Covering everything from H-1B irregularities to regional cannabis regulations, latest crypto developments to employment law updates, cybersecurity rules to IRS guidance ... here's a recap of some of the most widely read news, updates, and analysis published on JD Supra during May, 2023. Good work, smart folks:

1. New York Releases Significant Changes to Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations - by Anne Buck, Joshua Eisenson, Adam Horowitz, and Brett Schuman at Goodwin
2. Not half bad: New Virginia employment laws to take effect July 1 - by David P. Phippen at Constangy
3. Florida Bill 1718: Potential Impact on Employers and Employees in Florida - by David Adams and Scott Bettridge at Cozen O'Connor
4. Compilation of Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - April 2023 - by Richard Levin at Jenner & Block
5. New Grounds for Divorce: Will Revised Rules Truly Make Maryland a “No Fault” State? - by Erin Kopelman at Lerch, Early & Brewer
6. U.S. Government Investigates H-1B Visa Lottery Irregularities - by Christine Fabin, Murty Gollakota, and Kelli Meilink at Husch Blackwell
7. Southern District of New York Finds Contract Usurious so as to Support “Unlawful Debt” for RICO Purposes - by Scott Davidson at King & Spalding
8. Final New York State Budget Imposes New Requirements for New York Home Care Providers and Significant Financial Investments for the Health Care Industry - by attorneys at Hodgson Russ LLP
9. Recent Legislative Proposals and IRS Guidance on the Taxation of Digital Assets - by Rita Halabi, Martin Hamilton, David Miller, Amanda Nussbaum, and Kathleen Semanski at Proskauer
10. The BR Privacy & Security Download: May 2023 - by attorneys at Blank Rome LLP
11. NYDFS releases final regulations implementing virtual currency licensee assessments - by John Georgievski, Lisa Lanham at Ballard Spahr
12. Weekly IRS Roundup April 24 – April 28, 2023 - by Sarah Raben at McDermott Will & Emery
13. With July 1st in view, Google updates CCPA contract terms - by Aaron Burstein, Alexander Schneider at Kelley Drye & Warren
14. Key Takeaways – Digital Assets (Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins, Tokenization, and CBDCs) - by Stephen Anstey at Kilpatrick Townsend
15. Foley Automotive Update - May 2023 - 2 - by Nicholas Ellis, Vanessa Miller, and Ann Marie Uetz at Foley & Lardner
16. Proposed SEC Rule Would Place Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms Under SEC Jurisdiction - by Jay Dubow, Jason Langford, Ethan Ostroff, Ghillaine Reid, and Trey Smith at Troutman Pepper
17. Crypto Regulation Marches On With Potential Consequences for Trading Systems - by Daniel Forester, Soo Hwang, Mark Janoff, Joseph Perkins, and James Wigginton at Orrick
18. The UK joins the CPTPP: the UK’s “tilt to Asia” takes further life - by Jonathan Benson and Matthew Townsend at Allen & Overy
19. Cyberattacks as Acts of War: Insurance Companies Forced to Rethink Their Policies - by Mark Rasch at KJK
20. OpenAI Owner of ChatGPT Suffers Data Breach - by Linn Freedman at Robinson+Cole
21. CRPTO Act Cracks Down On CRYPTO - by Ashi Colina at Pietragallo
22. Movement on the SAFE Banking Act? The Senate is Talking the Talk, but Not Ready to Walk the Walk - by Darren Grady at Amundsen Davis
23. The Board is Set: Preparing for the SEC’s Upcoming Cybersecurity Rules - by Jeremy Berkowitz, Brad Bondi, and John Michels at Paul Hastings
24. Right To Know - May 2023, Vol. 6 - by attorneys at Clark Hill PLC
25. Montana joins eight other states in enacting comprehensive privacy legislation - by attorneys at Orrick

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