A recent Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission confirms that Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. increased its quarterly dividend. The legal issue is not the increase itself, but whether the board satisfied the statutory conditions required to approve a distribution of corporate capital. Under U.S. corporate law, […] Read More
Kash Sues Atlantic For $250M: I’d say that’s a long shot, but he’s more prone to chugging beers. The Numbers Seem Off: Does working 69 hours in a day seem weird to you too? Training Matters: These are the best schools for practical training! 10 Years Of 4/20?: We observe […] Read More
On March 30, 2026, the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) published its final regulations implementing the state’s long-awaited Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program, and Part II of this three-part series summarizes the regulations covering the claims process and paid leave benefits. Quick Hits Starting no later than January 3, 2028, […] Read More
A California ride-share driver advocacy group filed a complaint Monday in state court against Uber Technologies, Inc., alleging the company violated Proposition 22 and should be barred from classifying its drivers as independent contractors. Rideshare Drivers United (RDU), a California nonprofit representing more than 20,000 app-based drivers in the state, claimed […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — A gunman opened fire Monday from a pyramid in the famed Mexican archaeological site of Teotihuacán, fatally wounding a female Canadian tourist, leaving at least 13 other people injured and sparking scenes of chaos as tourists scrambled to escape the gunfire. The shooter later took his own life, officials […] Read More
Syracuse University College of Law celebrated a historic event with the unveiling of an official portrait of Joseph R. Biden Jr. L’68, H’09, the 46th President of the United States, now hanging permanently in the Bernard R. and Carol K. Kossar Library Reading Room. 17 members of the Class of […] Read More
Former state Controller Betty Yee dropped out of the governor’s race on Monday, citing low levels of support from voters and donors. Yee, a Democrat, was part of a sprawling field of politicians vying to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom. But despite the bevy of prominent candidates running to lead […] Read More
NEW YORK, NY (April 20, 2026) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Principal Victoria L. Boesch (Vicky) has been appointed co-leader of the Trials and Appeals group, alongside Greg Riolo. Vicky has more than 20 years of litigation and appellate experience in both government […] Read More
The most unpredictable California governor’s race in recent history took another set of dizzying turns on Monday, with former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra surging after former Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped out in the face of sexual assault and misconduct allegations, and former state Controller Betty Yee ending […] Read More
A 2026 enforcement action by the U.S. Department of Justice marks the first real test of housing protections under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) following its 2022 reauthorization. The case confirms that landlords can face civil liability if they evict or penalise tenants for seeking police or emergency assistance […] Read More
Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The world’s fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan’s record time of 57 minutes, 20 seconds, was obliterated Sunday in Beijing by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning. Lightning was one of more than 100 robots running the 13.1-mile race in […] Read More
(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) The complaint is finally here, and it’s more or less exactly as loony as we expected. FBI Director Kashyap Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over the April 17 article alleging excessive drinking and […] Read More
CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) – NEWS — Secured Signing, a global leader in Digital Signing and Remote Online Notarization (RON), announced a 45% month-on-month increase in adoption of Realify, its AI-powered deepfake detection feature, among independent and in-house notaries. The surge reflects growing awareness among legal and notarial professionals […] Read More
In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Shirin Aboujawde (New York/London) and Maya Barba (San Francisco) discuss the 2025 Model Tax Convention update from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and its implications for employers managing cross-border remote work. Maya and Shirin explain the new two-part framework for […] Read More
Two Palestinian water delivery truck drivers were killed by Israeli fire on Friday. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns that the attack threatens vital humanitarian operations supplying clean water to hundreds of thousands of people. Early Friday morning, two men were killed by Israeli fire at the Mansoura water filling […] Read More
Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Shubha Ghosh spoke with the Associated Press about possible remedies for concertgoers after the jury verdict in the Live Nation antitrust trial. “There might be a few extra dollars that will come trickle down at consumers who bought tickets through Live Nation,” said Ghosh, a […] Read More
