, one of the perks has been...