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On October 25, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill (the “Act”) banning the sale of over-the-counter weight loss and muscle building supplements to children under the age of 18. This Act is the first...more
The Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act, also known as the INFORM Consumers Act, was passed by Congress in December of 2022 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the INFORM Act will take effect on June 27. Businesses with an online presence should understand what the new law means and how to prepare to avoid penalties. See Gibney’s prior...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the INFORM Consumers Act ("the Act") as Title III of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which provides federal appropriations for the remainder of the 2023 fiscal...more
The Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (the INFORM Act) was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. A positive step in the fight against online...more
On August 31, 2018, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China promulgated the E-Commerce Law of the People‘s Republic of China (“Law”) which will come into effect on January 1,...more
Most industry professionals are aware that a revised set of California Proposition 65 or “Prop. 65” regulations will take effect at the end of the month on August 30, 2018. Prop. 65 is a so-called right-to-know statute that,...more
Proposition 65 (often referred to as “Prop 65”) was enacted in California in 1986 as the “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.” Despite this official title, the scope of Prop 65 regulates far more than just water...more
On May 30, 2018, Iowa’s Governor signed Senate File 2417. Among other things, it applies Iowa’s 7% sales tax to sales over the internet in Iowa....more
If your products are sold online or you operate a website with sales to consumers in California, these changes will impact whether you can obtain “safe harbor” protection under Prop 65. Over a year after adopting new...more
In response to public comments issued on September 8, 2017 that won’t be published in the Massachusetts Register until September 22, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (“DOR”) will require online vendors to collect...more
As part of Washington State’s efforts to collect more sales tax on out-of-state companies’ sales to Washington customers, the Legislature recently enacted H.B. 2163. The bill, signed by the Governor on July 7, imposes notice...more
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) recently issued guidance under which it will require the collection of Massachusetts sales and use taxes by remote sellers that meet certain sales thresholds in Massachusetts....more
Come August 30, 2018, consumer products to be released into the California marketplace must meet new regulations under California’s infamous Proposition 65. On August 30, 2016, the California Office of Administrative Law...more
In April 2014 we reported on the then incoming regulations governing the sales of goods and services to consumers in the UK. Those regulations came into force on 13 June 2014 implementing the EU Consumer Rights Directive...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a new rule, 16 C.F.R. § 435, covering Internet purchases. It became effective December 8—just in time for holiday shopping. The new rule expanded the FTC’s previously issued rule...more
The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (the “New Regulations”) will come into force on 13 June 2014 in the United Kingdom, revising the way that many traders will have to...more