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On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued an opinion letter concluding that a 30-minute unpaid meal period is still a bona fide, non-compensable break under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even if employees voluntarily spend part of the period walking to parking and passing through security. According to the letter, employers are not required to extend a meal period to accommodate off-site travel time voluntarily undertaken during such break where no work is performed. WHD concluded the meal period remained bona fide because employees were relieved of all duties and free to use the time for eating or other personal activities, including voluntarily leaving the premises. 📝Learn more in this #GTAlert by Micala Campbell Robinson and Wendy Choi: https://bit.ly/4eDDqKk. #GTLaborandEmployment #EmploymentLaw #WageAndHour #Compliance #FLSA

Greenberg Traurig has expanded its Litigation Practice, adding leading securities and commercial litigator Andrew Gray as a shareholder in Orange County. 🔗 Read about his move to GT here: https://lnkd.in/gyu_9VHV. Andrew, who recently completed his term as the Association of Business Trial Lawyers Orange County Chapter’s president, represents companies, financial institutions, boards of directors, and individuals in high-stakes commercial litigation, with a focus on securities class actions, merger and acquisition (M&A) disputes, and partnership or corporate control contests. “Andrew is an extraordinarily skilled leader in the bar and a litigator. His vast experience in complex litigation and as senior trial counsel will be a tremendous asset to our practice and in serving our clients at the highest level. His values and collegial spirit are perfectly aligned with our culture as well,” said Brad Kaufman, senior chairman of Greenberg Traurig, co-chair of the Securities Litigation Group, and global chairman of Professional Development and Integration. “Expert in navigating courts across the nation and in virtually all facets of litigation, Andrew is integral to our meeting significant client demand for sophisticated legal counsel nationwide.” #GTNews #GTOrangeCounty #GTLitigation #SecuritiesLitigation #CommercialLitigation

🏥 On June 16, 2026, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice filed a proposed settlement resolving a civil antitrust lawsuit brought by DOJ and the state of Ohio against OhioHealth, a Columbus, Ohio-based not-for-profit hospital system. The proposed settlement was announced four months after DOJ filed its complaint. The complaint alleged that OhioHealth’s 35% market share of inpatient general acute care services in Columbus made it a “must have” participant in private insurance networks, and that OhioHealth used that market power to require commercial payors to include OhioHealth in all of their plans and to feature OhioHealth at the “most favored” benefit level in each network. According to the complaint, these contractual requirements had the practical effect of foreclosing lower-cost providers from competing for approximately 85% of the private insurance business in the Columbus area. The proposed settlement prohibits OhioHealth from enforcing the challenged contract provisions, requires OhioHealth to notify payors that such provisions are void, and subjects OhioHealth to oversight by DOJ and the Ohio Attorney General for the 10-year term of the proposed final judgment. In a statement announcing the settlement, OhioHealth noted that the challenged contractual restrictions dated back as far as “two decades” and were the product of renegotiation over the years in a "highly competitive market.” Continue reading the full #GTAlert by Bill Katz, Justin Hedge, and Hunter Bezner: https://bit.ly/4wbXdpP. #AntitrustLitigation #CompetitionRegulation #HealthCareCompliance

On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell (https://lnkd.in/ebkG2A7P), resolving a dispute over the scope of federal preemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq. The case presented the question of whether FIFRA preempts a label-based state-law failure-to-warn claim where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a label that does not require the warning at issue. In a 7-2 decision, the Court held that FIFRA expressly preempts plaintiff’s state-law failure-to-warn claim because it would require Monsanto to add a cancer warning to Roundup’s label. The decision resolves a circuit split, holding that federal pesticide labels preempt divergent or additional state warning or labeling requirements. It may limit state-law claims against pesticide registrants based on theories of inadequate warning and may provide guidance for pesticide registrants, manufacturers of federally regulated products, and litigants navigating the intersection of federal labeling approvals and state tort law. Continue reading this #GTAlert written by Seth Goldberg, Kaitlyn Maxwell, Stacey Bosshardt, and Jeshica Patel: https://bit.ly/4eM2jlE. #SCOTUS #EnvironmentalLaw

On June 22, the Virginia legislature approved its 2026 biennial budget, which includes a first-of-its-kind tax on electricity certain data centers consume (HB 30, Item 3-5.24#1c). The tax rate is $0.011 per KWh consumed each month, beginning on July 1, 2026. The tax will last only for a two-year period, and will sunset on July 1, 2028. The definition of the term “data center” for purposes of this consumption tax carves out facilities “whose primary function is to facilitate the provision of internet access service, a communication service…. or any combination thereof.” Since data centers whose primary purpose is to provide internet access or Voice over Internet Protocol communication services do not appear to be subject to this tax, it would seem that the primary target of this tax is intended to be data centers that provide services for artificial intelligence. Continue reading this #GTAlert written by Marvin Kirsner, Eric Waeckerlin, and Jamie Flesch: https://bit.ly/4bf9YIb. #DigitalInfrastructure #TaxLaw #GTTax #SALT #Virginia #DataCenters

