In Att’y Gen. v. Town Milton, the court ruled that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) Communities Act, G. L. c. 40A, § 3A (“Section 3A”), is constitutional, and that the Attorney ...

Recently, the California Civil Rights Council, which is the arm of the California Civil Rights Department that is responsible for promulgating regulations, voted to approve final “Employment ...

Last week, in an important decision for land-use and development lawyers, the Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled in Palmer ...

For decades, regulators have tried to quantify harm related to emissions, including the “social cost of carbon” (SCC), but ...

Effective May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) formally revoked 67 different guidance documents by ...

In their Complaint, the Plaintiff States emphasize that the department was both created by Congress via statutory enactments and that many of its mandates are congressionally directed, with ...

Withdrawal liability under ERISA is an evolving area of law, and some courts are willing to broadly construe the statutory language in favor of multiemployer pension plans.

As reported in our February 14, 2025, blog item, on February 11, 2025, community and environmental groups submitted a ...

A bill in the New York State Legislature would prevent employers from questioning job seekers about their salary expectations ...

On May 2, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court reversed a Texas Court of Appeals’ decision that had affirmed a jury’s verdict ...

On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division released a new guidance memo on white-collar enforcement ...

On May 12, 2025, in a 5-2 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court held that the tort claims brought by local governments in ...