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Illinois Overhauls Employment Laws: Is Your Business in Compliance?

The Illinois legislature engaged in a flurry of recent activity in the area of employee protections.

Melanie Rubocki Emerging Companies Law Attorney - Video Profile

She represents business clients through their entire life cycle, from startup formation to exit.

California Supreme Court Requires Employers to Pay for Mandatory Exit Searches

The California Supreme Court recently held that employees who are required to undergo exit searches must be compensated for that time.

SECURE Act Presents Planning Challenges and Opportunities for Retirement Accounts

The SECURE Act significantly changes the administration of retirement accounts for account owners and curtails income tax deferral by beneficiaries of inherited retirement accounts.

Eric Fjelstad Environment, Energy & Resources Attorney - Video Profile

His practice is focused on oil and gas, mining, project development, litigation, and strategic counseling for industrial projects.

Bird Is the Word: US Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Narrow Interpretation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act

DoD Releases New Cybersecurity Verification Standard

The U.S. Department of Defense’s new cybersecurity verification regime is moving into a new phase, with major implications for contractors.

Four Weeks Remain to Comment on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rules

The Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation jointly published a notice of proposed rulemaking for the remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

CEQA Year in Review—2019

The past year saw several trailblazing opinions, indicating that courts continue to grapple with some of CEQA’s core policies.

Perkins Coie’s Bill Malley Interviewed by Law360 in Law Firm Leaders Series

FTC Announces 2020 Increases to HSR and Clayton Act Thresholds

The Federal Trade Commission announced on January 28, 2020, that the reporting thresholds under Section 7 of the Clayton Act.

New Regulations Redefine the Scope of the Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act applies by its terms to “navigable waters,” which the act defines merely as “waters of the United States.” A clear and consistent definition of this critically important phrase, which demarcates the boundaries of federal jurisdiction and permitting authority under the act, has for years proved painfully elusive—and highly controversial.