Renewable energy developers and financing parties are likely aware of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”), a federal law requiring disclosure of foreign investment in agricultural land. Increasingly,…
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/ Agriculture, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”) has begun issuing final denials to the overwhelming majority of previously qualified social equity applicants (“SEA”s) ahead of its first statewide cannabis lottery on December…
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/ Agriculture, Business Organizations, Civil Rights
Tiffany Chin is the current CEO of Death Row Cannabis, which is Snoop Dogg’s cannabis brand company that has now launched numerous cannabis products in the U.S. cannabis market. Death Row Records played a significant role in hip…
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/ Agriculture
In 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills impacting California employers, which go into effect on January 1, 2025. We discuss the most notable new laws affecting employers below.
Increased Minimum Wage -
As the new…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In Husch Blackwell’s October 2024 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law:
•An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions -
•U.S. International Trade…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
On November 13, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Amazon.com Services LLC, 373 NLRB No. 136 (2024) ruling that an employer violates the National Labor Relations Act by requiring employees under…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The NCAA adopted legislation that eliminated the 60-year-old National Letter of Intent (NLI) program. The resulting changes to financial aid, eligibility, recruiting, amateurism, and playing and practice season rules are…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law
Hospices that have been audited have to decide how to address any alleged overpayment identified by the auditor, whether through a voluntary repayment, recoupment, or applying for an extended repayment schedule. CMS recently…
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/ Health
Husch Blackwell’s Rebecca Furdek joins host Jonathan Porter to discuss civil investigative demands (CIDs), how and when the Department of Justice (DOJ) uses them in the False Claims Act context, and what companies can do to…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
In November 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced proposed regulations that would be the first state regulations for hospitals in New York. The governor described the proposed regulation as a “nation-leading blueprint”…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
2024 has been an eventful year for the CFPB. As we detailed in June, the CFPB survived its second constitutional challenge at the Supreme Court in CFSA v. CFPB, and “[n]ewly emboldened, the CFPB’s already robust policy agenda is…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection
The recent wave of lawsuits against TikTok by over a dozen states and the District of Columbia marks a significant moment in the ongoing scrutiny of social media platforms and their impact on youth mental health. The lawsuits…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
Husch Blackwell partner Tyler Paetkau joins Labor Law Insider host Tom Godar to discuss the latest assault on non-compete agreements and their various iterations. While an August 2024 district court order enjoined the Federal…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Keypoint: The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued an industry letter outlining the threats posed to U.S. companies who hire remote technology workers linked to North Korea and may embezzle funds from…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Keypoint: The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) circulated an industry letter offering guidance to NYDFS “Covered Entities” for assessing and managing AI-related cybersecurity risks, including threats malicious…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
