Compliance Perspectives: Rolling Out New Compliance Initiatives
Three years after Maryland’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) was established by the Time to Care Act of 2022 (TCA), the General Assembly on Monday passed House Bill 102, which delays certain dates...more
As of February 17, 2025, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is back in full force and effect and, along with it, a requirement for most reporting companies to file their beneficial ownership information reports by...more
On Dec. 3, 2024, a Texas federal district court in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. (E.D. Tex., No. 4:24-cv-00478, 12/3/24) granted the plaintiffs’ motion to preliminarily enjoin the U.S. government from...more
In a lightning-fast move, the Minnesota Legislature just passed a bill that voids all future covenants not to compete, with limited exceptions for agreements entered into in connection with the sale or dissolution of a...more
The Florida legislature recently passed Senate Bill (SB) 1718 , which, if signed into law, would require both private employers with twenty-five or more employees and public employers in Florida to use the E-Verify system to...more
On Friday, April 21, the Montana and Tennessee state legislatures approved comprehensive privacy law proposals. In Montana, the state senate passed an amended version of the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (SB 384) in a...more
On February 7, 2023, the Indiana Senate passed a bill to outright ban noncompete agreements between doctors and their healthcare provider employers, though with an amendment to remove restrictions on referral incentives....more
The Illinois Paid Leave For All Workers Act (“PLFAW”) has been passed by the legislature and is headed to Governor Pritzker for signature. Effective January 1, 2024, the PLFAW will require nearly all Illinois employers to...more
As the calendar turns to 2023, employers in several states are currently navigating or preparing to navigate laws mandating the provision of paid family and medical leave (“PFML”), i.e., partially paid, job-protected leave,...more
The proposed Digital Services Act will require online services (including social media platforms, search engines, and marketplaces) to implement policies and procedures aimed at increasing transparency and combatting illegal...more