2026 updates
April 30, 2026
Retail Law Update, Vol. 4, Issue 4
As April comes to a close, the legal and regulatory environment for retailers remains highly dynamic. Courts, regulators and policymakers are actively redefining the boundaries of liability across payments, digital platforms, consumer protection and emerging technologies.
March 31, 2026
Retail Law Update, Vol. 3, Issue 3
As we move into spring, the legal landscape for retailers is anything but settling. Courts and regulators are actively defining the limits of liability across digital platforms, labor practices, and data governance, with trade developments carrying significant downstream implications for pricing and supply chains. From NRF’s involvement in a high-stakes challenge to expanded tariff authority to the clarification of secondary liability standards, evolving litigation over AI-driven employment tools, divergent state wage-and-hour rulings, and renewed scrutiny of union election frameworks, the throughline is clear: long-standing assumptions are being tested—and in many cases, recalibrated.
February 27, 2026
Retail Law Update, Vol. 3, Issue 2
This month’s issue underscores a clear reality for retail legal teams: scrutiny is intensifying across pricing, labor, product safety, data governance, and constitutional challenges to state mandates. From a rare Robinson-Patman jury verdict and renewed PAFAA enforcement to evolving standards on independent contractors, arbitration clauses, AI privilege risks, and marketplace liability, courts and regulators are testing the boundaries of longstanding frameworks.
January 30, 2026
Retail Law Update, Vol. 3, Issue 1
In this first 2026 issue of NRF’s Retail Law Update, we cover recent developments shaping the industry, including pivotal Supreme Court cases, emerging state-level regulations, AI hiring litigation, and developments affecting labor, policy, and compliance. Read on for timely insights, practical takeaways, and analysis to help your retail legal teams navigate these important shifts.