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Milestone For SAFE[R] Banking
Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs reported the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation ("SAFER") Banking Act, formerly known as the SAFE Banking Act...
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The Ripples Behind The SPAC Wave
The past year saw a burst in popularity of SPACs. More than half of companies that went public in 2020 did so using a SPAC on their way to raising over $80 billion in proceeds, and so far in 2021...Proskauer Rose LLP - Article
Another Legal Challenge To An AI Interviewing Tool
In the latest lawsuit of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union recently filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC")...Proskauer Rose LLP - Article
Bills To Watch: Kentucky Employment Law Edition
In a change from recent legislative sessions, labor and employment legislation has been a hot topic this year in Frankfort. From paid family leave to "ban the box"...Barnes & Thornburg LLP - Article
EEOC Inks First-Ever AI-Based Antidiscrimination Settlement
On August 9, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and iTutorGroup, Inc. filed a joint notice of settlement and consent decree announcing the settlement...Proskauer Rose LLP - Article
Seyfarth Shaw Policy Matters Newsletter - October 3, 2019
Earlier this week, Eugene Scalia officially began his tenure as Secretary of Labor.
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Key Takeaways | The Current State Of The US P3 Market (Video)
On September 28, McDermott Partner Emeka Chinwuba and Star America Infrastructure Partners' Michael Rueger and Kamil Seidl discussed the effects of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)...McDermott Will & Emery - Article
Lone Star Renewables: Industry Updates From The UT Renewable Energy Law Conference
Akin Gump recently co-sponsored the 15th Annual Renewable Energy Law Conference in Austin, Texas, hosted by The University of Texas School ...Akin - Article
NY State Legislature Considers Bill Proposing Tax On Mezzanine Debt And Preferred Equity
In January 2020, Senator Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Harvey Epstein introduced a bill (S7231/A09041)Morrison Foerster - Article
Fed's Vice Chair For Supervision Proposes A Deregulatory Approach To Limit The Scope Of "Matters Requiring Attention" Used In Bank Examinations
A January proposal to give banks compliance slack floated by a high-ranking Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") official has not yet gained the traction its supporters had hoped for.Sheppard - Article
Surprising Dismissal Of False Claims Act Case Based On Appointments Clause - What Does It Mean?
In a surprising turn of events, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by relator Clarissa Zafirov...Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP - Article
325(d) And Printed Publication Issues Doom Petition
The most persuasive IPR petitions offer fresh unpatentability theories never considered before.Jones Day - Article
Intellectual Property: US District Court Rejects Trade Dress Claim In 3-D Tire Tread Design
No company may claim trade dress protection in a functional feature of its product's design because such features serve a utilitarian purpose other than to identify the product's manufacturer or source.Arnold & Porter - Article
Employment Law And Data Privacy – How Much Employee Information Can An Employer Access?
Privacy laws focus on the rights and protections employees have with respect to information they share with their employers or access in the workplace.Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe - Article
Illinois Lawmakers Nearing Passage Of Bill To Stop 'Per-Scan' Damages For Privacy Act Violations
The Illinois legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit Biometric Information Privacy Act (Privacy Act or BIPA) per-scan damages and provide...Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart - Article
Privacy Legislation Proposed In New York And Minnesota
As state legislatures have started to convene for the 2021 session, state lawmakers have once-again proposed CCPA-like privacy legislation.Husch Blackwell LLP - Article
Proposed South Carolina Biometric Legislation Could Break New Ground
Over two years ago, in our annual year in preview series, we noted that while only three states had passed laws specifically dealing with the protection of biometric information...Foley Hoag LLP - Article
Real Estate & Construction News Round-Up (03/01/23) – Mass Timber, IIJA Funding, And Distressed Real Estate
This week's round-up explores how Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding is being deployed, mass timber is on the rise as decarbonization efforts continue, and commercial real...Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman - Article
Termination Of Construction Contract For Convenience By Project Owner
In the past, construction contracts could typically only be terminated if there was a breach of the construction agreement by the owner or contractor.Stark & Stark - Article
Blockchain Solutions: Practical B2B Supply Chain Applications
There has been a significant amount of hype around cryptocurrencies and blockchain in the last five years, with business to business (B2B) blockchain applications slowly starting to gain traction in leading-edge organizations.FTI Consulting