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Proposed FRCP Changes: Effect on eDiscovery, RIM & IG (CLE)
Keypoint: Last week, Montana’s legislature inched closer to significantly revising its consumer data privacy law, Oregon’s consumer data privacy amendment bills advanced, and there were numerous developments with Arkansas’...more
2024 was once again an active year for the Cayman Islands regulatory industry. In this edition of our Regulatory & Risk Advisory Outlook, our team has summarised the key changes and news during 2024 and taken a look at the...more
On September 13, 2024, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office published proposed draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules. The proposals include new requirements related to biometric collection and use...more
In early March 2024, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (“Board”) voted unanimously in favor of a series of proposed amendments to Gaming Regulation 5, specifically as it pertains to registered hosting centers and service...more
In federal court, “not guilty” doesn’t always mean no punishment. Under a quirk of federal sentencing law, judges are permitted to consider at sentencing anything that they consider relevant, including conduct for which a...more
Those long-awaited proposed revisions to the Mississippi Department of Health’s medical cannabis program regulations dropped last Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, the department released a red-lined version, highlighting...more
Actor Will Rogers is widely credited with stating that “the only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.” While most taxpayers fear tax laws changing for the worse, estate...more
On April 29, the Mexican Senate approved a Bill to Amend, Repeal and Supplement Certain Provisions of the Securities Market Law and the Investment Funds Law (the "Bill"). If approved in its terms by the Mexican House of...more
Coming on the heels of Governor Hochul signing into law New York State’s pay transparency law on December 21, 2022—which we reported on here—the New York State Legislature recently approved chapter amendments to the law,...more
Several important updates to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (“PFML”) go into effect on January 1, 2023. Background on the PFML - Beginning in 2021, the PFML began providing paid family and medical...more
Employers face new challenges in navigating state and local pay equity laws. New York City joins a number of other jurisdictions that now require employers to disclose pay ranges when advertising job postings – including for...more
On March 24, 2022, New York City Council members Nantasha M. Williams and Justin L. Brannan introduced Int. 134, a bill that would alter New York City’s impending pay transparency law. As we previously reported, beginning on...more
On March 18, 2021, the West Virginia legislature passed Senate Bill 5 – an Amendment to the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act (WVCCPA). The Amendment provides more clarity about several aspects of litigation...more
This alert provides general background on the budget reconciliation process in Congress and articulates the many rules and restrictions that exist for considering amendments to a reconciliation bill on the Senate floor....more
Key amendments to the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act would take into account technological advances, new business models, and global developments in data protection legislation. ...more
California’s landmark privacy law could soon be amended with updated compliance burdens for employers – and it will be up to voters statewide to determine whether these changes take effect. An amendment to the California...more
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act - On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. No. 116-136 (the "CARES Act"). The...more
The Florida Senate is considering legislation designed to reduce insurance companies’ exposure to bad faith claims. Florida Senate Bill 1334, introduced by Sen. Jeff Brandes (R), requires policyholders to present their...more
The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more
As previously reported, in Ex parte Russell County Community Hospital, the Alabama Supreme Court announced that all software, including customized software created for a particular user, is "tangible personal property" and...more
Representatives Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Bobby Rush (D-IL) introduced legislation on January 9 that would amend the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). According to Walberg and Rush, the legislation would update...more
A bill to amend the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Loss Job Notification Act, also commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), which the New Jersey Senate passed on December 16, 2019, if...more
On December 9, 2019, Attorney General Doug Downey tabled Bill 161, the Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 (Bill 161), in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Bill 161 introduces a comprehensive overhaul to regulations on...more
Introduced on October 26, 2019, House Joint Resolution 2 (HJR 2), titled the “Ohio Critical Infrastructure Protection Amendment,” seeks to place a constitutional amendment before Ohio voters prohibiting foreign businesses and...more
On November 13 and 21, 2019, the New York State Assembly and Senate will hold joint hearings on the court simplification reforms proposed by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore. The proposed amendment to the State Constitution would...more