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Despite the disruption of vessel trade caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, maritime piracy and armed robbery at sea continued to plague shipping interests in 2020.

Over $340 billion is targeted at traditional spending on roads and bridges.

New York City's proposed POWER Act would create one of the most expansive municipal consumer-protection regimes in the country, introducing a sweeping private right of action that permits injured persons and nonprofit organizations to sue businesses for unfair, deceptive, abusive, or unlawful practices. The legislation has sparked intense debate between business groups warning of litigation exposure and consumer advocates arguing it fills critical enforcement gaps left by resource-constrained agencies. The

Recent remarks from Trump Administration senior officials signal an expanding federal focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives...

We recently wrote about the new policy statement issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) "that the presence of an issuer-investor mandatory arbitration provision will not impact decisions...

The genesis of the podcast show we are releasing today was an article written by Nick Bourke titled "America Can Fix Its Scam Problem. But We Keep Gifting Billions to Transnational Criminals...

On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) that would revise the agency’s analysis for assessing joint employer status under three federal wage...

You already know that opinions by independent medical reviewers play a big role in the decision to grant or deny benefits.

Alaska employers received some welcome news from the Alaska Supreme Court that should help level the playing field when they must defend claims from employees under the Alaska Wage and Hour Act.

A federal judge has issued an injunction delaying the compliance dates of the CFPB's open banking rule ("Rule").

On June 25, 2026, DC-based Women in Housing & Finance hosted Senior Advisor and Counsel to the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Elie Greenbaum...

The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a crucial executive session to vote on Brian Johnson's nomination as CFPB Director, along with the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act and several other key appointments. If approved, Johnson's nomination will advance to the full Senate for consideration, with a narrow two-week window before the pre-election recess that could determine the timing of his potential confirmation. The process involves multiple procedural steps including committee appro

Following on the FDIC's recent issuance of updated guidelines for appeals of material supervisory determination, the OCC is now proposing to replace the existing guidance for handling appeals...

A nationwide injunction has been issued, effectively preventing the federal government from requiring certain federal contractors and their subcontractors to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for employees.

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, many West Coast states passed laws that encouraged employees to freely discuss workplace sexual harassment and forbid employers from stopping this speech.

An issue with the two proposals is that if adopted as proposed there would be a group of loans that could not qualify for the GSE Patch or the new general QM.

In nearly all cases, BounceBack attempts to enroll the check writers in a pre-trial diversion program without receiving further direction from a DA to do so.

In December 2020, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the CFPB's structure was unconstitutional and remanded the case for further consideration, a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...