Insights
By: Keaton J. Miller
on July 14, 2026
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (“Act”) became law on July 11 without President Donald Trump’s signature, after the President neither signed nor vetoed the legislation. The Act represents one of the most comprehensive federal housing packages…
By: Michael R. Schumann
on July 13, 2026
In Bank of New York Mellon v. Bartelstein, 2026 IL App (1st) 242136, the First District Appellate Court addressed a question that had become increasingly important in long-running Illinois foreclosure cases: what happens when a borrower argues that…
By: Mathew W. Norris and Amy E. Schwarz
on July 1, 2026
1. Statewide Candidates set for November Ballot
The Indiana State Republican Party hosted its convention June 19-20, sending 1,789 delegates from all over the state to Fort Wayne to select candidates for Secretary of State, Treasurer, and…
By: David A. Bowen
on June 29, 2026
On May 14, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 26-189 into law, repealing and reenacting Part 17 of Article 1 of Title 6 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which was originally adopted under Senate Bill 24-205 (the Colorado…
By: Brett J. Ashton and David A. Bowen
on June 29, 2026
This is a follow up to our April 20, 2026 client alert, “Latest Developments in Meta Pixel Class
Action Litigation Impacting Financial Institutions,” in which we reported that website-tracking
litigation against financial institutions…
By: Julie A. Rosenwinkel, Carta H. Robison, and Nancy J. Townsend
on June 18, 2026
Why It Matters
As employers continue to manage telework requests in the post-pandemic workplace, courts are making clear that telework is not automatically a reasonable accommodation under the ADA. A recent Fifth Circuit decision in Hayes v. GStek,…
By: Hilary K. Leighty and Libby Yin Goodknight
on June 17, 2026
The United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued a new opinion letter addressing how employers must pay employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). While opinion letters are not binding legal precedent, they provide helpful…
By: Marsha Jean-Baptiste, Chloe N. Craft, and Nancy J. Townsend
on June 11, 2026
Employers should assume that Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) errors once treated as minor and fixable during an audit may now lead to immediate penalties.
For the first time in nearly three decades, U.S. Immigration and Customs…
By: Alex C. Wimmer and Stephen G. Luehrs
on June 9, 2026
Generative AI tools are increasingly used in connection with litigation. However, courts are only beginning to address how traditional privilege doctrines apply to these tools. Two decisions issued on the same day, February 10, 2026, present an…
By: Rachel J. Guin, Carta H. Robison, and Marsha Jean-Baptiste
on June 3, 2026
Effective January 1, 2026, Indiana joined a growing number of states regulating earned wage access (“EWA”) services with the enactment of the Indiana Earned Wage Access Act codified at Indiana Code 28-8-6 (the “Act”). The legislation establishes a…
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