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Can you spot the difference between coincidence and retaliation?
Have you heard about the small toy store owners in St. Paul, MN, who complained about ICE on their local news. They went on camera. They criticized ICE. Loudly. Publicly. Three hours later, two plainclothes ICE agents reportedly walked into the store and served a Notice of Inspection—an I-9 audit request.
And we’re supposed
WEBINAR EVENT: Navigating Key Labor and Employment Shifts in 2026
Set your workplace on a path to success in the coming year with our Labor & Employment attorneys as your guides. You’ll learn how to maneuver through a challenging and ever-changing legal landscape and prepare for what’s coming down the road.
Join us for this webinar on January 28, 2026 from 9 am – 2
Trump’s AI Executive Order: State AI Laws Under Attack
December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (“EO”), designed to “remove barriers to United States AI leadership” so that “AI companies [are] free to innovate without cumbersome regulation.” The EO expressly states that it is aimed at preempting “excessive state regulation.” So what does this
A Year of Workforce Transformation Prioritizing Fairness
As sweeping reforms converge to redefine workplace standards, employer responsibilities and employee rights, 2026 will require global businesses to balance rapidly evolving workplace regulation with the need to safeguard commercial interests.
Global regulation shifts in focus
Across the UK, the Americas and Europe, three key themes dominate: equity, openness and flexibility.
In the UK, the
Randal Shaheen, Sarah La Voi, Shareef Farag, Julie Singer Brady Take Part in Sessions at Consumer Brands CPG Legal Forum
Partners Randal Shaheen, Sarah La Voi, Shareef Farag and Julie Singer Brady will take part in panel and roundtable discussions during the Consumer Brands CPG Legal Forum, which takes place Feb. 18-20, 2026, in Frisco, Texas.
La Voi will join a panel titled “The AI Inflection Point: Artificial Intelligence and the Evolving Role of the
The Data Stream – Episode 6 with Daniel Kaufman
The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman and Nichole Sterling, this series explores how companies navigate the complex life cycle of data—from privacy and cybersecurity to advertising, AI and
Seventh Circuit Lets Pro Se Litigant Off with a Warning About AI Hallucinations in His Brief
In Jones v Kankakee Cnty. Sheriff’s Dep’t, No 25-1251 (7th Cir. Jan. 21, 2026), the Seventh Circuit issues a timely reminder that, however useful generative AI may be, it is still not an automatic brief-writing machine.
“Jones filed a sprawling lawsuit in November 2023, invoking 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and alleging that several municipal
Clarity beats chaos: Why rescinding the EEOC’s harassment guidance is a mistake
Today at 10 a.m., the EEOC is scheduled to vote on whether to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.
If the Commission votes “yes,” it will be a terrible result for employers — not because the Guidance was perfect, but because clarity beats chaos every time.
Washington State’s 2026 Tech Legislative Agenda: What In-House Counsel Should Watch
The opening weeks of Washington’s 2026 legislative session have yielded a flurry of technology-focused bills spanning privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, online safety and data governance. While not all of these proposals are likely to advance this year, taken together they reflect a clear policy trajectory: Washington lawmakers are increasingly comfortable regulating digital platforms, algorithmic decision-making