For your interest, here is a recap of some of the most-read updates published last month on JD Supra. Covering crowdfunding in real estate to independent contractors, debt collection practices to data security, the Internet of Things to compliance challenges ... it's all in here - good work by smart folks:

1. Design Thinking in Compliance - by Tom Fox
2. U.S. Department of State to Alter Visa Bulletin System - by Jason Burritt, Michelle Gergian, and Maura Travers at Seyfarth Shaw
3. Impact of NLRB’s Joint Employer Decision on Independent Contractors: State-of-the-Art IC Agreements Can Protect from Misclassification Liability - by Richard J. Reibstein at Pepper Hamilton
4. Social Media Offers Benefits, Compliance Challenges - by Susan Byellin at Thomson Reuters Compliance Learning
5. Are Independent Contractors Always Exempt From I-9 Requirements? - by Yova Borovska at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
6. CFPB Cracks Down on Major Debt Collection Companies for Due Diligence and Deceptive Practices Infractions - by Kavita Goswamy Shelat at Baker Donelson
7. The State Department’s Revised Visa Bulletin Opens Temporary Window for Those Applying for Green Cards - by John Connelly and Jeffrey Pitts at Blank Rome LLP
8. The SEC OCIE Announces Increased Scrutiny of Broker-Dealers’ and Investment Advisers’ Cybersecurity Programs - by Will Daugherty at BakerHostetler
9. Are Your Directors Talking Enough About Privacy and Data Security? - by Stephen Faraci at LeClairRyan
10. Courts Everywhere are Finding Software Patents Invalid, So What Next? - by Mansi Shah at Valorem Law Group - IP Litigation
11. 7 Things Startups Should Know About Intellectual Property Law - by Jill Sarnoff Riola of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt for JD Supra Perspectives
12. Key Digital Health Investment Trends to Watch - by Michael Esquivel at Fenwick & West Life Sciences Group
13. Internet of Things – Security - by Simon McDonald at K&L Gates
14. NY Amends Debt Collection Regulations, Issues More Guidance - by Alan S. Kaplinsky, John L. Culhane, Jr., and Justin Angelo at Ballard Spahr
15. Eighth Circuit Denies Consumers’ Appeal to Intervene in FTC Suit - by attorneys at BuckleySandler
16. Just How Scary is the SEC? “Fear” Not Sufficient Grounds to Duck Administrative Subpoena - by Adam Sisitsky at Mintz Levin
17. Crowdfunding for Real Estate - Buyer Beware - by Michael de Leon Hawthorne and Daniel Engle at Thompson Coburn
18. The Evolving Role of the Hashtag in Trademark Law - by Kimberly Buffington and Carolyn Toto at Pillsbury
19. 9 Things Employees Should Do to Prevent Data Breaches - by Josephine Cicchetti and Gary Slinger of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt for JD Supra Perspectives
20. NIST Standards Provides An Oasis Of Mobile Device Security In The EHR Desert - by Emily Hord at McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & Kirkland
21. The Employee’s Role in Cybersecurity: Know, Then Do - by Tom Vincent, II at GableGotwals for JD Supra Perspectives
22. Crowdfunding and Real Estate Development - by David Carroll at Sands Anderson
23. No copyright or trademark protection for metatags - by Richard Stobbe at Field Law
24. The Telehealth Top 10 for 2015 - by Nathaniel Lacktman at Foley & Lardner
25. Cloud Computing in Hong Kong - by Edward Chatterton, Louise Crawford, and Scott Thiel at DLA Piper

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