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The Final Word? Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case on AI Authorship and Inventorship | JD Supra The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be an author under U.S. copyright law. On March 2, 2026,...

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One Algorithm, Three Standards: AI Patent Eligibility Across the UK, EPO, and U.S. | JD Supra Artificial intelligence may be global, but patent eligibility remains stubbornly local. A recent decision out of the Supreme Court of the United...

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7th Circuit’s Recent Ruling in ERISA Change-of-Beneficiary Dispute Offers Key Takeaways for Employers and Retirement Plan Fiduciaries | JD Supra Love may fade, but beneficiary designations do not. That was the hard lesson learned in a legal dispute between a man’s estate and his ex-spouse over...

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CFTC Enforcement Division Issues Advisory On Prediction Market Trading Practices | JD Supra On February 25, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Division of Enforcement released an advisory, reminding market...

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Two Courts, Two Answers: When Does Using AI Waive Privilege? | JD Supra Jennifer Ellis, JD, LLC, has posted a very interesting blog, Two Courts, Two Answers: When Does Using AI Waive Privilege? – JLE (Feb. 21, 2026). She...

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The Case for Kindness - Kindness as a core competency in mediation and beyond | JD Supra Mediation asks parties to acknowledge uncertainty, consider opposing perspectives, and explore solutions to disputed issues. When parties feel...

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IEEPA-Related Tariffs Are Gone – But the Fight Over Refunds Is Just Beginning | JD Supra While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision invalidating tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) resolves one...

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How Employers Can Manage Risk When Using AI for Employee Performance Management | JD Supra Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by employers to support employee performance management. While AI has the potential to improve...

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Department of Justice Obtains Settlement Based on AI-Generated Job Advertisements | JD Supra On Wednesday February 25th, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division announced a settlement with Elegant Enterprise-Wide Solutions, an...

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EEOC Sends Warning to Fortune 500: What Employers Should Know | JD Supra On February 26, 2026, Andrea Lucas, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), sent a pointed letter to Fortune 500 CEOs,...

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One Small Step for Importers: Federal Circuit Clears the Way for IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation to Resume | JD Supra Refund claimants secured an important procedural victory on March 2, 2026, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the...

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Conducting a Wage and Hour Audit: Eating the Elephant One Bite at a Time | JD Supra Wage and hour violations are rarely intentional. They typically stem from common missteps such as outdated job descriptions, payroll errors,...

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DOJ Proposes Rule Blocking State Bars From Investigating Ethical Violations By Government Lawyers - Above the Law Pam Bondi wants to halt state bars from investigation ethical breaches on her watch... forever.

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To Download or Not To Download? That Is the Question When Registering Software Trademarks. | JD Supra In the early days of the digital revolution, trademark owners could register marks for “computer software” in the United States without elaboration....

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Top 5 Large-Scale RIF Mistakes to Avoid in 2026 for Multinational Employers | JD Supra As economic pressures continue into 2026, multinational employers are once again planning large-scale workforce reductions. Many approach these...

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No Office, No Problem: Canadian Courts Assert Jurisdiction Over U.S. Companies for Intellectual Property Infringement | JD Supra A recent Ontario decision confirms that U.S. companies can be sued in Canada for infringement of Canadian intellectual property, even when servers,...

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Prediction Markets and the Law of Insider Trading: A Practical Guide | JD Supra Prediction markets, where users can take monetary positions on nearly endless scenarios, have surged in popularity in recent months. As prediction...

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Asylum Work Authorization and the U.S. Labor Market: What Employers Should Know About DHS’s Proposed Rule | JD Supra On Feb. 20, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule intended to strengthen screening of asylum seekers and reduce...

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Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms and Global Privacy Control: State Law Requirements and Compliance Guidance | JD Supra As comprehensive state privacy laws continue to take effect across the United States, businesses face increasing obligations to recognize and honor...

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Cutting Ties Without Cutting Corners: Best Practices for Administering Mass Employee Layoffs | JD Supra In January 2026, employer layoff plans hit their highest January total since the tail end of the 2008 global financial crisis, according to the...

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With Patent Enforcement Persistently Uncertain, High-Tech Startups Should Rediscover Trade Secrets | JD Supra The United States Congress, the US Patent and Trademark Office, the federal courts, and patent seekers have been locked in seemingly irreconcilable...

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AI Governance for Business Leaders: Use It. Use It Safely. And Verify Everything. | JD Supra “The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty — a fad.” – Attributed to Horace Rackham’s investment banker, when advising Rackham...

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Pentagon Designates Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk — What Government Contractors Need to Know | JD Supra On February 27, 2026, President Donald Trump directed all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and...

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Labor Board Makes Business-Friendly Joint Employer Rule Official Again: Key Takeaways for Business Leaders | JD Supra The National Labor Relations Board officially restored a business-friendly joint-employer rule on February 26 in the latest chapter of a saga that has...

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The World Bank Group steps up: Rising sanctions and a new era for integrity compliance | JD Supra 2025 presented a year of challenges and uncertainty for anti-corruption and integrity compliance. With the U.S. recalibrating enforcement of the...

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Flexible Leave Act: What Proposed FMLA Changes Could Mean for Employers | JD Supra On February 11, 2026, Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-At-Large) and Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (FL-14) introduced bipartisan legislation, the...

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What the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision Means for Presidential Power | JD Supra Will Evans on the landmark ruling that limits the president’s emergency economic powers — but leaves plenty of uncertainty ahead.

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EU Pay Transparency Directive Deadline Fast Approaching | JD Supra As the June 2026 deadline for transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) draws closer, employers across the European...

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I Bought a Company and It Is Not What the Seller Described. What Do I Do? | JD Supra You just made one of the biggest purchases of your life: you bought a business. Congratulations! But after the dust settles from reaching this...

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Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Executive Orders on Law Firms The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president rather than face the threat of his executive orders.

Breaking News: The Trump administration abandoned its efforts to impose potentially crippling orders against law firms that refused to bow to the president.