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Effective 1 July 2026, a number of California cities and counties increased their local minimum wage rates by between approximately 1.6% and as much as 3.7%. Every one of the new local

Businesses banking on recent federal court decisions to expand their SMS marketing campaigns may be walking into a legal minefield at the state level. While the Stendingr decision and certain district court

Another law firm has stepped forward to reward its associates with additional bonus pay, continuing a trend that has gathered pace across the legal industry this summer. The move reflects ongoing competition

The European Commission published its final Guidelines on transparency obligations under Article 50 of the EU AI Act on 20 July 2026. Although the Guidelines are non-binding, they offer significant practical clarification

In a unanimous June 2026 ruling, the Supreme Court held that defendants charged under 18 U.S.C. § 1519 must be tried where the falsification occurred, not where a federal investigation was based.

The most prestigious law firms in the United States draw their associate talent from a surprisingly concentrated pool of law schools, according to new data. A fresh infographic published this summer maps

Legal and enterprise professionals worldwide are struggling to answer a deceptively simple question: who actually owns your contracts? Last year’s Contract Intelligence Index Report surveyed 1,250 U.S. legal and enterprise professionals, and

Forecasters are warning that a powerful El Niño weather pattern is building, with significant consequences for California industrial facilities managing stormwater obligations. According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, El Niño carries a

Crude oil inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma fell below 20 million barrels during the week ending June 19 and remained there through the week ending July 10. The drawdown represents roughly 26 percent