BYPASSING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, CALIFORNIA has reached agreement with four of the world’s largest automakers to improve fuel efficiency and reduce automobile emissions that contribute to global warming. And more are likely to follow. “This is...
FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE SET BY THE CALIFORNIA legislature,which enacted a sweeping data privacy statute in June 2018, state legislatures have begun to enact, or at least propose, similar laws to give consumers greater control over their personal information. As states...
EEOC LEAVES WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN LIMBO EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019, REGULATIONS ISSUED by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concerning incentive-based workplace wellness programs are rescinded, leaving employers without guidance until...
By: Chad Perlov - LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE OHIO DATA PROTECTION Act’s (ODPA) new legal safe harbor against data breach claims and how to comply with the requirements set out in the statute. Effective November 2, 2018, businesses...
By: Charles J. Clark , Barry A. Bohrer , and Christian J. Ascunce , Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES GUIDANCE COVERING KEY questions that your organization may face as a result of a regulatory and enforcement inquiry during COVID-19, including...
By: Ryan M. Scofield and Parthiv Rishi , Sidley Austin LLP Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is now a global pandemic and continues to dominate headlines as confirmed cases of the virus escalate. As of March 27, 2020, The World Health Organization reports more than...
By: Rex Iacurci , Lexis Practice Advisor This article discusses recent guidance by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) addressing how entities subject to the Health Insurance Protection and Accountability Act (HIPAA...
By: Ronald S. Greenberg , Natan Hamerman , Daniel Lennard , and Zachary C. Naidich , Kramer Levin Naftais & Frankel LLP FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, A COMMERCIAL TENANT IN New York that was threatened with eviction could count on obtaining a Yellowstone injunction...
By: Andrew L. Rossow, Esq. WITH THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) now in effect, is your firm and/or business ready for the new compliance requirements? The CCPA is codified under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100. Background On May 25, 2018, the European...
By: Rich Ehisen THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) 1 and other state data privacy laws have done more than motivate companies to rethink how they manage consumer data; they also have many organizations thinking more than ever about how they manage their...
By: Charles M. Oellermann and Mark G. Douglas , Jones Day This article discusses a recent decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressing whether triangular setoff is permissible in bankruptcy. THE ABILITY OF A CREDITOR TO EXERCISE ITS...
By: The Practical Guidance Finance Team The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has formally set the dates by which panel banks will no longer report on tenors of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). These are the final dates the FCA will regulate LIBOR...
By: Cameron Kinvig , Practical Guidance Extreme winter weather and poor statewide energy policies recently caused an enormous public health and safety crisis in Texas. This article analyzes what went wrong with Texas' energy infrastructure during Winter Storm...