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Tax Code, Regulations and Guidance

Claiming Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits and Deductions on Your 2024 Return? Make Sure You Complied with the Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements

March 18, 2024

Via: LexBlog

Tax season is here. As a result, many companies may be seeking to claim the increased tax credits and deductions available under the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”). As we discussed in previous posts you can read here and here, […]


Business Law & Regulations, Finance

Council of EU publishes updated text of proposed Regulation on instant credit transfers in euro

March 15, 2024

Via: LexBlog

On 15 March 2024, the Council of the EU published the updated text of the proposed Regulation amending the Single Euro Payments Area Regulation, the Cross-Border Payments Regulation, the Settlement Finality Directive and the Second Payment Services Directive as regards […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

The Next Wave of Privacy Litigation: The Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act

March 14, 2024

Via: LexBlog

Enacted in 1998, Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) governs the confidentiality and use of genetic testing and genetic information by employers and insurers. The statute was designed to prevent employers and insurers from using genetic testing and information as […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Texas Data Privacy and Security Act: Decoding the ‘Small Business’ Exception

March 13, 2024

Via: JD Supra

As many employers now know, Senate Bill 553 (“SB 553”) mandates that covered employers implement their written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan(s) and employee training programs by July 1, 2024.  On March 1, 2024, Cal/OSHA released a model Plan which employers […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Biden Administration to Implement New National Security Rules Targeting Personal Data

March 12, 2024

Via: LexBlog

On February 28, 2024, the Biden administration announced the creation of a new national security regulatory regime that will prohibit or restrict certain transactions involving bulk sensitive US personal data or government-related data and specified “countries of concern.” The Biden […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Court Vacates New NLRB Joint Employer Rule

March 12, 2024

Via: JD Supra

On Friday night, March 8, a federal district court in Texas vacated the new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule on joint employment. The rule was scheduled to take effect today, March 11. The rule would have implemented a new […]


Advertising & Marketing, Business Law & Regulations

California Considers Restricting Broad Swath of Content Personalization and Online Advertising Activities

March 8, 2024

Via: National Law Review

On March 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) Board (“Board”) will consider draft regulations that set forth how automated decisionmaking technology (“ADMT”) and profiling will be regulated under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The proposal […]


Tax Code, Regulations and Guidance

Live Local Act ‘Glitch Bill’ Highlights Property Tax Exemption Risk

March 7, 2024

Via: National Law Review

On Feb. 28, 2024, the Florida Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 328, the Live Local Act “glitch bill,” amending and clarifying 2023’s Live Local Act affordable housing law,1 and the bill is on its way to Gov. DeSantis’ desk for […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

The Department Of Labor’s New Rule: Employee Versus Independent Contractor?

March 6, 2024

Via: JD Supra

In the dynamic landscape of federal regulations, significant changes have emerged in 2024 that businesses need to be aware of. One of these changes includes the redefining of the classification of “independent contractors” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

“You Can’t Say That!” Or Can You? Words of Protest on Company-Provided Apparel Under the National Labor Relations Act

March 5, 2024

Via: National Law Review

Few governmental agencies can require private employers to permit their employees to say things on the job, in the presence of customers and co-workers, that employers don’t like. But the National Labor Relations Board can. Most employers associate the National […]


Business Law & Regulations, Finance

CBA “checks the math” on recent CFPB credit card report finding large bank issuers charge higher interest rates than smaller issuers

March 4, 2024

Via: LexBlog

After targeting credit card late fees in its proposed rule, the CFPB has set its sights on further attacking credit card pricing through interest rates. The CFPB published a blog late last month stating that credit card interest rate margins […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

D.C. Expands Coverage of Minimum Wage Law

February 29, 2024

Via: JD Supra

Washington, D.C. is poised to extend the reach of its minimum wage requirements. On January 10, 2024, Washington D.C. Mayor Bowser signed the Minimum Wage Clarification Amendment Act of 2023 (B25-0134) (the “Amendment”), which modifies the circumstances under which an […]


Know Your Rights

USCIS Launches New Organizational Accounts Platform to Facilitate the H-1B Lottery Registration Process

February 28, 2024

Via: JD Supra

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) launched its new organizational accounts platform which allows multiple individuals within an organization, as well as their legal representatives, to collaborate on and prepare H-1B registrations on behalf of qualified candidates for […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Is the NLRB’s New Stance on Restrictive Covenants Mostly Bark With a Little Bite?

February 28, 2024

Via: JD Supra

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) sent shockwaves through the employment landscape when General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo took the position that the “proffer, maintenance, and enforcement” of restrictive covenants could violate Section 7 and Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

EDPB Provides Guidance on Determining Primary Supervisory Authority

February 28, 2024

Via: JD Supra

This month the EDPB shed light on the question of lead supervisory authorities. The issue arose in response to a question late last month from the French supervisory authority. Some background. As most international organizations are aware, GDPR provides for […]


Know Your Rights

Will Virginia Finally Allow Recreational Cannabis Sales?

February 27, 2024

Via: JD Supra

Cannabis industry participants are keeping close tabs on a potential breakthrough in the Virginia recreational cannabis market. Virginia legalized adult-use recreational cannabis in 2021, but legislation that would have allowed sales of recreational cannabis died the following year when the […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

Brazil Data Protection Law – Litigation in the Context of Employment

February 27, 2024

Via: JD Supra

The Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD) in effect since 2020 is starting to show its effects in the litigation landscape. Although the Brazilian National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) has been fairly active since it started operating in 2021 to promote […]


Business Law & Regulations, Privacy

CCPA Enforcement Surprise: Regulations Effective Immediately

February 27, 2024

Via: JD Supra

On Friday, February 9, as the country collectively packed up and prepared to head home for Super Bowl weekend, the Third Appellate District of the California Appellate Court issued an Order granting the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) the […]


Tax Code, Regulations and Guidance

US Treasury Says IRS is Focused on Tax Evasion Targeting

February 26, 2024

Via: JD Supra

The US Department of the Treasury has recently reinforced the progress on enforcement, specifically how the IRS is focused on tax evasion targeting and the targeting of high-income individuals and entities. The IRS has deployed Artificial Intelligence (AI) and state-of-the-art […]


Business Law & Regulations, Employment & Labor

Federal Trade Commission Likely to Expand Labor Enforcement to Worker-Misclassification Issues

February 22, 2024

Via: JD Supra

In a February 2, 2024 keynote speech to antitrust enforcers and practitioners, Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya argued that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) should challenge worker misclassification as a violation of the FTC Act’s ban on “unfair methods of […]