On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Jackson in Ames v. Ohio Dep’t of Youth Services, ruling that the “background circumstances” test—which applies a heighted…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
To align with the new statewide paid prenatal leave law, the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has amended its rules related to the NYC Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) to address the paid prenatal leave…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut has become the latest court to weigh in on whether Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) awards issued under the No Surprises Act (“NSA”) are enforceable. In a recent…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Health, Insurance
On May 20, 2025, a federal district court in Oregon issued a landmark decision invalidating Measure 119, also known as the United for Cannabis Workers Act. This law, approved by Oregon voters in November 2024 and effective as of…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Over the past 3 years, as chronicled in several Proskauer alerts, an increasing number of states have sought to regulate physician practice management (“PPM”) and private equity transactions in the health care sector, including…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health
A closely watched class and collective action against the HR management services company Workday, Inc. reached a new milestone recently, when the Northern District of California conditionally certified Age Discrimination in…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 11, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to extend the compliance date for the most recently adopted amendments to Form PF by approximately four months, to October 1, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Welcome to the May edition of our UK Tax Round Up, which discusses two interesting judgments, one on the question of whether a distribution from a Jersey company was of a “capital nature” and the other on whether a loan to a…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
June 2025 – The UK Government has published its response to the consultation on its proposal to change the tax treatment of carried interest, confirming the expected final shape of the new regime which will take effect from…
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/ International Law & Trade, Taxation
Over the past year, we have seen a significant increase in Events of Default (each, an “EoD”) arising from financial underperformance. This trend is largely driven by the high interest rate and inflationary environment, with…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
On May 19, 2025, the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (“SAG-AFTRA”)—the union representing actors, voice artists, and other media professionals—filed an unfair labor practice charge against…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On 5 June 2025, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA“) has published a statement (“Statement“) setting out its current thinking on the possible implementation of a redress scheme for motor finance customers…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
In October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) updated its 1973 Negative Option Rule to address unfair and deceptive online subscription practices. See 16 C.F.R. § 425 (2024) (the “Negative Option Rule” or the “Rule”)…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection
Our long-standing, non-profit partner, The People Concern, is one of Los Angeles County’s largest social services agencies, providing a wide array of wrap around services for those with nowhere else to turn, including mental and…
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/ Nonprofit Law
Amidst ongoing transitions—with the Board operating with a quorum and the President’s nominee for General Counsel pending Senate confirmation—the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released its Fiscal Year (“FY”)…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
