On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, ruling that the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) use of in-house tribunals for civil penalties in securities fraud...more
8/2/2024
/ Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Penalties ,
Punitive Damages ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Unconstitutional Condition
The U.S. Supreme Court has “clarified” the test under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that employers and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have relied upon for more than 46 years, making it easier for...more
7/19/2023
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
USPS
In a rare unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court recently confirmed that existing law allows the IRS to probe your bank records, without ever notifying you. Under the applicable statute, the Court concluded the IRS is not...more
6/2/2023
/ Bank Records ,
Debt Collection ,
Government Investigations ,
Income Taxes ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
IRS ,
Notice Requirements ,
Polselli v International Revenue Service ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Court ,
Tax Debt ,
Tax Liability
On Feb. 28, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Bittner v. United States, holding that non-willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) should be handled per annual report, not per bank account, a ruling that saved the...more