To help our clients and readers sort through the volume of privacy, cyber, and AI news, we are switching Privacy, Cyber, & AI Decoded to a summary format. In this first edition, we look at a proposed 10-year moratorium on state…
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/ Bankruptcy, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The New York Court of Appeals has finally agreed to consider whether retroactive application of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act (“FAPA”) (or sections of it) violates the New York Constitution. Over the last two years, New…
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/ Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General ("OIG") issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-02 ("Opinion") on April 4, 2025, regarding a Health Center proposal to link social support services to…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a permanent injunction that barred the enforcement of a requirement under the New York Labor Law Section 203-e (the "Act") that New York State…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) once again delivered an outstanding 2025 Global Summit. Hinshaw partners and associates were proud to participate in the event and are pleased to provide our readers…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The medical spa industry is rapidly growing, driven by technological advances and shifting consumer preferences for cosmetic and wellness services. While this growth offers many business opportunities for healthcare…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Health
Insurance professionals, risk managers, and counsel deal with it on a daily basis, plaintiffs' personal injury lawyers are driving and benefiting from it, consumers and policyholders are paying for it, litigation funders are…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Insurance, Personal Injury
In November 2023, New York State's Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, Part 500. This legal alert provides an update for Covered Entities and Class A Businesses on the current NYDFS…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Second Circuit's decision in Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District is a significant ruling that clarifies the standard for reasonable accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
As has widely been published, on February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14209, which paused all future investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for at least…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
Consider the following hypothetical. A corporate client hires a lawyer in connection with purchasing a controlling interest in an LLC. The lawyer structures the deal to lower the client's tax liability based on his assumption…
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/ Business Organizations, Law Practice Products & Services, Professional Malpractice, Taxation
In a significant development, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued an interim final rule (the IFR) that dramatically changes who is subject to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order on March 12, 2025, with an vehicle manufacturer regarding its investigation of its privacy practices, where it agreed to a $632,500 settlement for 150…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Privacy
On February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. In a prior blog post, we discussed the Retail Worker Safety Act and its implications on New York retail employers. Below,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or standards or sustainability issues have impacted all sectors of society, including corporate and professional policyholders and their risk managers, insurance underwriters,…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law