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28 Sep
Member News, New York Related News, News

Littler | New York Proposes Workplace Opioid Antagonist Regulations

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has proposed regulations implementing New York Labor Law section 27-f, which requires certain employers to make an opioid antagonist, such as naloxone or Narcan, available for workplace first aid or emergency treatment. The proposed rules would require covered employers to determine an adequate supply for each workplace, make the medication quickly accessible, recruit and train employee volunteers, and establish inspection, replacement, and disposal practices before the statute takes effect in December...

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28 Sep
Member News, News

Jaguar Freight | Rate Trends in Ocean Freight, New Enforcement at the Border, Managing the growth of AI in the industry, and more

In this week’s Roar: Rate trends in ocean freight, new enforcement at the border, the Asia-Pacific air cargo market, Chinese-backed cyber espionage, and managing the growth of AI in the industry. The global container freight market continues to show diverging trends across major trade lanes, according to the latest WCI. On the Transpacific trade, Shanghai to Los Angeles rates rose 2% while Shanghai to New York held steady, and blank sailings are set to climb from nine to 15 this...

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22 Sep
Member News

Ogletree Deakins | US Executive Order Calls for Interagency Review of Employer Layoffs in H-1B Filing Process

On September 18, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order directing the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Homeland Security (DHS), and State to coordinate more closely on H-1B program administration and take into consideration employers’ recent or planned layoffs. The executive order calls for layoff-related information to be considered across H-1B filings, potentially increasing scrutiny of employers whose workforce reductions overlap with sponsored positions. Quick Hits The executive order directs the secretaries of state, labor, and homeland security to consider whether...

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22 Sep
Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

Jaguar Freight | Breaking up is Harder than you think

Production returning to China, an all time high for US diesel, a strong peak shipping season, strained US inland networks, and improving safety on inbound cargo shipments. The impacts of the trade war continue to evolve. Some companies who moved their production out of China to avoid US tariffs are returning because they’ve been struggling to replicate China’s manufacturing strengths elsewhere. Several are citing China’s skilled labor, broad supplier networks, reliable power, and cost advantages as their reason for switching...

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15 Sep
Member News, News

IPTI | Property Tax in the News – September 2026

IPTI’s usual monthly newsletter – the “President’s Message” – contains, inter alia, some summarised news articles from around the world. This IPTI publication – “Property Tax in the News” – contains some of the more interesting news articles concerning property taxes in North America and Europe which is where many of our members have a particular interest. Links to these and more, similarly summarised, articles – from North America, Europe and around the globe – can be found in...

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15 Sep
Member News, News

Curl Translations | The Cost of Getting It Wrong: Language, Translation, and International Business

Translation is often treated as an enabling function of international business: necessary, sometimes complex, but ultimately subordinate to the legal, financial, and commercial decisions it supports. This view underestimates the extent to which language itself can shape those decisions. A translation may sit inside a merger agreement worth billions of dollars, determine whether an insurance claim is covered, affect the interpretation of a regulatory filing, or become the focus of a marketing controversy. A single word can alter a...

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14 Sep
Member News, News

Littler | Update on the EU Forced Labour Regulation: What the European Commission’s New Guidelines Mean for Companies

In our blog post “Updates on Supply Chain Due Diligence: The EU Forced Labour Regulation", we outlined the key elements of Regulation (EU) 2024/3015. The European Commission has now published, on June 26, 2026, its long-awaited guidelines on the application of the EU Forced Labour Regulation. The guidelines are intended to support companies in practical implementation and, for the first time, provide concrete guidance on the measures that will be expected in practice. Although the guidelines are not legally binding,...

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14 Sep
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PwC | OECD Inclusive Framework Pillar Two Package Addresses Consistency of Rule Application and Reporting

What happened?  The OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (IF) on 11 September 2026 released a package of Pillar Two materials, including a revised GloBE Information Return (GIR), a framework for the full legislative review of jurisdictions’ Pillar Two rules, and Administrative Guidance on certain conditional taxes and issues with respect to Qualified Domestic Minimum Top-up Taxes (QDMTT) fiscal-period mismatches. The revised GIR implements reporting changes arising from the January 2026 Side-by-Side (SbS) Package. For qualifying US-parented groups applying the SbS safe harbour, certain...

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14 Sep
Member News, News, Trade & TTIP Related

Barnes & Thornburg | IEEPA Tariff Refunds: Critical Developments, Phase III Delays, and Action Steps for Importers

Highlights IEEPA refunds are being processed under CAPE Phases I and II, but CAPE Phase III is temporarily delayed. CBP announced that it will begin to issue refunds for finally liquidated entries under CAPE Phase III, but only for importers that have filed a lawsuit at the Court of International Trade (CIT). Non-litigating importers with finally liquidated entries may face the greatest exposure. If the Federal Circuit sides with the Department of Justice on the universal refund order appeal,...

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11 Sep
Member News, News

FBT Gibbons | From Incentives to Moratoriums: How Several Key States Are Responding to Data Center Development

Data centers have become a significant driver of new infrastructure development in the United States. According to recent Census Bureau data, construction spending on data center “shells” (the massive warehouse-like structures that house computing infrastructure) rose nearly 60% in July compared with July 2025 levels. As demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and large-scale data processing continues to increase, state and local governments are debating how to attract the economic benefits of data center investment while addressing the substantial...

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