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Illinois Amends Biometric Information Privacy Act to Reign in Liquidated Damages and Permit Electronic Signatures

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The amendments clarify that a plaintiff is only entitled to liquidated damages for up to one violation per person. Businesses had previously faced steep settlements or damage awards into the billions of dollars....more

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Contracts, Signatures, and Smileys: Are Emojis Legally Valid?

A few weeks ago, a Canadian farmer sent a text message to a company he worked with that included a thumbs-up emoji, which symbolizes approval or agreement. To his surprise, the Canadian court treated this emoji as the...more

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Mexican Supreme Court of Justice Invalidates Key Provision in Federal Tax Code That Authorized the Disclosure of PII by Federal...

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The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice ruled to invalidate the last paragraph of Article 17-F of the Mexican Federal Tax Code, which allowed requests be made to the Mexican Tax Administration Service (Servicio de Administración...more

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IRS Proposes to Permanently Allow Remote Witnessing of Spousal Consents

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On December 29, 2022, the IRS issued proposed regulations that would permanently allow retirement plans to accept remote participant elections and spousal consents. PROPOSED REGULATIONS STEM FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC-...more

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Authenticating an individual Is not enough to establish a reasonably defensible electronic transaction

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In today’s digital world, we often desire to have people consent to documents by merely pasting an image of a signature into a document, clicking a virtual button on a web site or mobile phone, or relying upon the...more

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One Problem Solved: Notice 2020-42 Provides Temporary Relief for Witnessing Spousal Consents

This afternoon, the Treasury Department issued Notice 2020-42, ending the uncertainty surrounding spousal consents to retirement plan distributions and loans in the socially distanced COVID-19 world. As plan administrators...more

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Landmarks Newsletter - Summer 2019

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It wouldn’t be the summer edition of Landmarks without our annual recap of the retail real estate industry’s largest event, ICSC RECon, which takes place every May in Las Vegas. Each year, RECon serves as a barometer for...more

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8 Things Healthcare Providers Should Know About E-Signatures

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Electronic signatures can be legally valid to execute documents that require written signatures, and electronic documents can be legally valid when applicable laws require documents to be in writing....more

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