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USCIS Issues Additional Guidance on the Proclamation Imposing $100,000 Payment for H-1B Petitions

On October 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance on its website regarding the presidential proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” ...
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California Expands Employee Rights to Access Personnel Records

On October 11, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 513, expanding employee rights under Labor Code § 1198.5 to inspect and obtain their personnel records.
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Mpox in the Workplace- What Employers Need to Know

A new uptick in mpox activity, including reports of more virulent clade I lineages circulating in multiple regions, has renewed questions from employers about their obligations when an employee is ...
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USCIS Guidance May Bring Relief for Employers: $100,000 Fee Applies Only to New Overseas H-1B Petitions

USCIS has released new implementation guidance on the $100,000 supplemental fee established under the Sept. 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.” ...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms That Pittsburgh’s Tax on Only Nonresident Athletes and Entertainers Violates Commonwealth’s Uniformity Clause

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed the Commonwealth Court and ruled that Pittsburgh’s Non-Resident Sports Facility Usage Fee (“Facility Fee”) unconstitutionally discriminates against ...
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ROBOCALL RISE: Americans Endure Over 4BB Robocalls in September as Washington’s Efforts Fall Flat

The 2025 robocall spike continues with Americans enduring over 4BB monthly robocalls in September– a trend that has continued now for the 20th consecutive month. Per YouMail’s robocall index, year to ...
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NYC Tax Tribunal Applies Step Transaction Doctrine to Limit “Mere Change” Exemption Under Real Property Transfer Tax

The application of the federal “step transaction” doctrine to New York City (“NYC”) real estate transactions can severely limit application of the long-standing “mere change in form” exemption under ...
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Estate Planning for Student Athletes in the NIL Era

For decades, college athletes have benefited from scholarship-funded education and stipends but were otherwise unable to share in the billions of dollars in annual revenue generated from athletic ...
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California Expands Leave and Protections for Victims of Violence

Employees in California who are victims of violence—and their family members who are victims— now have expanded leave protections—when they seek legal, medical, mental health, or safety planning ...
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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Fired FTC Commissioner

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments related to President Donald Trump’s removal of Federal Trade Commission ...
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West Virginia Public Service Commission Clarifies Rules on Pole Replacement Cost Allocations

As part of an effort to facilitate broadband deployment, and closely tracking recent FCC decisions with respect to the ...
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California’s AB 1264 Introduces the First Legal Definition of Ultra-Processed Food

On October 8, 2025, Governor Gavin Newson signed into law Assembly Bill 1264, the Real Food, Healthy Kids Act, as an attempt ...