Last month, the SEC issued a No Action Letter interpreting Rule 506(c) that effectively provides a streamlined path for private fund sponsors to conduct an exempt general solicitation offering pursuant to Regulation D of the...more
If you’re one of the over 170 million TikTok users in the United States, you’ve probably seen TikTok as a regular in the news. TikTok, a highly popular social media platform operated by the Chinese technology company...more
12/10/2024
/ Algorithms ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Contract Disputes ,
Data Collection ,
Federal Bans ,
Marketing ,
Minor Children ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Social Media ,
TikTok
In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed a 76-year-old precedent and held that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they compel employees to attend meetings where the...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. with making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single-use beverage pods in violation of securities laws. The case...more
On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) use of in-house tribunals for civil penalties in securities fraud...more
8/2/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Penalties ,
Punitive Damages ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Unconstitutional Condition
Almost as soon as Open AI’s ChatGPT platform was released to the public on November 30, 2022, speculation about its impact service industries that rely upon written and analytical work generated by skilled professionals went...more
On March 20, 2024, Intel and the White House announced Intel will receive $8.5 billion in federal subsidies to support Intel’s semiconductor plants in the United States. This grant is the largest award announced under the...more
On November 7, 2023, Ohio voters passed An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use of Cannabis (the Act), making Ohio the 24th state to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana. While Ohio and its Department of Commerce is...more
The U.S. Supreme Court has “clarified” the test under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that employers and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have relied upon for more than 46 years, making it easier for...more
7/19/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
USPS
New York may join several other states that have essentially banned post-employment non-compete agreements, including California, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a bill that was...more
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a new federal law protecting the rights of pregnant workers, takes effect on June 27th. The bill was signed into law at the end of 2022 to require employers to provide reasonable...more
6/27/2023
The Department of Labor has recently issued guidance on the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). The PUMP Act was signed into law on December 29, 2022, amending the Fair Labor Standards...more
In a rare unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court recently confirmed that existing law allows the IRS to probe your bank records, without ever notifying you. Under the applicable statute, the Court concluded the IRS is not...more
6/2/2023
/ Bank Records ,
Debt Collection ,
Government Investigations ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Notice Requirements ,
Polselli v International Revenue Service ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Debt ,
Tax Liability
Only two months after a federal bill was introduced to ban TikTok nationwide, Montana has become the first U.S. state to officially ban TikTok from operating in the state. Governor Greg Gianforte signed S.B 419 into law on...more
5/22/2023
/ China ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Dormant Commerce Clause ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Policy ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Personal Information ,
Social Media ,
State Bans ,
TikTok
A new bill was introduced last week that would ban TikTok and other foreign technology. The bipartisan bill would provide the federal government with the authority to restrict or ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, along...more
3/20/2023
/ China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Election Interference ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Geolocation ,
Hackers ,
National Security ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
TikTok
On Feb. 28, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Bittner v. United States, holding that non-willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) should be handled per annual report, not per bank account, a ruling that saved the...more
ESG IN A NUTSHELL -
The goal of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs is simple: minimize risk, increase shareholder value, and contribute to solving societal problems; but do so in a way that is at the same...more
1/12/2023
/ Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Capital ,
Human Rights ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Shareholders ,
Transparency ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)