Assembly Bill 979 (the Bill), signed into law by Gov. Newsom on September 30, 2020, required all public companies with a principal executive office in California to have at least one director

In his latest Entrepreneur column, Manatt Digital and Technology Consulting Managing Director Kalon Gutierrez discussed how, in the face of a shifting venture capital landscape...

While you're making reservations and buying flowers for Valentine's Day, don't forget to check your company's confidentiality, non-solicitation and noncompete agreements for violations of California law.

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, just a day before her bill was slated to be heard in the Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland)...

With the 2023 California legislative session underway, employers should keep an eye on several employment-related bills already pending.

On April 11, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced updates to New York's Sexual Harassment Model Policy, which were prepared by the New York State Department of Labor...

On January 25, 2022, OSHA announced its decision to withdraw the vaccination, testing and face covering emergency temporary standard (ETS) issued on November 5 and effective January 26.

Today the Supreme Court issued a stay of OSHA's vaccinate-or-test emergency temporary standard (ETS), blocking the ETS from taking effect.

On December 2, 2025, California prosecutors announced a $1.06 million settlement with Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.

Two proposed climate-related disclosure mandate laws moved closer to becoming law in California. Collectively, the two proposed laws largely mirror a federal rule proposed...

On January 13, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, the first executive action aimed to modify local law in response to the devastating fires throughout the city of Los Angeles.

Like all states, Massachusetts received enhanced federal Medicaid funding under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the first major federal stimulus package passed by Congress...

On August 19, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced the adoption of final rules transitioning the application form and certain other submissions...

On April 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continued its assault on fees in the consumer finance industry. In its most recent edition of Supervisory Highlights...

Financial institutions continually make manual and algorithmic decisions, each of which may now be subject to additional review for potentially discriminatory effects.

In remarks before the Brookings Institution on June 20, 2023, Assistant United States Attorney General (AAG) Jonathan Kanter provided detailed insights into the work by the Department...

On March 28, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Reserve Board announced their collective intent to issue a proposal (the "Rescission Proposal")...

On May 11, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to place a special assessment on larger banks in order to recover the costs...

California is continuing to lead the way on student lending regulation. Its latest enactment further complicates the efforts of financial entities to collect on defaulted private student loans. We discuss the statute below.

In a landmark decision on June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. Casa, Inc. that "nationwide injunctions"—orders that enjoin federal actions for anyone potentially...