On Friday, March 25, the White House announced that it and the European Commission have “committed” to a new framework to facilitate data transfers from the EU to the US. The news is welcome, if frustratingly bare of detail, to the thousands of businesses that had relied on Privacy Shield to legitimize such transfers prior to the European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU) decision in July 2020 invalidating it.
Earlier this month, a Texas federal court held that the Department of Labor (DOL) violated the Administrative Procedure Act by delaying and withdrawing a Trump-era rule that allowed businesses to more easily classify workers as independent contractors.
On March 2, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Advisory Opinion 22-04 (the Opinion).
Taxpayers seeking to contest real property tax values established by assessing jurisdictions across the country often have a short window of opportunity to contest their new valuation.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) released a detailed guidance and brief fact sheet on March 8, 2022, providing details on how money from the new infrastructure law will be distributed to communities needing federal funds for local sewer and water projects.
As bankers know, challenging agency decisions and actions can be fraught with concern over the potential, whether justified or not, for agency “retribution.”
It’s never too early to get ahead of the curve on the LIBOR transition front. While lenders may have just cleared the first hurdle in the process - ensuring no new LIBOR contracts moving forward - questions still remain about what comes next.
Advisory boards can be, and typically are, a very helpful resource for seeking and obtaining important business and professional expertise, as well as community insights and input, for financial institutions. Advisory board members are often sought for those qualities and activities, and to serve as “good will ambassadors” for the institution, particularly in new markets or in seller markets that remain following bank charter consolidations.
With almost every state adopting the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (UETA) and the federal government enacting the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Cmmerce Act (15 U.S.C. § 7000, et seq.) (E-SIGN), the acceptance of electronic signatures has grown steadily in the past 20 years.
On January 28, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent notices to several businesses offering loyalty programs to California consumers, alleging noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for failure to provide adequate notice of their financial incentive programs.
Upcoming changes to the rates paid to providers by Pennsylvania’s Office of Development Programs (ODP) may have a major impact on intellectual disability and autism services providers across Pennsylvania.
The State of Ohio requires counties to reappraise real property tax values every six years. In the interim, the counties are required to update values in the middle of that cycle.
Earlier today, February 10, 2022, the Senate passed House Resolution 4445—expected to be signed into law by President Biden shortly—which prohibits the enforcement of contract provisions mandating arbitration of workplace sexual harassment or sexual assault claims.
On February 4, 2022, the U.S. Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and Health and Human Services (Tri-Agencies) issued additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding group health plan coverage of over-the-counter COVID-19 tests (OTC Tests).
It is expected to be another big year for privacy laws as many states will look to join California, Virginia, and Colorado in passing comprehensive privacy laws.
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