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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

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.

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.

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.

Prosecutions by the US attorney’s office in New Jersey are poised to advance despite a federal court decision that the office’s acting leader isn’t lawfully serving in the role, legal scholars said.

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.