II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories
On January 27, 2025, the new Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rule requiring telemarketers to obtain one-to-one consent for robocalls/texts is scheduled to go into effect. Expanding on the Telephone Consumer...more
The European Union’s (EU) Platform Work Directive went into effect on December 1, 2024, imposing significant new requirements on companies that facilitate work in the gig economy....more
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) imposes strict conditions on operators and traders who intend to place products composed of certain commodities (i.e. cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy and wood) on the EU...more
Earlier this month, the final rule overhauling the U.S. merger control filing process was published in the Federal Register, making the effective date for the new process February 10, 2025. All filings made on or after that...more
As detailed through previous Holland & Knight alerts and blogs detailing the Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Consent Decree that postponed completion of the Vessel Incident Discharge (VID) final rule until fall 2024, the...more
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulatory framework, aimed at enhancing the financial sector’s ability to withstand and recover from ICT (information and communication technology) disruptions....more
On September 26, 2024, the New Jersey Legislature passed Senate Bill 2310 (S2310), which will require transparency about compensation and benefits in internal and external postings of promotion opportunities, job listings,...more
The Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers takes effect on September 3. The law applies to employers doing business in the unincorporated areas of LA County, if they employ five or more employees....more
Now that the EU AI Act has come into force, companies deploying high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the European Union (EU) must prepare to navigate a complex landscape of new obligations by 2 August 2027. This...more
The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is set to become the world’s first comprehensive regulation on AI. After extensive negotiations, the European Parliament, Commission, and Council reached a political agreement on the AI...more
Today marks a significant milestone in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) as the European Union (EU) AI Act is published in the EU Official Journal. This landmark legislation establishes the world’s first...more
Minnesota has become the 19th state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law. On May 24, Governor Tim Walz signed into law the Minnesota Consumer Privacy Act (H.F. 4757) (the “MCPA”), which takes effect July 31, 2025....more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) issued a rule banning most post-employment non-competition agreements (the “FTC Rule”). Since its promulgation, the FTC Rule has been subject to legal challenges....more
The final weeks for many state legislatures have witnessed significant movements in the U.S. data privacy landscape. Last month, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Data Privacy Act, LB1074, into law....more
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) released an important update and reminder regarding new Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) regulations that take effect on July 1, 2024. The...more
On March 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced significant amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule. The effective dates for these changes are tied to publication of this announcement in the Federal Register,...more
On March 1, 2024, the federal district court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) unconstitutional after granting summary judgment in favor of the National Small Business...more
After more than a year since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued the proposed changes to the...more
On April 27, 2023, the Washington State governor signed into law the My Health My Data Act or the MHMDA. In spite of the onerous and at times confusing requirements of the MHMDA, the Washington Attorney General (AG) has only...more
We previously noted in our March 31, 2022 alert that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) held an open meeting on March 30, 2022 to consider proposed rules and amendments regarding special purpose...more
The European Union (EU) is poised to enact the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a comprehensive cybersecurity regulation with major implications for software and connected device manufacturers in the United States and globally....more
EPA is poised to issue a final rule (the Rule) requiring stringent planning requirements for facilities with the potential for a “worst-case discharge” that could reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm to the...more
On January 4, 2023, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 255 (the “Act”) with amendments, setting the stage for New Hampshire to become the latest state with a comprehensive privacy law....more
Effective January 1, 2024, a new Texas law prohibits public institutions of higher education from, among other things, establishing or maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or hiring or assigning...more
Beginning in 2024, more than 52,000 employers must start complying with a new OSHA rule that requires employers with 100 or more employees in certain “high hazard” industries to electronically submit annual reports to OSHA of...more