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SEC PROPOSES NEW RULES IN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR INVESTMENT CONTRACTS INVOLVING CRYPTO ASSETS

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On August 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued its proposed new rules directed at crypto based transactions. The proposed regulation, titled Regulation Crypto Assets (the “Regulation”), sets forth guidelines pertaining to the use of crypto assets within investment contracts. The term crypto asset is generally defined as an asset generated, issued, or…
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OPINION LETTERS CLARIFY WHEN COMMUTING AND TRAVEL TIME MUST BE PAID

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Two recent opinion letters from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) provide additional guidance on when employee travel between home and work constitutes compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Together, these letters illustrate an important distinction for employers: an employee’s ordinary commute generally remains unpaid, but an employer…
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WHAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE EEOC’S WITHDRAW OF LONGSTANDING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION GUIDANCE

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently took a significant step that may affect how employers evaluate affirmative action and diversity-related employment practices. On June 30, 2026, the EEOC voted to rescind two longstanding guidance documents that had provided employers with the agency’s interpretation of when voluntary affirmative action plans could comply with Title…
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GEORGIA COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT AN ENGINEERING FIRM’S COORDINATION ROLE CAN CREATE A DUTY OF CARE TO ANOTHER CONTRACTOR’S WORKERS

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In Milling v. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co., the Georgia Court of Appeals revived an injured worker’s negligence suit against an engineering firm, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. (“BME”), reversing summary judgment entered in the BME’s favor. The Court held an engineer performing program-management and coordination work owes a common-law duty of ordinary care to…
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IN FLORIDA, THE CLAIM SPLITTING DEFENSE MUST BE RAISED AS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE FOR ACTIONS INVOLVING CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS OR THE DEFENSE IS DEEMED WAIVED

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In 951 Harbor Drive, LLC v. SD Construction, LLC, the homeowner, 951 Harbor Drive, LLC (“Plaintiff”) appealed an order of the Judicial Circuit Court of Florida which granted SD Construction, LLC, the general contractor’s (“Defendant”), Motion for Summary Judgment. 951 Harbor Drive, LLC v. SD Constr., LLC, 394 So. 3d 690 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024)….
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS FIFRA PREEMPTS STATE FAILURE-TO-WARN CLAIMS

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On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision affecting pesticide manufacturers and product liability litigation nationwide, ruling 7-2 that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state-law failure-to-warn claims that challenge EPA-approved pesticide labels. The decision, authored by Justice Kavanaugh, resolves a circuit split and is expected to significantly…
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AI HALLUCINATIONS AND LEGAL MALPRACTICE: ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS

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The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) by attorneys has transformed legal research and drafting, but it has also introduced new professional liability risks. Since 2023, several courts have sanctioned attorneys who filed briefs containing fictitious judicial opinions or inaccurate legal citations generated by AI. Although these decisions have focused primarily on attorneys’ ethical…
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ELEVENTH CIRCUIT CLARIFIES ROLES OF “CONVINCING MOSAIC” STANDARD AND PRETEXT WHILE DENYING DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS

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On April 29, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that a plaintiff alleging disability and age discrimination against her former employer failed to provide evidence tending to show that her employer’s reasons for terminating her were pretextual. This affirmed the ruling dismissing her claims from the United States District…
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