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Automatic Renewal Law Updates - Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut

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Companies selling subscriptions have been busy navigating compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s Negative Option Rule, which is scheduled to go into effect July 14. But when it rains, it pours....more

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PBM Contracts Could Expose Plan Sponsors to Fiduciary Liability

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A plan sponsor’s fiduciary duty to be transparent in Pharmacy Benefit Manager contracts safeguards plan participants’ interests and mitigates the risk of litigation, regulatory penalties, and reputational harm, say Hall...more

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The SBA Franchise Directory is Back

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The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has reinstated its SBA Franchise Directory after a two-year hiatus. Widely hailed as a valuable resource by stakeholders, the SBA Franchise Directory is a list of franchisors...more

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AI Call-Monitoring Lawsuits Are Heating Up: 5 Steps Your Business Can Take to Minimize Risk

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A new lawsuit just filed against an AI software provider offers a clear warning for any business using artificial intelligence to monitor or record customer service calls. On June 13, a California plaintiff filed a federal...more

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GSA Announces Expansion of “Transactional Data Reporting” Program, Reducing Compliance Obligations for GSA Schedule Contractors

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WHAT: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced its planned expansion of the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) program, which will make TDR mandatory for GSA Schedule contractors whose contracts...more

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FSR & Public Tenders in the EU: Key Insights at the Two-Year Mark

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Two years into the implementation of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), the number of FSR filings under its public procurement tool exceeds 2,000, with scrutiny now by a recently established specialised unit within DG...more

Holland & Knight LLP

GSA Expands Transactional Data Reporting Requirements for MAS Contract Holders

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Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contractors not presently participating in transactional data reporting (TDR) will now have to do so and come into compliance with the TDR rule soon after their MAS contract's Special Item...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY Quietly Amends Automatic Renewal Law

On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a large budget bill with ​“major components of legislation necessary to implement the state transportation, economic development, and environmental conservation budget for...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Disclosure Requirements for Florida Resorts and Food Establishments

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Described as a law to make it easier to remove hotel guests who have not paid their bills, Florida Bill SB 606 (“the Bill”) includes several new required disclosures that will impact Florida restaurants, hotels, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s “Auto Renewal Law” Takes Effect on July 1

Amendments to California’s Automatic Renewal Law (ARL) will take effect on July 1, 2025. Enacted in September 2024 through Assembly Bill No. 2863, the amendments expand disclosure, consent, and cancellation obligations for...more

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NY Settles with Equinox for Allegedly Making Consumers Sweat over Negative Option Plans

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New York AG Letitia James entered into a settlement with Equinox Group, LLC (Equinox Group), which operates fitness services under Equinox, Equinox+, and SoulCycle, resolving allegations that its subscription and cancellation...more

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Service Franchisors: New Rules in California for Automatic Renewals July 1st

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From streaming services and gym memberships to software vendor agreements and e-commerce franchises, automatic contract renewals are common occurrences. Currently, California law protects consumers regarding automatic renewal...more

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Click-to-Cancel

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has recently announced that the FTC’s Click to Cancel Rule (the “Rule”) has been postponed to July 14, 2025. Originally planned to become effective May 14, 2025, the Commission released...more

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Updated California and FTC Auto-Renewal Regulations Take Effect

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In the fall of 2024, California and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amended their respective auto-renewal regulations. The amendments detail new and largely parallel disclosure, consent, and cancellation requirements for...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FTC Defers Some Click-to-Cancel Rule Enforcement to July 14, 2025

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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

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FTC Click-to-Cancel Rule Enforcement Delayed 60 Days to Enable Business Compliance

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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

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FTC Delays Compliance Deadline for Click-to-Cancel Rule Until July 14, 2025

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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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Extends Compliance Deadline for Negative Option or ​“Click to Cancel” Rule, but Indicates Intent to Enforce as Written in July

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Litigation Funding in Georgia: New Registration and Disclosure Requirements

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on April 21, 2025, signed into law Senate Bills (SB) 68 and 69 – Georgia's headline-grabbing tort reform bills (the Tort Reform Package). Though much has been published about the Tort Reform Package's...more

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New Resolution Regulates the Operation of Areas and Facilities of Organized Ports

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National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) published on April 9, 2025, the Resolution No. 127/2025 (“Resolution 127”), regulating the operation of port areas and facilities located within the boundaries of organized ports....more

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Insurance Producer Exposure When Procuring Cover for Sophisticated Clients

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Generally speaking, insurance producers face fairly routine obligations when procuring cover. Every state imposes a general duty to exercise that degree of care, skill and diligence a reasonable producer would exhibit to his...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Avoiding Legal Pitfalls: Understanding Ohio’s Home Solicitation Sales Act

Are you a contractor who sells services directly to customers at their homes or outside your ordinary place of business? If so, do you know about Ohio’s Home Solicitation Sales Act? Understanding this law is crucial, and if...more

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Don’t Skim(p) on Disclosures

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And we’re back with more NAD drama! You may remember that earlier this year, we blogged about a case where the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau found that disclosures @Revolve and the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Coverage Barred for Portion of Settlements for Long Term Care Insurer’s Alleged Misrepresentations to Policyholders that...

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In a case in which Wiley represented one of the insurers, the Delaware Superior Court, applying Virginia law, has held that an exclusion in professional liability policies issued to an insurance company barring coverage for...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Tips on How to Shape Up Your Influencer Advertising Program: The NAD Reviews Skims’ Instagram Posts for Proper Disclosures

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For years now we’ve been blogging about how much the FTC and even the SEC on occasion love scrolling Instagram posts to see what influencer are up to. This post is about another three letter organization who likes to scroll...more

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