This US Supreme Court’s administrative and environmental decisions were somewhat predictable for much of the 2022-2023 term. And then they weren’t – the final weeks of the term especially featured some high-drama decisions.
Major changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations applicable to unsolicited informational robocalls to landlines are coming into effect on July 20, 2023.
Below is a table of currently pending PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager)-reform legislation, featuring brief descriptions, links to the texts, and additional information about each bill.
No personal services are more important than health care. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), involving machines to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, is leading to an expansion of the term “personal.”
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has set forth a revised proposed second amendment to 11 NYCRR Part 500, the regulation regarding cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies (the Second Amendment).
In the closely-watched first case to go to trial under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a federal judge has now vacated a $228 million award of statutory liquidated damages. The judge concluded that damages under BIPA are discretionary and ordered a new trial on damages.
Last week, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Biden Administration’s efforts to cancel $430 billion in student loan balances was legally unsupportable.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to evidence a strong commitment to bringing enforcement actions against false or deceptive US-origin marketing claims.
As more states adopt consumer data privacy laws, Nevada and Washington stand out for their recent passage of legislation aimed specifically at protecting “consumer health data.”
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the next public meeting of its Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force, scheduled for July 11, 2023.
Title VII requires employers to accommodate their employees’ religious practices unless it would impose an “undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business.”
Earlier this month, the DC Office of Tax and Revenue and the County Council of Montgomery County, Maryland, announced that on October 1, 2023, dramatic changes will be made with respect to transfer and recordation taxes on transfers of commercial properties.
Enacted last year, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect on June 27, 2023. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began accepting PWFA charges on that date.
Companies around the world are rushing to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into their user interfaces to automate and deliver tailored website and application interfaces, customer service interactions, and advertising content to individual users in more personalized ways than eve
In PML Development, LLC v. Village of Hawthorn Woods, 2023 IL 128770 (Ill. 2023), the Illinois Supreme Court expressly adopted the partial breach doctrine.
A DC Circuit decision related to the US Environmental Protection Agency’ (EPA) hydroflurocarbons (HFC) phase out illustrates that federal regulations face significant scrutiny when reviewed in court even where the regulations have a textual hook and are largely consistent with prior agency practice.
New York, a state with a GDP larger than most sovereign nations, is on the brink of a significant change to its employment landscape. It may soon join the four other states that have banned employee non-compete agreements.