Greenberg Traurig strengthened its global Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Adam Gendelman, who worked for more than 15 years at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) before joining the firm. He joins Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. office as a shareholder, and will also be part of the firm’s Litigation Practice. Read more in the firm’s press release: https://lnkd.in/gC_8WCUi. “Nuclear energy is an increasingly vital component of a secure, reliable, and sustainable energy future. As investment and development in this sector accelerate, clients require counsel that is both deeply informed by the regulatory landscape and grounded in the technical realities of nuclear generation and infrastructure,” Greenberg Traurig Executive Chairman Richard A. Rosenbaum said. “At Greenberg Traurig, we are committed to providing broad, business-minded guidance for nuclear energy projects, from development and licensing through financing, construction, and operations. We are pleased to welcome Adam to the firm; he brings an invaluable perspective that further strengthens our ability to help clients navigate the challenges and opportunities in this rapidly evolving space.” Adam is the latest addition to Greenberg Traurig’s team of lawyers in the nuclear space, including Konrad Kosicki, LL.M. in Warsaw and Stephen Horvath III and Shashank Krishna in London. #GTNews #GTWashingtonDC #NuclearSpace #GTEnergy #GTLitigation

Greenberg Traurig obtained Miami-Dade County Rapid Transit Zone (RTZ) approval for a proposed 50-story, 378-unit residential tower just north of Miami’s I-395 Signature Bridge on behalf 1315 Partners LLC. The project, located at 1315 NE Miami Court, received unanimous Special Exception approval from the Board of County Commissioners, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for this transit-oriented development. #GTMiami Land Use Shareholder Ethan Wasserman and Associate Nicole Wolfe represented the developer throughout the approval process. #GTNews #GTBuildsMiami #GTRealEstate #GTFlorida

🛍️ The post-pandemic retail landscape has reshaped commercial real estate across the country. Some major consumer brands are abandoning the race for urban flagship square footage in favor of smaller, strategically placed suburban locations. Migration patterns resulting in population growth across suburbs and exurbs (https://bit.ly/4aXDeTJ) have changed consumer behavior. Some U.S. retailers are recalibrating their physical footprint to reconcile these shifts by pivoting toward a suburban-first strategy defined by smaller, more flexible store formats. Ultimately, this approach reflects a strategic convergence of consumer behavior and the refinement of operational efficiencies. Continue reading this #GTAlert by Alison Weinberg-Fahey and Jake Mantin: https://bit.ly/4ajbtF4. #GTRealEstate #GTRetail #CommercialRealEstate

The latest #GTAlert by Laura Siegel Rabinowitz and Hugh Smachlo titled, “US Trade Developments: IEEPA Refund Processing, De Minimis Suspension, and Section 301 Investigation Against Germany,” is now live: • Effective June 29, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expanding the Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) portal to accept entries flagged for reconciliation where no reconciliation entry has yet been filed. This may provide an opportunity for importers using CBP’s reconciliation program to seek refunds of IEEPA duties. • CBP has issued two interim final rules indefinitely suspending the de minimis exemption across all modes of entry, with the suspension for non-postal shipments effective immediately and a new postal informal entry process taking effect July 24, 2026. • The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated a Section 301 investigation against Germany over its pharmaceutical pricing practices. The investigation may result in increased tariffs on German made goods. Continue reading the full GT Alert here: https://bit.ly/4uUQ6kz. Also, please visit GT’s Tariff Task Force page (https://bit.ly/4eMPjfI) or contact TariffTaskForce@gtlaw.com for more information. #InternationalTrade #Tariffs #GTTariffTaskForce #IEEPA #Germany

Fifty-seven attorneys from Greenberg Traurig's Florida offices were named to Super Lawyers’ 2026 list of top attorneys in Florida. 🔗 Read more in the press release: https://lnkd.in/gpbZB3Qy. Special shout out to Intellectual Property Shareholder Greg Herbert who is ranked among the Top 50 attorneys in the Orlando market. The firm recognition includes 39 attorneys recognized on the Super Lawyers list, nine of whom have been honored for at least 10 years, and 15 for at least 20 years. In addition, 18 attorneys were selected to the “Rising Stars” list. Congrats to our attorneys in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, and West Palm Beach! #GTNews #SuperLawyers #FloridaSuperLawyers #RisingStars #GTFortLauderdale #GTMiami #GTOrlando #GTTallahassee #GTTampa #GTWestPalmBeach