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The Department of Labor under President Donald Trump is becoming more proactive in seeking out rulebreakers in a visa program dominated by the US technology industry.

Joseph McNally grew up as a lawyer in the Los Angeles US attorney’s office. Now he’s one of the latest career prosecutors to leave it.

While the GC role’s strategic value has never been higher, its exposure also has increased significantly. A single misstep—whether an unanticipated investigation, a data incident, or a misread of stakeholder sentiment—can undermine credibility across every area they now affect.

The ongoing debate about the authority of states to regulate artificial intelligence turns on a simple principle: a state’s laws end at its borders. 

KPMG LLP’s decision to rate staff on their use of artificial intelligence tools in annual performance reviews is more than symbolic; it marks a structural shift in how professional services firms define performance and value. And this change is long overdue.

Vista Equity Partners-backed infrastructure software company LogicMonitor is acquiring the startup Catchpoint for more than $250 million in cash.

Curative, a startup health insurance company that aims to reduce costs by encouraging people to get preventative care, has raised more than $150 million in a bid to redesign how employer health benefits work.

Companies are betting that bonuses will persuade their employees to use artificial intelligence at work.

The Department of Labor under President Donald Trump is becoming more proactive in seeking out rulebreakers in a visa program dominated by the US technology industry.

A federal district court denied summary judgment to the Illinois Secretary of State on the Title VII sex and pregnancy discrimination claims of an employee terminated for alleged attendance issues, where she raised a genuine issue of fact that male employees were treated more favorably. Greene v. Ill. Sec’y of State, 2025 BL 422067, N.D. Ill., 23 C 2182, 11/24/25

The Second Circuit vacated a New York federal court’s grant of summary judgment to CSX Transportation on the claims of a train conductor that he was discharged for whistleblowing regarding safety concerns about his supervisors’ work orders, in violation of the Federal Railroad Safety Act. Ziparo v. CSX Transp., Inc., 2025 BL 423043, 2d Cir., 23-262, 11/25/25

The Trump administration is renaming the National Renewable Energy Laboratory the National Laboratory of the Rockies, in its latest move to re-characterize federal entities associated with clean energy.

The credit arm of Tom Steyer’s asset management firm is targeting a niche corner of private dealmaking that’s been on a different trajectory to the rest of the market.

The growth of a regional cap and trade pact once hailed as a White House-proof way to cut emissions has stalled out for now, thanks largely to rising electricity prices that have spooked lawmakers in non-member states, energy analysts say.

The Trump administration urged the US Supreme Court to take up Bayer AG’s appeal targeting thousands of lawsuits blaming its top-selling Roundup weedkiller for causing cancer.

The European Commission’s idea for a €2 ($2.30) levy on each kilogram of unrecycled phones, laptops, and refrigerators to help fund its next budget would burden the economy without reducing electric and electronic waste, industry groups said.

Thailand’s cabinet approved a draft climate change law that aims to reduce carbon emission and reach a long-term net zero goal, deputy government spokesperson Lalida Persvivatana.

Miami Beach won’t likely violate the speech rights of a Jewish anti-Zionist group by requiring it to hold its protest at a popular art show in a designated area, a federal court said.

Supporters of cashless bail say its elimination could pressure more accused defendants to take plea bargains as an alternative to indefinite detention and be a boon for the bail bond industry.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said his state’s Republican-dominated government will revise congressional lines next spring.

The full Eleventh Circuit on Monday vacated a panel ruling blocking Florida’s ban on minors attending drag shows and ordered a hearing by the full court.

The House on Monday passed legislation aimed at helping taxpayers fighting IRS bills in the US Tax Court, sending the bipartisan overhaul of those judicial proceedings to the Senate.

The Ninth Circuit agreed to revisit a constitutional challenge to a California law that would require background checks for ammunition purchases.