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As artificial intelligence continues to transform business communications, companies will continue to face significant—and in some cases, increased—legal risks under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when choosing...more
The first months of 2025 have brought a number of notable developments in TCPA litigation and compliance, kicking off with the eleventh-hour announcement by the FCC on January 24 that it would postpone the effective date of...more
In our previous alert, Tick-Tock, Don’t Get Caught: Navigating TCPA’s Quiet Hours, we discussed a growing wave of lawsuits targeting businesses under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for allegedly sending text...more
A bill sponsored by Ohio Senators Shane Wilkin and Steve Huffman was recently introduced which would establish requirements and procedures for a veterinarian licensed to practice in Ohio to conduct telehealth services....more
Amid a surge in Telephone Consumer and Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuits, two groups filed Petitions for Declaratory Ruling before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this month, seeking clarity on several current TCPA...more
Welcome to the “Telephone Consumer Protection Act” chapter of our annual report, Consumer Financial Services: 2024 Year in Review. Companies were mere hours away from implementing radical changes to lead forms and consent...more
India just released a landmark draft of new rules to refine and implement the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) – which is India’s first comprehensive data privacy legislation regulating digital personal data...more
On January 03, 2025, the government released the much awaited draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, (Draft Rules / Rules) for public consultation and invited stakeholder feedback by February 18, 2025 (access the...more
On December 3, the CFPB announced a proposed rule to enhance oversight of data brokers that handle consumers’ sensitive personal and financial information. The proposed rule would amend Regulation V, which implements the Fair...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) introduced its updated Negative Option Rule on October 16, 2024 (the “New Rule”). The New Rule targets deceptive practices associated with subscription-based services through which companies...more
On September 13, 2024, the Colorado Attorney General published a set of proposed rules for the Colorado Privacy Act. The proposed rules introduce several significant changes aimed at enhancing consumer privacy protections and...more
On November 22, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a proposed rule that will completely upend the landscape of lead generation and digital marketing for consumer retailers and sellers. The proposed rule...more
One of the key issues relating to the NPRM pertains to consent being sent directly to/obtained by one seller at a time. The FCC has now circulated its proposed rule. It has not been adopted yet but it looks like it will be...more
On October 15, the Utah Department of Commerce’s Consumer Protection Division published a Proposed Rule implementing elements of the Utah Social Media Regulation Act (SMRA), which was signed into law in March 2023....more
As we recently previewed, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published its Proposed Rule that would codify its updated guidance on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA regulates calls and text...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to expand its “Negative Option Rule” to apply to all recurring subscription programs (Proposed Amendment). The Proposed Amendment would...more
Payment service providers should take note of an expansive new rule proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) intended to protect consumer shoppers of goods and services sold on a subscription basis. For merchants...more
In a flurry of activity at its meeting on March 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), finalized rules aimed at robocaller identification and mobile carrier requirements, and proposed a new rule for comment...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that its proposed rule replacing its Prenotification Negative Option Rule would result in new, expansive requirements for all forms of negative option offers, including...more
A proposed HHS regulation on the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records under 42 C.F.R. Part 2 would bring it further in line with HIPAA, which is somewhat of a double-edged sword, attorneys say....more
The Colorado attorney general’s office sent shockwaves throughout the privacy world on September 30, 2022, when it published its proposed Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) draft rules (Draft Rules). The Draft Rules are complex and...more
New York City regulators recently proposed new rules that will further burden fast food employers, revealing a mixed bag of employer-unfriendly interpretations of existing city law while introducing potentially immense...more
The brief FTC note indicates the agency will look to combat poor security practices, protect against the misuse of personal information, and discrimination arising from algorithmic decision-making. Last month, the...more
This week’s episode is the second in an ongoing series focusing on recent efforts by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to update 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2) regulations related to the...more
SAMHSA has released a long-awaited proposed rule that would modify the federal regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records created by federally assisted...more