Bleisure travel is reshaping how professionals use business trips in 2026. Founders and executive teams are increasingly reassessing where meaningful work can take place. The post The $2 Trillion Shift: How Bleisure Travel Is Reshaping The Work Trip first appeared on Employment Law Information Network. Source link
HAVANA — A decade ago this spring, President Obama stepped off Air Force One at José Martí International Airport — the first time a U.S. leader had touched ground in Cuba since Fidel Castro’s communist revolution. More than half a century of Cold War hostilities were thawing. The U.S. had relaxed travel […] Read More
Companies can move lawsuits to federal court where the claims are sufficiently connected to their federal duties, even where that connection is indirect rather than strictly causal. In Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (2026), the Supreme Court of the United States confirmed that the federal officer removal statute […] Read More
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Our hope with sharing our story is not to promote or glorify ourselves. Our intention is to inspire others to generosity. [Post-surgery,] it felt like we had pulled of the biggest project of our careers. I had a tremendous feeling […] Read More
The US Advisory Committee on Appellate Rules (ACAR) on Thursday voted to remove a proposed membership-disclosure requirement from the rules governing amicus briefs in federal appellate courts. The now scrapped changes would have required amicus filers to name any donor who contributed more than $100 toward a brief if that […] Read More
A new study finds zero overlap between the leadership traits companies reward and what employees actually want. Discover the 5 qualities that matter most. The post Why The Leadership Traits That Win Promotions Fail Employees first appeared on Employment Law Information Network. Source link
We Ran The Numbers So You Can Feel Worse: The annual taxonomy of which law firms successfully converted billable hours into generational wealth confirms that yes, some firms are very, very rich. That Trump Check Is NOT In The Mail: Trump owes over a million in unpaid legal bills. Who […] Read More
On April 13, 2026, Governor Spanberger proposed amendments to bills that would expand paid sick leave to nearly all Virginia employees, establish a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program, and address workplace accommodations related to menopause and perimenopause. The General Assembly will reconvene on April 22 to consider […] Read More
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Friday penned an 8-0 ruling in favor of Chevron in the Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana case, overturning the appeal court’s decision and allowing Chevron to move the case from state court to federal court. The decision will give […] Read More
White House Announces NLRB Nominations On April 13, the White House announced the nomination of James Macy from the U.S. Department of Labor to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a term expiring on August 27, 2030, to fill the Republican seat vacated by former […] Read More
John Eastman is in his martyr era. Two years ago, California Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland recommended he be disbarred for his role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election. Eastman’s adult children responded with a hilariously over-the-top screed in Glenn Beck’s The Blaze comparing their father to Jesus […] Read More
On April 6, 2026, the Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court handed down their respective opinions in the latest “solemn occasion” proceeding, this one concerning ranked-choice voting. If this sounds familiar to you, it’s because this is the second such solemn occasion concerning ranked-choice voting, with the last one in 2017. In both […] Read More
WASHINGTON — A man carrying a gun and a cellphone entered a federal credit union in a small town in central Virginia in May 2019 and demanded cash. He left with $195,000 in a bag and no clue to his identity. But his smartphone was keeping track of him. What happened […] Read More
The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan on Friday expressed concern regarding the human cost associated with the resumption of the armed conflict in the country, following the discovery of human remains in Jonglei State during road works. The chair of the UN Commission, Yasmin Sooka, said: The discovery […] Read More
Judge Troy Nunley was fed up. Federal immigration officials had once again flouted his authority by keeping a man locked up in a California City detention center after Nunley ordered him released. When he was finally set free, the man was booted onto the street with no passport, driver’s license […] Read More
DOL Wage Rulemaking Could Face Injunctions Complication Alexander MacDonald says SCOTUS’ Trump v. CASA Inc. decision left open avenues that plaintiffs can still use and classes can still seek relief under the high court decision. Law360 Employment Authority View (Subscription required) mfelling@littler.com Fri, 04/17/2026 – 13:52 The post DOL Wage […] Read More
WASHINGTON — NASA recaptured the world’s attention with Artemis II, which took astronauts to the moon and back for the first time in half a century. But the agency’s scientific projects could again be under threat as the Trump administration makes a renewed push to drastically cut their funding — including at […] Read More
