17 Jul, 2023 OSHA Expands Electronic Submission Requirements By Jane Heidingsfelder Establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard industries must electronically submit information from their Form...
13 Jul, 2023 DC Circuit Ruling on Florida Seminole Compact Has Broad Implications--and Questions By Tommy Shepherd But there are lots of questions remaining. Will the ruling be appealed to the US Supreme Court? Will the Supremes take it? How would...
13 Jul, 2023 Miami federal magistrate backs ex-Rep. Rivera’s bid to unfreeze assets to pay lawyer By David Weinstein Partners in Jones Walker’s Litigation Practice Group recently played a vital role in securing an unprecedented ruling from a US...
27 Jun, 2023 Businesses Beware! Where You Register to Do Business May Also Be Where You Consent to Be Sued. By Clarence Webster A divided (ideologically bipartisan) Supreme Court ruled that a state law, allowing any company doing business in the state to be sued...
26 May, 2023 TN Governor Signs Groundbreaking Amendments to Sports Wagering Laws By Tommy Shepherd Effective July 1, 2023, things will be different for sports wagering licensees in Tennessee. Eliminated are the minimum hold requirement...
08 May, 2023 US DOL Announces National Emphasis Program to Reduce Leading Cause of Workplace Fatalities By Jane Heidingsfelder The US Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a National Emphasis Program...
04 May, 2023 Register Here to Attend "Offshore Wind: Managing Legal Risk" Presentation Next Week By Bill Shaughnessy I am looking forward to speaking on this great panel for the Society of Construction Law next week in Boston, Massachusetts on offshore...
24 Apr, 2023 Just Steps Away from Tennessee Adopting a Different Taxing Methodology for Sports Wagering By Tommy Shepherd Tennessee is a vote away from sending to the Governor a bill to significantly change the way sports wagering companies are taxed in the...
19 Apr, 2023 Groundbreaking Sports Wagering Law Amendments Making Way Through TN Legislature By Tommy Shepherd The legislation would remove the 10% hold requirement, impose a tax on Tennessee sports wagering handle, which would be a first in the...
31 Mar, 2023 Kentucky to Soon Become Legal Sports Betting State By Tommy Shepherd Kentucky will join dozens of states to offer legal sports wagering in the state. The Commonwealth's nine racetracks will soon be able to...
29 Mar, 2023 Tennessee Wrestles with Official League Data Mandate By Tommy Shepherd Two mobile sports wagering licensees in Tennessee have asked the Sports Wagering Advisory Council to relieve them of the mandate to use...
29 Mar, 2023 Mississippi to Formally Study Online Gaming Options By Tommy Shepherd Governor Tate Reeves has signed a bill calling for a task force of legislators, gaming regulators, and gaming industry representatives to...
21 Mar, 2023 Mobile Sports Wagering Study Bill Goes to MS Governor By Tommy Shepherd What started off in this Mississippi Legislative session as a bill to make mobile sports wagering legal on a statewide basis has now...
06 Mar, 2023 BIA Proposals Could Be Game Changer for Tribes and Online Wagering By Tommy Shepherd If the BIA proposals are adopted, the Florida/Seminole model could become the standard in a number of other states. This is something to...
02 Mar, 2023 TN SWAC punts issues of official league data and hold mandate to TN Legislature By Tommy Shepherd At its March meeting, the Tennessee Sports Wagering Advisory Council deferred action with respect to two issues: compliance with the 10%...
01 Mar, 2023 Reminder: OSHA Reporting Deadline Tomorrow By Jane Heidingsfelder Reminder that tomorrow, March 2, 2023, is the final day for covered employers to submit your 2022 300A's. ...