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Insurance Regulators’ Working Group Adopts Key Bond Definition, Providing Guidance for Equity-Based ABS
Culminating a four-year-long process, a key working group of insurance regulators has adopted new standards for determining whether an investment held by …
No Surprises Here: Providers Score Third Victory in No Surprises Act Litigation, Other Challenges to the NSA Continue
Congress enacted the No Surprises Act (NSA) in 2020 to reduce surprise medical bills and to provide a simple and fast procedure for out-of-network health …
SEC Proposes Rules to Address Conflicts of Interest in the Use of AI by Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) announced proposed rules (the proposal) under the Securities Exchange …
Recent DOJ Settlement With NextGen Highlights Continued Enforcement Focus on Electronic Health Records Technology Vendors
On July 13, NextGen Healthcare Inc. (NextGen), an electronic health record (EHR) software vendor, reached an agreement with the Department of Justice …
US Senate approves screening regime for outbound investments
DHS Updates Form I-9 and Announces Flexible Alternatives to the Employment Eligibility Verification Process for E-Verify Participants
New version of Form I-9 to be released on Aug. 1, 2023 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced modifications to the Form I-9, …
SEC Finalizes New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules
By a 3-2 vote on July 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules enhancing disclosure requirements regarding public …
USCIS Announces It Will Be Making a Second Round of Selections From Registrations Submitted in the FY24 H-1B Lottery
Today, USCIS announced that it will be making additional selections from the FY24 H-1B registrations it received in order to reach the FY24 numerical …
US and EU Finalize New Data Privacy Framework
On July 10, the European Union and the United States finalized the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), an agreement that allows for the transfer of …
NY DFS Addresses Discrimination in the Writing of Life and Annuity Products
New guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) takes aim at improper discrimination by life and annuity writers in the state. DFS …
New York State of Mind: The Second Circuit Restricts Trade Secret Damages
Litigation partners Claudia Pak and Daniel B. Goldman co-authored a New York Law Journal article titled “New York State of Mind: The Second Circuit …
SEC Adopts Amendments to Money Market Fund Rules
On July 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) adopted amendments to Rule 2a-7 governing money market funds under the Investment Company …
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