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The EPEWA prohibits employment discrimination through gender-based pay inequities and provides a private right of action.

On February 12, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new technical assistance document addressing remote work as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Host Riley Moyer invites guests Katheryn Bradley and Shirley Lou-Magnuson to share tools and advice with employers navigating leave and accommodation obligations for a compliant, well-managed...

Washington state is moving closer towards adopting standards for the group of compounds known as forever chemicals — per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

As required by amendments to the FDCPA made by Section 1089 of Dodd Frank, the CFPB recently released its annual report to Congress on FDCPA compliance.

The CFPB recently released its Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda. In this post, we focus on various residential mortgage-related items included in the Regulatory Agenda.

The FDIC and the OCC have approved the joint publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would codify the removal of reputational risk from their supervisory programs.

A Texas federal judge has voided a Biden Administration CFPB rule that would have prohibited medical debt in credit reports.

The House Financial Services Committee has approved legislation that would fundamentally alter how state opt-outs under DIDMCA affect interstate lending by state-chartered banks and credit unions. This development comes as federal courts grapple with challenges to Colorado's and Oregon's interpretations of their opt-out authority, raising critical questions about interest-rate exportation and charter parity.

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (Banking Committee) Republicans have received the Senate Parliamentarian's approval to cut the CFPB's funding. As a result, in the large budget reconciliation bill...

Deb Haaland, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and one of the first Native American women to serve in Congress, has been chosen to lead the Department of the Interior.

The CFPB has adopted new Enforcement Principles designed to roll back standards used by the Biden Administration.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Acting Director Russell Vought has signaled a dramatic philosophical shift in its approach to consumer protection, with Deputy Director Mark Paoletta sharply criticizing the enforcement-focused priorities of former Director Rohit Chopra. The Bureau now emphasizes financial education as a preventive measure, arguing that informed consumers are better equipped to make sound decisions and avoid fraud, while characterizing the previous administration's approach as

We blogged earlier this year about Attorney General Pam Bondi's February 5, 2025 memorandum focusing the U.S. Department of Justice's attention squarely on Mexican cartels...

The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has uncovered $17.5 billion in suspicious financial activity tied to health care fraud schemes, revealing how fraudulent providers exploit Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance programs. Analysis of over 5,700 Bank Secrecy Act reports exposes sophisticated money laundering networks spanning all 50 states, with home health care businesses emerging as the most frequently identified perpetrators.

U.S. employers and employees with nonimmigrant visa status should be aware of significant disruptions in the scheduling of H-1B and H-4 visa interviews at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world...

North Carolina has become the first state in the nation to enact a comprehensive prohibition on third-party litigation financing in civil cases.

In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a class action settlement approval and certification of a settlement class that treated the named plaintiffs far more favorably than the other class members.