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With the new administration set to start next year, many employers are focused on immigration and how President-elect Trump’s return to the White House may affect their workforce. Though there remains a level of uncertainty regarding what immigration policies and priorities President-elect Trump may implement, his earlier term may shed some li...

Perkins Coie's Privacy & Security practice maintains this comprehensive chart of state laws regarding security breach notification. The chart is for informational purposes only and is intended as an aid in understanding each state's sometimes unique security breach notification requirements.

As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, it also becomes a prime opportunity for cybercriminals to target retailers, their suppliers, and their customers.  As The Hacker News reports, criminal use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is expected to enhance the established pattern of increased malicious activity against retail...

IntroductionMarijuana is state-legal and highly regulated in 38 state medical markets and 24 adult-use markets. In those states, people can readily purchase marijuana from state-sanctioned marijuana dispensaries. The commercial products sold in those dispensaries are subject to rigorous standards, including mandatory age verification, product testi...

Recently, Glass Lewis announced the release of its 2025 U.S. Benchmark Policy Guidelines and guidelines for Shareholder Proposals & ESG-Related Issues that apply across markets. Here are 8 things to know about this year’s policy updates:Expectation of AI Oversight Disclosures. The updated policy includes a new section regarding board oversight ...

This election cycle, California voters rejected the minimum wage initiative Proposition 32 (Prop 32). The initiative would have provided a stair-step increase in statewide minimum wage from $16 an hour to $18 an hour by 2026. Without Prop 32, California’s state minimum wage will increase to only $16.50 an hour, as announced on August 1, 2...

SEATTLE (November 21, 2024)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that four lawyers have been promoted to senior counsel effective January 1, 2025. “Camille, Philip, Reese, and Jacob are phenomenal lawyers who are committed to their clients’ success and to providing first-rate legal guidance to their clients,” said Firmwide Managing Partner Bill...

SEATTLE (November 21, 2024)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 23 senior counsel and counsel have been promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2025.“We congratulate each of these exceptional lawyers on their promotion to partner in recognition of their outstanding legal counsel to our clients,” said Firmwide Managing Partner Bill Malley. “E...