Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Close Look at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Final Credit Card Late Fee Rule: Have Cardholders Been Dealt a Winning or Losing Hand?
Time to Amend the Defend Trade Secrets Act
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Close Look at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Credit Card Late Fees Proposal with Special Guest Todd J. Zywicki
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - SCOTUS Issues First IP Ruling of 2022 in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Maurits, LP
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: SCOTUS Issues First IP Ruling of 2022 in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Maurits, LP
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - DMCA Takedowns – Benefits to Content Owner
Podcast: CMS and OIG Final Rules for Innovating Your Value-Based Payment Program - Diagnosing Health Care
Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment
No Harbor is Limitless: Restrictions of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute's Safe Harbor Provisions
The SECURE Act: Significant Changes for Retirement Plans and IRAs
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New Hardship Distribution Regulations for 401(k) Plans
Overview For Employers: More State Pay Equity Laws Coming Online
PODCAST: Recruiting and Retention: Can Your 401K Make a Difference?
Jones Day Talks Health Care: The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act
Jones Day Talks: Navigating Foreign Direct Investment in Germany
Podcast: Tax Reform and Its Impact on Exempt Organizations, One Year In
Polsinelli Podcasts - FDA Denies Amgen Citizen Petition in Biosimilar Dispute
Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans
Bill on Bankruptcy: AMR Make-Whole Opinion Vulnerable on Appeal
Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights
A recently introduced bill in the Florida Legislature would provide businesses operating in Florida, including health care providers, with a legal defense to data breach lawsuits if they maintain robust cybersecurity measures...more
Late last week, a bi-partisan pair of federal lawmakers introduced a new bill to expand cannabis companies’ access to financial resources and opportunities. Introduced by Reps. Troy Carter (D-La.) and Guy Reschenthaler...more
On July 1, 2021, LD 936, An Act To Amend State Laws Relating to Net Energy Billing and the Procurement of Distributed Generation became law after Maine Governor Janet Mills allowed the legislatively enacted bill to go into...more
The 111th Tennessee General Assembly completed its final order of business for the year in the early morning hours of June 19 following a marathon through-the-night session that began at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 18. The final...more
On June 3, 2020, Congress sent to the President for signature the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Act). The Act amends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to add time and flexibility for borrowers with...more
On Thursday, May 28, 2020, the House passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (“Flexibility Act”) 417-1, and, on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, the Flexibility Act passed the Senate. The bill is expected to be...more
On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed by voice vote the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. 7010). The House of Representatives had approved this bill with near unanimity on May 28. Generally,...more
On June 3, 2020, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “Flexibility Act”). The Flexibility Act modifies several aspects of the forgiveness of paycheck protection program (“PPP”) loans...more
Lingering questions pertaining to loan forgiveness, a key feature under the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES...more
As we reported in a recent alert on the risky business of re-opening, businesses throughout the United States seek legal immunity from liability for COVID-19 exposure lawsuits. Legislative immunity has not yet arrived,...more
In a letter addressed to Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Treasury indicates its intention to revise the rules governing the deadline for construction of wind and solar projects to qualify...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
While the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana continues to build momentum across the U.S., access to banking and other financial services has remained a consistent barrier to the legal marijuana industry. As we...more
On January 30, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced H.R. 5703, the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act (Kids PRIVCY Act) that would expand requirements under the Children’s Online Privacy...more
Compromise robocall legislation, called the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act (“Act”), is likely to be enacted soon. The Act enhances the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) enforcement powers, mandates adoption of the...more
Since the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (the “Act”) found bipartisan support in the House Financial Services Committee back in March, the industry has been waiting for even the slightest sign of its...more
Legislation - Consumer Product Safety: House Committee Approves Six Bills - Responding to what they claim has been a failure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to act in recent years, the House Energy and...more
The Florida Legislature recently passed HB 369 (the Bill), which would tweak an important provision of the Florida Patient Brokering Act, Section 817.505 of the Florida Statutes (Patient Brokering Act)....more
Second Post in a Two-Post Series on the ILLICIT CASH Act - A discussion draft of legislation recently introduced in the Senate, the Improving Laundering Laws and Increasing Comprehensive Information Tracking of Criminal...more
While the FCC has a record open to adopt guidance and a new definition for what it considers as an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) and related TCPA matters, there appears to be growing consensus on “Robocall”...more
On May 23, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019 (H.R. 1994), which is intended to provide greater incentives for...more
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Both the House and Senate have proposed legislation that could have profound implications on TCPA litigation. The companion legislation introduced by Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. and Senator Ed Markey entitled...more