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California Legislature Approves Amendments to Climate Disclosure Laws

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As we previously reported in October 2023, the California legislature adopted three significant climate disclosure laws...more

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Amendments to California Climate Accountability Package Await Governor’s Review

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In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate‐Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261), jointly referred to as the Climate Accountability...more

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Corporate Transparency Wave: New York and Beyond - What Businesses Need to Know About the New or Proposed State Laws on Corporate...

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The federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) has prompted certain states to consider their own laws aimed at increasing the transparency of beneficial ownership. This article delves into the recently enacted New York...more

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California’s SB 1524 Seeks to Exempt Restaurants from Forthcoming Hidden Fee Ban

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On July 1, California Senate Bill 478 (SB 478) will take effect. Enacted to augment the Consumer Legal Remedies Act’s ban on certain deceptive advertising practices, this measure seeks to address the growing prevalence of...more

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Colorado Legislature Approves AI Bill Targeting "High-Risk" Systems and AI Labeling

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The Colorado legislature passed the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 205 or the Act) on May 8, 2024. If approved by Gov. Jared Polis, it will be the first law in the U.S. to impose specific requirements intended to...more

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Ontario Update: Bill 149 Receives Royal Assent, includes Pay Transparency and AI Disclosure Requirements for Job Postings

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On March 21, 2024, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 (“Bill 149”) received Royal Assent. Bill 149 amends the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to include a new section pertaining to job postings, which...more

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Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety of Changes Including Pay Transparency and AI Disclosure Requirements for Job Postings,...

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On November 14, 2023, the Government of Ontario introduced the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (“Bill 149”). If passed, the proposed legislation will amend the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to include...more

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New York State Is on the Brink of Creating the Nation’s First Public Database of LLC Owners, Aimed at Curbing Crime by Lifting the...

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Over a year after it was introduced to the New York State Legislature, the NYTA was passed by both the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate in late June; however, as of the date of this article, the bill...more

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CA Governor to Sign Unprecedented Private Business Climate Disclosure Mandates

California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly confirmed that he will sign two unprecedent climate disclosure mandate bills into law. The mandates will apply to thousands of private entities that conduct any business in...more

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California’s Proposed Bills Require Companies to Report on Climate Emissions and Risks

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While all eyes are on proposed federal and European climate disclosure rules, the California legislature passed two climate-related bills that overlap somewhat with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed...more

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California Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure Bill Advances

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I have been writing about a bill, SB 261, that would would require businesses to prepare and submit climate-related financial risk reports. On May 30, 2023, the bill passed out of the Senate on a 27-8 vote....more

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Hawaii Legislature Passes Pay Transparency, Pay Discrimination Bill

On May 4, 2023, Hawaii lawmakers sent a bill to the governor that would require employers to disclose hourly pay rates or salaries in job listings and expand pay discrimination protections—which could make the Aloha State the...more

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[Webinar] Automatic Renewal Laws: Everything to Know About the Surge in Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement - April 18th, 11:00...

Automatic Renewal Laws (ARLs)—statutes governing continuity programs and automatically renewing contracts—have proliferated throughout the United States since 2010. Companies that offer automatic renewal programs face an...more

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Maryland House Economic Matters Committee Considers Senate-Passed Commercial Finance Disclosure Law: Consumer Type Disclosures in...

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We recently reported that the Maryland Senate unanimously approved amended Senate Bill 496 – a broad measure proposed to curb perceived commercial lending abuses in Maryland. The bill has moved on to the House of Delegates...more

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Maryland Senate Passes Commercial Finance Disclosure Law: House will Now Consider Consumer Type Disclosures in Commercial Loans

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The Maryland Senate unanimously approved amended Senate Bill 496 last week – a measure proposed to curb perceived commercial lending abuses in Maryland by requiring additional financial disclosures when making loans to small...more

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Missouri Tries Again with a Revised Commercial Finance Disclosure Law as Legislative Pre-Filing has Begun Across the Country

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We have reported on the wave of laws enacted and proposed in various states requiring consumer-like disclosures in commercial financing transactions. California, New York and Utah have enacted similar commercial finance...more

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California Legislature Expands Pay Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for California Employers

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​​​​​​​On Aug. 29, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 1162. If signed into law by Gov. Newsom, the bill will impose significant new pay reporting and pay scale disclosure burdens upon employers on top of what is...more

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California Legislature Passes Bill That Would Break New Ground on Pay Transparency Requirements

​​​​​​​California’s legislature has passed a game-changing bill that would impose significant new requirements on employers in that state. The bill, which seeks to up the ante on pay transparency, is now headed to Governor...more

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Survey of Pay Disclosure Laws Across the Country

There has been a wave of new state and local legislation focused on pay transparency for job applicants. Right now, Colorado State and Jersey City are the only jurisdictions that require employers to provide wage ranges in...more

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Developments in Pay Transparency

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New York will likely become the latest state to enact a “pay transparency” law, which, if passed as written, would require New York employers with four or more employees to include wage scales or salary ranges on any job...more

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New York Passes Bill Requiring Compensation Ranges in Job Postings

On June 1, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill S9427A, which would amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) by requiring that employers disclose compensation ranges in job, promotion, and transfer...more

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New York State Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Wage Ranges in Job Postings

The New York State Legislature has passed Senate Bill S9427, which will require employers with four or more employees to include in job postings – including those for promotion or transfer opportunities – the minimum and...more

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NYC Mayor to Hold Hearing on City’s Salary Disclosure Law

On May 12, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams will hold a hearing on New York City’s salary disclosure bill, Introduction Number 134-A. The bill, which the New York City Council passed on April 28, 2022, would revise Local...more

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Pending California Legislation Could Build Upon—Or Conflict With—Forthcoming SEC Disclosure Rules

Proposed legislation currently in the California Senate seeking to impose new reporting requirements for emissions arrives as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering climate-related public company...more

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US Congress Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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The UFLPA aims to clamp down on the import of items produced by alleged forced labor in and relating to the XUAR. On 16 December 2021, the US Senate unanimously passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA),...more

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