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On April 30, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a notice and request for comment (the “Notice”) in connection with its renewal of Form 107, which Money Services Businesses utilize...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued critical updates affecting work authorization expiration dates for Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries from seven countries, following the Supreme Court's decision in Mullin v. Doe. Employers must act quickly to update Form I-9 records and reverification deadlines for affected employees from Burma, Ethiopia, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen before mid-July 2026.

In a hot real estate market, where buyers literally and figuratively are lining up to make offers on a property, some prospective buyers choose to add a personal touch...

The White House has launched GOLD EAGLE, an AI-powered cybersecurity clearinghouse designed to accelerate vulnerability identification and remediation across public and private sectors. This initiative implements President Trump's June 2026 Executive Order and brings together Treasury, Homeland Security, Defense, and critical infrastructure operators in a voluntary public-private partnership. Financial institutions should pay close attention as this program may reshape cybersecurity expectations and risk ma

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced several self-audit programs to assist employers, unions, and benefit plan officials with voluntarily assessing and correcting their compliance...

A new USCIS policy memorandum fundamentally reshapes how adjustment of status applications will be adjudicated, treating green card applications as extraordinary relief rather than routine process.

Starting September 15, 2026, foreign journalists working in the United States will face a fundamental shift in immigration rules, replacing decades of "duration of status" admissions with fixed periods of no more than 240 days. Media organizations employing foreign correspondents must now develop comprehensive tracking systems and extension protocols to manage what has become a significantly more complex compliance landscape. The new requirements affect both incoming journalists and those already working in

Producers of packaging and other covered products are facing near-term deadlines to pay fees or register for programs intended to subsidize recycling in many states. With an initial fee payment due on July 1, 2025...

Earlier this month, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden recommending various actions that the Biden Administration...

Citing President Trump's Executive Order, the SBA has sent letters to its network of more than 5,000 lenders instructing them to end what the Trump Administration said is politicized or unlawful debanking.

In May, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued Alert FIN-2026-Alert002, warning financial institutions about the use of front companies, financial facilitators...

Some five years after the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("the Act"), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to work through the rule-making process required by the Act.

In a significant move to curb illegal activities at the U.S. Southwest border, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert...

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

You know that many states ban discretionary language in ERISA plans. This issue tees up litigation over what state law will apply –the choice of law issue.

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 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.

The independent Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Federal Reserve System (FRS) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...