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6 August 2021
Amendments to the NYC Fair Chance Act and New Legal Enforcement Guidance Require City Employers to Substantially Change Their Background Check Protocols
Recent Amendments to the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA) that took effect on July 29, 2021, significantly expand the scope of the FCA by …
30 July 2021
The Supreme Court Further Expands the Definition of a Physical “Taking” of Property That Violates Fifth Amendment Protections
At the end of its recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a new decision on the law of takings. The case, Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, was a …
29 July 2021
New York HERO Act
As we reported previously, Governor Cuomo signed the Health and Essential Rights Act (the HERO Act) into law. The HERO Act requires employers …
28 July 2021
SEC Whistleblower Protection Rule Not Restricted to Employee Whistleblowers
On July 21, in S.E.C. v. Collector’s Coffee, Inc. et al.,[1] a New York federal court held that a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or …
27 July 2021
Overview of How Insurance Dedicated Funds Offer the Returns of Private Funds with the Favorable Tax Treatment of Insurance Products
Corporate partner Yasho Lahiri co-authored a Private Equity Law Report article titled “Overview of How Insurance Dedicated Funds Offer the Returns …
22 July 2021
Insurance Journal: Insurance Commissioner, Acting as Liquidator of RRG, Is Not a ‘Governmental Authority’
Insurance Transactional and Regulatory partner Daniel A. Rabinowitz’s client alert titled “Insurance Commissioner, Acting as Liquidator of …
20 July 2021
New York City’s Biometric Privacy Law Takes Effect: What You Need To Know
On July 9, 2021, New York City enacted a new biometric ordinance regulating how businesses handle biometric identifier information. The new law is the …
15 July 2021
Digging Into FCA Stats: Part 3 – Litigation’s Return on Investment
Litigation associate Ralph C. Mayrell published this three-part series on the False Claims Act in Law360, Digging Into FCA Stats. Every year, the …
15 July 2021
Insurance Commissioner, Acting as Liquidator of RRG, Is Not a “Governmental Authority”
When is an insurance commissioner not a governmental authority? A federal district judge reminds us that a state insurance commissioner, when acting as …
14 July 2021
Responsibility Incorporated - General counsel and the dawning ESG revolution
14 July 2021
Digging Into FCA Stats: Part 2 – A Decade of Litigation Trends
Litigation associate Ralph C. Mayrell published this three-part series on the False Claims Act in Law360, Digging Into FCA Stats. Every year, the …
14 July 2021
US Supreme Court Clarifies Injury-in-Fact Plaintiffs Must Show To Have Standing To Assert Statutory Privacy Rights in Federal Court
On June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision in TransUnion v. Ramirez that clarified the injury-in-fact plaintiffs must show to have …
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