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December 15, 2025
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
Updates for Overtime and Tip Reporting Obligations for 2025
As we wrote on July 14, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) contains a provision providing a tax deduction for employees’ overtime income in 2025 through 2028.
December 11, 2025
Innovative Technology Insights
OCC Issues Another Crypto-Friendly Interpretive Letter: Permissibility of Riskless Principal Crypto-Assets Transactions
On December 9, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Interpretive Letter 1188 (IL 1188), confirming that a national bank is permitted, as part of the business of banking, to engage in riskless principal crypto-assets transactions.
November 25, 2025
Foley Viewpoints
The Federal Education Landscape Is Being Rebuilt in Real Time — Here Is What It Means for You
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced a sweeping set of six new interagency agreements (IAAs) that fundamentally…
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January 27, 2026
Events
Fashion Law 2025 Year in Review
In 2025, the fashion industry faced significant challenges and opportunities driven by geopolitical shifts, rising tariffs and trade policy changes, and evolving consumer expectations, while innovation in brand protection and strategic partnerships supported resilience and growth.
January 22, 2026
Events
8th Annual Let's Talk Compliance Conference
Kick off the new year with Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA at the Eighth Annual Let’s Talk Compliance virtual conference.
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January 12, 2026
Energy Current
Ninth Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Challenge to California Climate Disclosure Laws SB 261 and SB 253; No Ruling Yet
On January 9, 2026, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral argument in a challenge to…
January 12, 2026
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
Cannabis and Employment Law: The Year Ahead in 2026
As we move into 2026, legal frameworks surrounding cannabis continue to evolve across the jurisdictions in ways that can directly or…
January 12, 2026
Foley Viewpoints
How Chinese Utility Models Fit Into Global IP Strategies
Utility models have historically attracted less attention than conventional invention patents in multinational patent portfolio planning. Yet with an enduring and, in many cases, growing Chinese presence in key sectors including electric vehicles, batteries, semiconductors, renewables, clean tech and telecommunications, utility models are gaining renewed strategic relevance.
Latest Podcast Episodes
January 5, 2026
Health Care Law Today Podcast
Episode 37: Chanda Center for Health: Reimagining Access to and Delivery of Long-term Disability Care
In this episode, Lauren Carboni, co-chair of Foley’s Health Care Litigation Area of Focus, is joined by Chanda Hinton, Founder and Executive Director of The Chanda Center for Health, a pioneering nonprofit dedicated to empowering individuals with long-term physical disabilities.
November 7, 2025
The Path & The Practice
Special Episode: Patrick McMahon, Alexa Goldstein, and Rashad Abdallah talk life in Big Law as military veterans
This special edition of The Path & The Practice welcomes members of Foley’s Veterans & Allies Affinity Group, Patrick McMahon (Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment, Chicago), Alexa Goldstein (Associate, Litigation, Tampa), and Rashad Abdallah (Associate, Labor & Employment, San Diego).
November 3, 2025
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Energy Tax Credits Hot Topics
On the latest episode of Powered by Foley, we are joined by Adam Schurle from Foley’s Tax and Energy practices to break it all down and unpack Tax hot topics in the energy and infrastructure sector. Welcome to the conversation…Powered by Foley & Lardner.
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January 12, 2026
Foley Viewpoints
How Chinese Utility Models Fit Into Global IP Strategies
Utility models have historically attracted less attention than conventional invention patents in multinational patent portfolio planning. Yet with an enduring and, in many cases, growing Chinese presence in key sectors including electric vehicles, batteries, semiconductors, renewables, clean tech and telecommunications, utility models are gaining renewed strategic relevance.
January 9, 2026
Foley Viewpoints
New York Further Amends CPLR §2106, Broadening and Clarifying the Use of Affirmations in Lieu of Affidavits and Other Sworn Statements
The evolution of Section 2106 from a narrow, procedural shortcut into a comprehensive substitute for affidavits, verifications, and other sworn statements marks a significant modernization and streamlining of New York practice, with this new amendment reflecting the legislature’s intent to align more with federal practice while preserving New York’s own unique statutory requirements.
January 9, 2026
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