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How Trump’s Metals Tariffs Could Make Food and Beer Cans More Expensive
Food and beverage companies say new tariffs on steel and aluminum will raise the cost of their containers. They say consumers are likely to pay the difference.
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How Sara Ziff and the Model Alliance Helped Create the Fashion Workers Act
Sara Ziff, once a fixture at Fashion Week, is a force behind a new labor law in New York that aims to protect models and perhaps redefine what counts as work.
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How the NBA Finals’ Champagne Celebration Became a Marketing Moment
Brands have seized on the spectacle of the post-championship celebration as a marketing moment.
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How Trump’s Trade War Has Whipsawed the Port of L.A.
The nation’s largest ports, in Los Angeles County, are a bellwether for the economy. They are being whipsawed as President Trump reorders global trade.
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Misplaced Millions? Lost Life Savings? Tell Us.
A new personal finance column was inspired by head-scratching messages from Times readers.
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HHS OCR Continues Active HIPAA Enforcement with Three New Settlements
In the past several weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has announced settlements with three health care organizations — Comstar, LLC (“Comstar”); Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (“GMHA”); and Vision Upright MRI (“Vision Upright”) — for alleged violations of the HIPAA Security Rule and Breach Notification Rule….By:…
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Enforcement Date for DOJ’s Sensitive Data Rule Approaches: Are Your Cross-Border Transfers Compliant?
On April 8, 2025, the Department of Justice’s Final Rule, titled “Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons,” (the “Final Rule”) came into force. The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it would not enforce the Final Rule through July 8, 2025,…
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OIG Green Lights MSO Model Arrangement for Telehealth Platforms in New Advisory Opinion
On June 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 25-03 (the Advisory Opinion), in which OIG approved of a proposed arrangement under which a management support organization and a physician-owned professional corporation (the Requestors) would enter into an arrangement involving the leasing of clinical employees…
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Global Trade in 2025: Outbound Investment Restrictions
Motivated by a rapidly evolving geopolitical climate, governments around the globe have increasingly scrutinized and intervened in transactions under foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regimes in recent years. Rising protectionism, concerns over cybersecurity threats, Covid-19 and the desire to protect critical domestic industries have driven the expansion of FDI regimes beyond purely national security or…
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The AI Thirst Trap
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the water industry. The need for massive amounts of water to cool AI data systems could exacerbate already strained water resources in the U.S. and worldwide. To avoid being forced to choose between shutting down operations or overtaxing community water supplies, technology companies must look for ways…