If you feel like “America’s Insane Tax-Filing Process” is a drain on both your time and your wallet, you’re not alone. Even the government recognizes the effort that tax compliance places on Americans, publishing an estimated total annual cost burden for U.S. individual income tax returns. It turns out that […] Read More
Federal court litigation is often viewed as a last resort in U.S. immigration law. For applicants navigating employment-based petitions, particularly under the EB-1A and EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) categories, the prospect of suing the government can seem daunting. Recent developments, including a widely discussed federal court decision in Mukherji v. Miller, have renewed interest in […] Read More
Judge Mary McElroy of the US District Court of Rhode Island on Friday dismissed a suit from the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking detailed voter information from Rhode Island’s Department of State. She called the suit, which demanded unredacted voter registration information including Social Security Numbers and driver’s license numbers, […] Read More
Alexander MacDonald discusses Trump’s pick for an NLRB seat move and how it will impact quorum and precedent. Law360 View (Subscription required) Information contained in this publication is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or opinion, nor is it a substitute for the professional judgment […] Read More
For people who don’t watch online videos designed to enrage people, you may not have heard of Johnny Somali. Somali is infamous for his rage bait or nuisance livestream videos in other countries. But Somali learned that South Korea does not play around. On April 15, 2026, the Seoul Western […] Read More
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Amnesty International called for the immediate withdrawal of India’s proposed digital media amendments on Thursday, warning that the new rules would grant the government “abusive powers” to censor and monitor ordinary citizens online. The human rights organization submitted a detailed legal analysis to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology […] Read More
Alexander MacDonald discusses the state of the NLRB and the fact that unions and employers are worried Trump will break Washington’s workplace referee. Politico Pro View (Subscription required) Information contained in this publication is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or opinion, nor is it […] Read More
WASHINGTON — Upbeat claims from President Trump over an imminent peace deal to end the war with Iran were met with deep skepticism Friday across the Middle East, where Iranian and Israeli officials questioned the prospects for a lasting agreement that would satisfy all parties. The outlines of an agreement began to […] Read More
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, how many firms in the Am Law 100 increased their profits per equity partner (PEP) in 2025? Hint: Across the Am Law 100, the average PEP in 2025 was $3,588,162. See the […] Read More
The proprietor of Los Angeles’ legendary Clifton’s has given up on reopening the shuttered venue. It’s just too difficult to do business in downtown’s historic core, he says. Andrew Meieran bought Clifton’s on Broadway in 2010 and poured more than $14 million into repairs, renovations and upgrades, adding additional bar […] Read More
The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently took the unusual step of terminating resolution agreements with five school districts and a California community college. The rescission of the resolution agreements, which were related to transgender or LGBTQ+ students, reflects the Trump administration’s shifting interpretation of […] Read More
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum visits Spain this weekend on a twofold mission: to show solidarity with fellow “progressive” global leaders, and to ease simmering tensions with Mexico’s onetime colonial overseer. But, before embarking on her first trip to Europe as president of Mexico, Sheinbaum sought to clarify what she […] Read More
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 10 human rights organizations, on Thursday, urged the government of the Republic of Maldives to withdraw its plans to end its death penalty moratorium and introduce capital punishment for drug-related crimes. HRW warned that the Maldives’s recent proposal would violate its obligations under international law, […] Read More
No one is forcing fire survivors in Altadena and Pacific Palisades to rebuild their new homes all-electric. But many of them want to, for health reasons, cost savings, or because they’re worried about climate change. Burning gas and propane for cooking, water heating and space heating in California homes and […] Read More
A reader writes: About a year ago, I got prescribed a CPAP machine. Very important for, you know, supplying oxygen to my brain while I sleep, but one doozy of an adjustment period. It took me about a month to adjust to wearing it at night, and during that month […] Read More
The HMRC v Orsted judgment from the UK Supreme Court clarifies when survey and study costs in offshore windfarm development qualify for capital allowances under section 11(4) of the Capital Allowances Act 2001, specifically whether such expenditure is incurred “on the provision of plant.” Capital allowances are available only where […] Read More
