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The Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), enacted in December 2024, expands agency authority and recovery limits, making the AFCA a more powerful tool for recouping government funds lost to alleged false claims—a...more
What Happened? On March 13, New York state legislators introduced new legislation called the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act. The bill, supported by New York Attorney...more
On February 14, the Governor of New York signed into law AB 431 (the “Act”), amending Article 9, Sections 901, 902 and 904 of the financial services law relating to private education debt reporting. The Act requires student...more
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On September 22, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 707 into law, known as the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024 (“the Act”). This new legislation requires companies that produce clothing and textiles...more
On September 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California SB 707 (the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024), which is the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law in the U.S. that is specific to textiles....more
California’s Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act is one of the first significant regulations of artificial intelligence in the United States that, if signed, would place liability on the...more
On June 7, 2024, the New York Legislature passed two bills to protect children online. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, S7694A, prohibits social media platforms from providing defined "addictive...more
In the 2024 Minnesota legislative session, the Legislature granted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) expanded enforcement powers (Enforcement Legislation or Legislation), including clarified powers to shut down...more
As part of the national security supplemental package, President Biden has signed into law two provisions targeting data use practices by websites, desktop applications, mobile apps, and augmented or immersive technology...more
Manufacturers need to be careful in the New Year to start complying with new laws in New York and California expanding consumers’ right to repair certain products. California joined the right-to-repair movement with the...more
On October 25, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill (the “Act”) banning the sale of over-the-counter weight loss and muscle building supplements to children under the age of 18. This Act is the first...more
Recently, the State of California enacted Assembly Bill 1305: the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (AB 1305), which requires companies, under certain circumstances, to make website disclosures of certain information...more
As part of a package of new climate change legislation, on October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (“VCMDA” or “AB 1305”). Intended as an effort to reduce...more
California state legislators have joined the arena in the fight relating to advertised rates in the hotel industry and beyond. If the recent legislation is signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, the law will have significant...more
During its 2023 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly repealed the state's prior antitrust law — the Colorado Antitrust Act of 1992 — and passed the Colorado State Antitrust Act of 2023. On June 7, Colorado...more
OVERVIEW- •On May 10, 2023, Senate Bill 1718 was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. •The bill aims to target the influx of illegal immigration into the state with tougher employment requirements, including adding...more
Covered employers have 50 or more employees, including the Commonwealth and its agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions. Eligible employees have been employed for at least a 12-month period and worked at least...more
On September 29, 2022, California Governor Newsom signed into law the Motor Vehicle Digital Number Plates Act (AB 984), which will give the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) authority to move forward with new vehicle...more
On November 3, 2022, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 153 of 2022, which revises the Oil and Gas Lease Act’s provisions on required disclosures accompanying payments made to royalty owners from unconventional oil and...more
In March 2022, the Oregon legislature passed House Bill (HB) 4002, which imposes new overtime pay requirements for agricultural workers beginning on January 1, 2023. The bill also establishes a refundable tax credit for...more
A new California law (AB 1278) will require physicians and their employers to provide patients with several forms of notices about the Open Payments database, starting January 1, 2023. The law is intended to increase...more
On March 24, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed SB 183 into law making Utah the third state in the country to enact a Truth in Lending-like commercial financing disclosure law. Utah joins California and New York to adopt such...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), included as an amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, was passed by Congress this year as an effort to make it more difficult to commit “shell company” money laundering, tax...more
The Washington Legislature passed the Consumer Protection Improvement Act, a bill requested by Washington AG Bob Ferguson, which will increase civil penalties for Consumer Protection Act violations...more