On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate issued a memorandum to all U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division employees outlining enforcement priorities under directives from President Trump and Attorney General Bondi. The Memorandum signals a shift in federal enforcement focus to issues such as discrimination, gender transition care, and immigration, and identifies the False Claims Act as a tool to achieve certain of the Administration’s goals.  

On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, making permanent many of the tax provisions enacted under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). An initial draft of the legislation was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 (the Original House Bill). Winston & Strawn’s prior alert regarding key provisions of the Original House Bill can be found here. A revised version of the Original House Bill (the Final Bill) was passed by the U.S. Senate on July 1, 2025, and after overcoming opposition from certain members of the Republican Party, the House voted on July 3, 2025, along party lines, to send the Final Bill to President Trump for signature.

This post highlights key aspects of the Japan Freelance Act and compares them with relevant legal frameworks in the United States—particularly in California and New York—as well as in Europe with an aim to help businesses operating globally understand the important legal considerations when working with freelance workers across jurisdictions.