AI Regulation to Remain in State Hands in 2025 In the absence of congressional action on artificial intelligence, state legislatures have taken the lead on the issue. And that’s likely to continue next year. While it’s unclear how President Trump...
NLRB Prohibits Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings In a decision stemming from a complaint over Amazon’s actions before a successful unionization election at a New York warehouse in 2022, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that companies can’t require...
Federal Regulators Move to Block UnitedHealth Acquisition of Amedisys The U.S. Department of Justice and Democratic attorneys general of Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and New York filed an antitrust lawsuit aimed at blocking UnitedHealth Group from acquiring...
A legal battle over a bill passed this year in California prohibiting political “deepfakes” in the leadup to an election revealed a significantly broader potential area of future artificial intelligence regulation. Well before the legislation was...
Trump Administration Likely to End ESG Rules Environmental, social and governance regulations will probably be rolled back next year, when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Likely targets include Securities and Exchange Commission ESG rules for corporate...
CA AG Backing Social Media Warning Label Bill in 2025 California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said he’s planning to sponsor legislation next year to require social media platforms to have warning labels indicating they can be harmful to the mental health...
Big Changes Ahead for Obamacare? During his campaign President-elect Donald J. Trump said he had the “concepts of a plan” to replace the Affordable Care Act, which he attempted to kill in his first term. But with Republicans likely to control both...
Several measures on state ballots last week pertained to industries SNCJ focuses on. Here’s a recap of that Election Day activity. Healthcare Voters in 10 states considered ballot measures dealing with abortion, making it one of the most prominent issues...
IL’s New ‘Swipe’ Fee Law Faces Legal Challenge The Illinois Bankers Association and other organizations filed a federal lawsuit to block a new Illinois law limiting banks from charging interchange, or “swipe,” fees on tax and tip...
TX to Consider Sweeping AI Bill in 2025 Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R) released draft legislation for the state’s 2025 session that would provide for comprehensive regulation of artificial intelligence. Among other things, the bill would require AI...
Minimum Wage Measures on Ballot in Multiple States Measures aimed at increasing the minimum wage are on the ballot in six states this year. Voters in Alaska and Missouri will consider raising their minimum wages to $15 an hour, while in California the minimum...
There’s a potential new front opening in the ongoing battle between states and the tech industry over minors’ access to social media, and it comes courtesy of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta. For the past couple of years states have been...
Battle of Tech Titans Brewing over Age-Gating In response to efforts in multiple states, including Arkansas, California and Texas, to require social media platforms to verify the age of users and obtain parental permission for minors, Facebook parent Meta is...
Insurance Coverage for Speech Therapy Developing Legislative Trend? Pennsylvania became the second state to enact legislation ( HB 2268 ) requiring health insurers to cover speech therapy for children who stutter. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Brandon Markosek...
There may not be a more a divisive issue in the ongoing culture war than the fight over gender-affirming care, which encompasses a range of behavioral, psychological, social and medical interventions, including hormone treatment and surgery, intended to support...