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The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
#WorkforceWednesday®: What the FTC Non-Compete Ban Block Means for Employers - Employment Law This Week®
False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
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Balch’s Decision Dive: Texas Trial Court Struck Down the FTC’s Noncompete Rule
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False Claims Act Insights - If Everything Matters, Nothing Does: Parsing Materiality in FCA Disputes
In That Case: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy
#WorkforceWednesday® - SpaceX Victory: Court Questions NLRB's Constitutional Authority - Employment Law This Week®
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
#WorkforceWednesday: Can FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Survive Without Chevron Deference? - Spilling Secrets Podcast
The Justice Insiders Podcast: Jarkesy’s Implications for the Administrative State
Down Goes Chevron: A 40-Year Precedent Overturned by the Supreme Court – Diagnosing Health Care
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On September 14, Virginia’s Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares issued a letter to the registered agent of the Good Vibes Shop, a Radford, VA store, for selling tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products without proper labeling and...more
This is the first of a three-part series about the USMCA joint review process, focusing on China, Mexico, and competing visions of a “worker-centered” trade policy. Part one introduces the USMCA joint review process and...more
On September 19, the Chicago City Council amended the city's municipal code to give the housing commissioner new wide-ranging authority to restructure affordable housing loans and grants. The commissioner is now empowered to:...more
Policy guidance clarifies application eligibility evidence for EB-1A immigrant classifications - Effective October 2, 2024, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance to further clarify the...more
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment decision finding that the prior owner of a trademark for fresh chicken had abandoned the mark by failing to use it for three years and...more
On September 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced five enforcement actions against companies that allegedly used AI to further deceptive or unfair conduct. The actions are part of the FTC’s Operation AI...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has initiated enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) following the release of its final rule and interpretative guidance in April 2024. We previously...more
On September 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced a proposed rule aimed at amending the disclosure requirements for international money transfers, commonly known as remittances. The proposed...more
Last month, the Third Circuit issued another appellate opinion in the long-gestating In re Fosamax litigation (3d Cir Sept. 20, 2024, – F. 4th, 2024 WL 4247311). The litigation, now well into its second decade, involves...more
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
In a notice published on September 9, 2024, announcing a proposed rule and request for comment (“Proposed Rule”), the U.S. Department of Commerce called for new reporting requirements for the development of certain advanced...more
On 28 June 2024, the US Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (Loper Bright) overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to federal agencies’ reasonable interpretations of...more
The General Assembly and Governor Shapiro recently enacted various legislation affecting school entities. The following is a brief summary of those developments....more
Professionalism, Proficiency, and Confidence - In the Title IX field, federal regulations tend to drive the training discussion. They should not. In conversations on the ATIXA member listserv, we frequently encounter...more
The PTAB denied institution of inter partes review reasoning that Petitioner did not demonstrate a reasonable likelihood that Petitioner would prevail in establishing the unpatentability of any of the challenged claims. The...more
Gambling machines in Kentucky have recently come under increased scrutiny following the enactment of House Bill 594, which amended the definition of “gambling device” under Kentucky law, effective June of last year. The law...more
The CFPB recently issued a blog post, highlighting debt collection impacts on surviving spouses. In the blog, the CFPB warns that debt collectors who try to collect on a spouse’s medical bills from a survivor, who is not...more
A proposed constitutional amendment being considered by Mexico’s Congress would eliminate the country’s autonomous constitutional bodies – agencies originally created to make decisions without political influence and...more
On September 17, 2024, senior officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) gave comments offering insight into its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) as it has operated in practice so far....more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director, Kathi Vidal, released a final rule on Director Review effective October 31, which expands the director's authority to review a wide range of decisions made during PTAB...more
In recent years, the California Legislature has enacted bills that reduce local control over the development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs). Recent examples include legislation...more
On September 20, 13 states and Washington, D.C. joined Colorado in its appeal asking the Tenth Circuit to uphold a state law imposing more restrictive interest rate caps on loans from out-of-state banks to residents, arguing...more
The New York Retail Worker Safety Act, passed on September 4, 2024, is a new law aimed at enhancing the safety of retail workers and shoppers in response to the increasing threat of gun violence and other forms of violence in...more
On September 23, 2024, new emergency regulations went into effect in California impacting hemp and CBD products. With enforcement led by multiple state agencies (namely The Department of Public Health, Department of Cannabis...more
California and Missouri are the latest states to target hemp-based products containing intoxicating cannabinoids. On Sept. 23, 2024, California signed into law emergency regulations aimed at protecting children from the...more