In 2025, three federal district courts in California addressed the same open question and reached a similar conclusion: that under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), California […]
The EEOC Updates Guidance Clarifying Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Permitted Under Federal Law
Updated December 17, 2021 On December 14, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance on What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, […]
Illinois Federal Court Holds Exclusions Preclude General Liability and E&O Coverage for Wrongful Death Suit | Carlton Fields
In Everest Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Kates Detective & Security Services Agency Inc., a federal court, applying Illinois law, held that an insurer had no duty to defend […]
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance Following End of the Federal Public Health Emergency
On May 15, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its comprehensive “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other […]
President Trump Signs New Executive Order Eliminating ‘Racially Discriminatory DEI Activities’ by Federal Contractors
On March 26, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14398 entitled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, the latest in a series of administration orders aimed at diversity, […]
Texas Federal Court Vacates Nationwide Real Estate Reporting Rule | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
A federal district court has vacated a 2024 residential real estate reporting rule that applied to most non-financed transactions. The rule had been delayed from its original start […]
Federal Circuit Provides Guidance on Patentability of Recombinant Host Cells | Haynes Boone
On Feb. 20, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) issued a thoughtful analysis of biotechnology subject-matter eligibility in REGENXBIO, Inc. v. […]
Federal Government Drops Consideration of DEI Policies in Federal Contract Awards
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced that it had issued two deviations to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (“FAR”) and procurement practices. With these […]
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking Key Provisions of President Trump’s DEI-Related Executive Orders
March 17, 2025 Update. On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted a stay of the preliminary injunction pending the government’s appeal. […]
America First Legal Requests Federal Investigations Into DEI Practices
On February 14, 2025, America First Legal sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) requesting that […]