On September 6, 2024, Wynn Las Vegas (“Wynn LV”) agreed to forfeit over $130 million to resolve a criminal investigation into the gaming giant’s suspected violated federal anti-money laundering (“AML”) laws. Daniel Silva, a…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking
Beginning on January 1, 2025, landlords of commercial properties – be they office, industrial or retail, will need to develop new procedures when entering into leases with a newly defined class of tenants, identified as…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
On September 29, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 98 (“AB 98”), which limits warehouses from being built near “sensitive receptors.” AB 98 establishes new standards for the construction warehouses of…
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/ Environmental Law, Transportation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
A Changed Regulatory Environment – Companies who think that U.S. export controls and sanctions do not apply to their products and channels of trade should reassess that position. As an example, approximately US$1.1 billion in…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
USCIS introduced a new Form I-9 to a single-sided sheet. All employers MUST now use the form version released in August 2023.
The form is now available in fillable form on tablets and mobile devices…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
On September 3rd, 2024, Los Angeles County’s Fair Chance Ordinance (“FCO”) went into effect, establishing new criminal background check requirements for employers in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The FCO expands…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
As many sports lawyers are aware, there have already been several examples of name, image, and likeliness (“NIL”) litigation throughout the country. In fact, we previously reviewed several groundbreaking cases which stood to…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Education Law
A little more than a year ago, on July 23, 2023, the Washington My Health My Data Act (WMHMDA) was passed into law. The law originally went into effect on March 31, 2024, however the compliance deadline for small businesses was…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy
As temperatures continue to rise these upcoming weeks, employers take heed of pertinent health and safety laws to ensure workplace compliance. In anticipation of further shifts in the regulatory landscape favoring additional…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Labor & Employment Law
What happens when a policyholder seeks to bring an action against its insurer for violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq., (“UCL”)), which has a four-year statute of limitations, but…
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/ Civil Procedure, Insurance
In September of 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 553, which amended Labor Code section 6401.7 and created new section 6401.9 to require employers (with few exceptions) to develop and implement a detailed…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
A new Colorado law required all banks and credit unions chartered in any state to charge only Colorado’s maximum interest rate, not the interest rates allowed by the lender’s state. In an opinion published on June 18, the US…
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/ Conflict of Laws, Finance & Banking
Buchalter can assist by providing you with recommendations for testing laboratories, detailed analysis of state and federal PFAS regulations, create compliance programs tailored to meet regulatory requirements, assist in the…
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/ Business Torts, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
On Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Starbucks Corp. v. M. Kathleen McKinney, Case No. 23-367, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that district courts must apply a strict, four-factor test when adjudicating requests for preliminary…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission approved and issued its final rule effectively banning employers’ use of non-compete agreements (subject to very few exceptions). The rule becomes effective 120 days after…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
