The State of Missouri—like nearly all other states—has enacted a Prompt Pay Act to ensure and promote the timely payment of contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and others...

As employers continue to adapt in the wake of evolving federal, state, and local guidance, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued updated guidance regarding workplace vaccination policies.

On August 26, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced (in a blog post) that its prior informal interpretations permitting parties, under certain conditions, to exclude the retirement of debt when...

On February 3, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the "Agency") approved the final draft of the regulations (the "Regulations") promulgated under the California Privacy Rights Act...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which conducts inspections at the U.S. borders, plans to eliminate the issuance of entry stamps on the passports of foreign nationals arriving in the U.S.

As of June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") will begin enforcing the recently passed Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act...

When misconduct is alleged, a health care provider's ability to participate in government health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid can be restricted by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Other courts have applied a theory of "jurisdiction by consent" to maintain jurisdiction over foreign-corporations and avoid the United States Supreme Court's 2014 ruling in Daimler.

Federal bank regulatory agencies recently announced the approval of a final rule to improve the sharing of information about cyber incidents that may affect the U.S. banking system (the "Final Rule").

A growing threat to the privacy of health information is the use of "ransomware" to attack hospitals' and other health care organizations' electronic health records systems.

The IRS has released temporary and proposed regulations clarifying that partners in a partnership that owns a disregarded entity (DRE) may not be treated as "employees" of the DRE (T.D. 9766; REG-114307-15).

The federal Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 authorizes the U.S. Coast Guard to devise and carry out mandatory safety inspections of towing vessels.

A recent case of first impression out of the Illinois Appellate Court, First District continues to develop precedent for class actions under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Biometric information, including DNA, is highly sensitive due to its unalterable and impactful nature. Beyond that, DNA is particularly sensitive and its use comes...

On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a long-anticipated ruling in the on-going dispute about a painting of the late musician Prince, depicted by artist Andy Warhol on a distinctive...

Today, the United States Department of Labor finalized revisions to its Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations.

On July 12, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, which will replace the recently invalidated "Safe Harbor" agreement between the two powers.

In the latest development involving the currently-vacant Railway Exchange Building in downtown St. Louis, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District held that the deed of trust holder—Gamma Real Estate Capital, LLC —waived the priority of its $19.7 million deed.

Upon receiving notice of a debtor's bankruptcy case, the prudent debt collector typically files a proof of claim, in the hope of receiving some distribution from the debtor's bankruptcy estate.

Today, the United States Department of Labor finalized revisions to its Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations.