Administrative Law, Tax Law, Consumer Protection

Steven Getman: Legal links of interest for the week ending March 15, 2013

by Steven Getman on 3/15/2013

Legal links of interest for the week ending March 15, 2013 Friday, March 15, 2013 by Steven J. Getman, Esq. Attorney Steven Getman reports on some of the stories about courts, the law and lawyers in the news this past...more

Bureau Proposes Further Revisions to Remittance Transfer Rules

by Andrew Owens | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/4/2013

On December 31, 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“Bureau”) published in the Federal Register revisions (“Proposal”) to rules on international remittance transfers that the agency published in February 2012 and...more

CFPB proposes changes to remittance transfer rule and delay in effective date

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/27/2012

The CFPB has issued a proposal to make revisions to the remittance transfer rule and delay the rule’s effective date. The CFPB had announced its plans to make the proposal in a bulletin it issued in November....more

Proactive Strategies for Minimizing Legal Risks in Providing Credit Counseling and Related Services

by Venable LLP on 5/11/2012

Introduction - Federal and state laws governing consumer credit counseling agencies continue to evolve and create potential pitfalls and new compliance requirements. - In response, the industry has responded with...more

Liberalisering af det danske spillemarked

by Kristian Dreyer on 9/28/2011

Liberalisering af det danske spillemarked (online casino, poker m.v.) med ikrafttræden 2012....more

Labor and Employment Roundtable

by Fenwick & West LLP on 4/12/2011

Technological innovations have introduced a host of new legal questions to the employment law area. Thanks to computer and mobile technology, workforces are increasingly virtual and global, creating new tensions in labor law...more

Legal and Regulatory Risks & Opportunities Facing Credit Counseling Agencies: Navigating a Legal Mindfield to Help Consumers in...

by Venable LLP on 11/18/2010

Introduction: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: New Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; Other Opportunities and Pitfalls; Other Federal Developments: What does the new Telemarketing Sales Rule...more