Compliance Perspectives: Rolling Out New Compliance Initiatives
As discussed in a previous article, the European Union is seeking to "bring competitiveness and climate goals together," and therefore launched a reform package—the Omnibus package—regarding sustainability reporting and...more
On June 10, 2025, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice (Notice) announcing that broadcasters have until December 8, 2025 to comply with the FCC’s expanded rules...more
On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released a revised draft of its regulations. These modifications, issued in response to public comments on earlier drafts, aim to clarify and simplify key...more
The 2025 Texas Legislative Session concludes on June 2, and new regulations impacting homeowners’ associations and condominium owners’ associations will be implemented on September 1, 2025....more
Maryland has enacted a law that establishes a financial-services oversight regime for earned wage access services, also known as on-demand pay services, which allow workers to access earned but unpaid income before payday....more
Companies with recurring payment programs with negative option terms now have until July 14, 2025, to bring their disclosure, consent, and cancellation practices into full compliance....more
Enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Click-to-Cancel Rule (Rule) has now been deferred to July 14, 2025. The FTC noted that enforcement of the Rule did not adequately consider the compliance burdens...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) on May 9, 2025, voted to defer the compliance deadline for the amended Negative Option Rule (Rule) by 60 days "given the complexities" of conforming to the amended Rule....more
Take a quick breath—but just a short one—because late Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided (3-0) to push the compliance date of its Negative Option (or "Click to Cancel") Rule, a regulation designed to make...more
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team notes that the Federal Trade Commission extended the compliance deadline of the Negative Option Rule (better known as the Click-to-Cancel Rule) by 60 days....more
Late Friday, the FTC announced that the Commission had voted 3-0 to extend the compliance deadline for the to-be-effective provisions of the Negative Option Rule, formerly known as the “Click to Cancel Rule.” While the...more
On March 14, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued the following press release (Release) to extend compliance with the amendments (Amendments) to Rule 35d-1 (Names Rule) under the Investment Company Act of...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is further postponing the compliance date requirements to display the FDIC official digital sign on an insured depository institution’s (IDI) digital channels, as well as on...more
Entities subject to the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) may finally find their footing after receiving updated guidance from the Financial Crimes...more
Beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are now back in effect. As a result, all entities subject to the CTA are once again obligated to file BOI reports with...more
Beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are once again back in effect following the February 18, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern...more
All non-exempt entities that would have previously had filings due are required to complete their filings by March 21, 2025....more
As discussed in our October 27, 2024 post, the SEC has announced new security requirements for Edgar filers. The compliance date is September 15, 2025....more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance Director Erik Gerding released a statement on May 21, 2024, addressing Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents Determined to be Material and...more
Since the enactment of California’s so-called “Junk Fee Ban,” S.B. 478 (more formally known as the “Honest Pricing Law” or the “Hidden Fees Statute”), Benesch has been fielding a wide range of questions from retailers and...more
The guidelines aim to transform China’s approach to ESG by introducing sustainability disclosure rules for large listed companies. On February 8, 2024, under the auspices of the China Securities Regulatory Commission...more
On March 6,2024, in a 3-2 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports....more
On March 6, 2024, in a 3-2 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports. ...more
In this issue, we cover regulatory developments from the fourth quarter of 2023 impacting the investment management sector, including the use of shareholder rights plans as an alternative to state control share statutes....more
By Friday, December 1, 2023, listed companies must adopt a Dodd-Frank-compliant clawback policy. As background, on February 22, 2023, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) proposed listing...more