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On July 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued two opinion letters addressing how the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) applies to the commuter travel of employees who work part of their workday at home. According to the DOL, these two new letters are intended to allow  employers “confidently make informed decisions regarding a wider variety of employee work arrangements” while “ensuring that workers are properly compensated for all hours worked.” The full opinion letters can be found here: FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10.

The rapid adoption of generative AI tools—ranging from expansive Large Language Models (LLMs) to specialized code assistants—has introduced critical new vulnerabilities into modern corporate data security.  Today, the primary risk to intellectual property is no longer limited to malicious external hacking; it is increasingly driven by inadvertent internal disclosure.  

For many consumer product companies, recycling symbols have become routine. They appear on bottles, jars, tubes, cartons, caps, and inserts, often carried over from one label design to the next with little scrutiny. Heads up! California’s SB 343 is about to shake things up.

On June 15, 2026, Director John Squires denied Bulletproof Property Management, LLC's request for discretionary denial of seven IPR petitions filed by Tesla, Inc., clearing the way for the Board to reach the merits.

California businesses are facing a new pricing reality. Under California’s “Hidden Fees Statute,” also known as SB 478 or the “Honest Pricing Law,” most businesses advertising prices to consumers must show the full price a customer will be required to pay, with limited exceptions for certain government-imposed taxes and reasonable shipping costs.