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The US Labor Department’s use of Trump-era wage calculations for the first phase of its expansion of federal overtime pay protections creates a potential legal shield for at least part of a policy change destined for court attacks.

The EEOC’s decision to file a brief in support of a plaintiff who alleged Workday Inc.’s artificial intelligence-based hiring tools discriminated against him and other job seekers has sparked widespread skepticism about the agency’s position that software vendors, rather than just employers, can be liable in these bias cases.

Corporate attorneys and former federal officials are praising the EPA’s bid to coordinate its civil and criminal enforcement teams as a sensible idea that will yield fairer outcomes, reduce unpredictability, and expedite resolutions.

The Labor Department’s new standard extending fiduciary duties to more retirement advice professionals appears set to encounter tough opponents from Wall Street and Capitol Hill now that it has been finalized.

Williams & Connolly has become a Washington institution by bucking industry norms and waging war with the Justice Department.

The EEOC’s decision to file a brief in support of a plaintiff who alleged Workday Inc.’s artificial intelligence-based hiring tools discriminated against him and other job seekers has sparked widespread skepticism about the agency’s position that software vendors, rather than just employers, can be liable in these bias cases.

Williams & Connolly has become a Washington institution by bucking industry norms and waging war with the Justice Department.

Donald Trump’s blank-check merger will be the focus of preliminary hearings in separate cases before different judges in Delaware’s Chancery Court this week.

Elon Musk’s quick visit to China paid immediate dividends, with Tesla Inc. clearing two key hurdles to introduce its driver-assistance system to the world’s biggest auto market.

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Message to bond underwriters: Some big customers are sizing up your ESG credentials.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has a new lease on political life after the passage of a $237 billion state budget that includes policy wins on housing, education, and retail theft.

The Education Department would be required to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition and related “contemporary examples” of antisemitism when enforcing the Civil Rights Act’s anti-discrimination protections under H.R. 6090.

A cause celebre is ringing out across Harvard Yard, Columbia’s South Lawn, Yale’s Beinecke Plaza and UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza: Disclose and divest.

A Black ex-driver presented enough evidence that an oil company treated White employees differently when infractions arose in order to demonstrate a factual dispute as to pretext regarding his firing, a federal appeals court said Friday.

A former RBC Capital Markets branch manager failed to provide sufficient and timely evidence that the investment bank racially discriminated against him, engaged in retaliatory firing, or willfully denied him medical benefits, a federal judge said.

The Biden administration is bolstering civil rights protections for transgender and other LGBTQ people in a federal rule that could quickly face legal challenges.

Williams & Connolly has become a Washington institution by bucking industry norms and waging war with the Justice Department.

Donald Trump’s blank-check merger will be the focus of preliminary hearings in separate cases before different judges in Delaware’s Chancery Court this week.

Alston & Bird’s Donald Hammett and Christina Heddesheimer analyze the FTC noncompete rule’s effect on M&A and private equity.

Indiana University’s Vivian Fang assesses the potential impact of the crypto tax reporting draft form 1099-DA on taxpayers, the IRS, and the digital assets industry.

First Gen Law’s Anuj Gupta and Rebecca Neipris discuss a bill targeting deepfakes, saying federal legislation would better serve individuals and celebrities.

A former president does not have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for acts committed in office. On that much, the justices of the Supreme Court seemed to agree while hearing oral argument about the Jan. 6 criminal charges against Donald Trump.