A Sea Change for Cephalopods: U.S. Proposes New Welfare Standards for Preclinical Drug Development

There’s a business I think about sometimes. Third-generation manufacturer, about 80 employees, solid customer base, founder in his late 60s still running the show. His…

On February 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would rescind the 2024 Independent Contractor Rule and largely reinstate the 2021 framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under federal law.

The projects I work on evolve over time in response to my clients’ business priorities. Recently, I have been advising clients on provisional patent applications….