As data becomes more and more commoditized, domestic and international laws and regulatory actions continue to focus on privacy rights and data security.

Once it becomes law, a bill passed unanimously by the South Dakota legislature will make South Dakota the 49th state with a data breach notification law.

If the subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market collapses, any post-mortem is likely to begin and end with the underlying auto market.

COPPA prohibits operators of web sites and online services from collecting personal information from children under 13 years of age without the express approval of their parents.

Years of anticipation culminated on July 10, 2023, when the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision (the Adequacy Decision) on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the Framework).

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act was introduced in the Senate earlier this month by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

Cross-border data transfers have become increasingly complex over the years as different countries and regions enforce privacy laws and practices that vary from those in the United States.

Businesses and regulators are focusing on cross-device tracking, ad blocking technologies and ad fraud, with particular attention to consumer trust, choice and safety issues.

"Courts disfavor restrictive covenants." This statement has become axiomatic in employment law, and it has never been truer. In the past several years, judges in various jurisdictions...

The Supreme Court stayed one injunction that prohibited the government from enforcing the CTA.

In some states, such as California, non-compete agreements essentially are unenforceable outside the sale-of-business context because of the state's strong public policy against such agreements.

Americans owe roughly $1.5 billion in student loan debt, spread out among approximately 44 million borrowers.

In the guidance, the DOL highlights its continued focus on curbing what it believes is the improper classification of workers as independent contractors.

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new Final Overtime Rule (the 2019 Final Rule), which goes into effect on January 1, 2020.

Since the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 (Sarbanes-Oxley or SOX) became law, its whistleblower provisions have protected employees who report information that they reasonably believe constitutes fraud upon a public company’s shareholders from adverse employment action.

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently enacted regulations that will require employers, as of April 1, 2016, to develop written anti-discrimination/harassment policies with certain content requirements.

On September 3, 2015, New York City will join several states and localities throughout the country that have implemented laws limiting the use of credit checks in hiring and other employment decisions.

Washington, D.C. passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (the Act) on March 16, 2021, which broadly prohibits non-compete agreements and restrictions on moonlighting.

Although there's been much talk of an epic battle between states and the federal government that will determine the scope of federal preemption in the student loan space,

In a troubling development for the broader subprime auto and asset-backed securities markets, several auto loans tied to Tricolor Auto were found to contain duplicate vehicle identification numbers (VINs)...