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  • February 26, 2026

    What New Packaging Waste Laws Mean For Franchisors

    With states ramping up laws establishing extended producer responsibility programs for packaging materials, paper products and single-use food service ware, restaurant and hospitality franchisors face special compliance challenges as they navigate a delicate balance between conflicting priorities, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

  • February 26, 2026

    What's Next After NLRB Dismissal Of SpaceX Suit

    Though the National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision to dismiss its long-running unfair labor practice complaint against SpaceX on jurisdictional grounds temporarily resolves a circuit split over injunctions, constitutional and employee-classification questions remain, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • February 26, 2026

    Yardi Urges No More Discovery In Wash. Rent-Fixing Suit

    Yardi Systems Inc. asked a Washington federal court not to grant renters' bid for further discovery in their proposed antitrust class action over rent-setting algorithms, arguing that the renters haven't even identified what other materials they might still seek.

  • February 26, 2026

    9th Circ. Backs L3Harris In Fired Worker's PTSD Bias Suit

    The Ninth Circuit backed defense contractor L3Harris' win in a suit claiming it unlawfully fired a painter because of his post-traumatic stress disorder, finding he admitted in an application for disability benefits that he wasn't able to work by the time he was terminated.

  • February 25, 2026

    EPA's Cancellation Of Solar Program Is Illegal, States Say

    A coalition of states has urged a Washington federal court to bar the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from clawing back roughly $3 billion in federal funding for solar energy projects, arguing it can't rescind funds already obligated.

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