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UK Failure to Prevent Fraud Offence to Come into Force - Is Your Organisation Prepared?

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The new strict liability corporate criminal offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) comes into effect in England and Wales on 1 September 2025. ...more

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National State Employment Law Update – Changes to Look Out for in the Second Half of 2025

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As employers keep their eye on compliance, below are some notable employment law changes that will be effective in the coming months. Arkansas - Effective August 4, 2025 - Senate Bill 598 (S.B. 598) requires an employer or...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Texas Mini-TCPA Law – FAQs for Marketing Texts

As we reported earlier this summer, a bill (S.B. 140) was recently enacted in Texas that amends the state’s telemarketing law (TX BUS & COM T.10, Chap. 301-306) to 1) expand the definition of ​“telephone solicitation” to...more

Goldberg Segalla

Toxic Reach: Illinois Expands Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations in Toxic Tort Suits

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This potential expansion of general jurisdiction in Illinois applies only for actions that allege injury or illness resulting from exposure to a toxic substance as defined under the Uniform Hazardous Substances Act of...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Navigating the Shifting AI Landscape: What U.S. Businesses Need to Know in 2025

Artificial intelligence is no longer a wild west frontier technology—it’s a regulated one. As AI systems become central to how companies operate, communicate, and compete, legal oversight is catching up. In 2025, AI...more

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Pay Transparency Update: Summer 2025

As employers move into the second half of 2025, pay transparency continues to expand across the states. And, perhaps, enforcement is starting to keep pace with legislative activity....more

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IRS Publishes Draft Revised Form W-2 in Response to No Tax on Tips and No Tax on Overtime Reporting Requirements

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On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The Act established new above-the-line tax deductions for “qualified tips” and “qualified overtime compensation.” To facilitate...more

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California Expands Protections for Tipped Employees —New Requirements for Employers Begin January 1, 2026

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On July 30, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 648 into law, amending the Labor Code to strengthen protections for employee gratuities. Under the new law, if customer pays a gratuity by credit card, then the business...more

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Texas Business Courts Welcome Trade Secret Cases

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Texas is aggressively positioning itself as the nation’s trial capital for “bet-the-company” business disputes. On September 1, 2025, the recently created Texas business courts will begin welcoming trade secret and...more

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The New Gold Rush: Text and Data Mining Exemptions to Copyright Protection Around the World

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This article is based on a presentation at Womble Bond Dickinson’s AI Intensive: Playbook for Innovation and Risk Mitigation virtual summit on May 20, 2025 (including some updates in respect of the UK due to legislative...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

European Accessibility Act Poses New Challenges for US Companies with Customers in the EU

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Disability advocates issue demands to retailers about their allegedly inaccessible websites shortly after the EAA takes effect....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

AI Law Center: August 2025 Updates

In this month's update: AI Regulatory Landscape: Three Things To Know How will Trump’s “AI Action Plan” and Executive Orders impact U.S. tech and federal procurement? Which companies are subject to “general-purpose” AI...more

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Think Twice Before You Type: AI Chats May Not Be Private or Protected

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Last week, I was half-listening to one of my favorite podcasts during a workout when something OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said immediately caught my attention. He was chatting it up with comedian Theo Von on This Past Weekend when...more

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TPS EADs: The New One-Year Limit & What Employers Need to Know After the Big Beautiful Bill

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In a summer of sweeping immigration updates, the Big Beautiful Bill appears to now reshape how employers manage Form I-9 compliance for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries. On July 22, 2025, the Federal Register...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Class Action Landscape 2025: Mid-Year Trends and Developments

Over the past decade, changes in legislation, case law, and industry practices have driven a sharp increase in opt-out collective proceedings before the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”). We have also seen the English...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FTC Consumer Protection and Privacy Enforcement Series: PADFA Enforcement—What Companies Need to Know

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As part of our series to provide practical insights into emerging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) priority areas for consumer protection and data privacy enforcement, we are taking a deep dive into the Protecting Americans’...more

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Texas Sets AI Policy Agenda: Key Bills from the 89th Legislative Session - and What Businesses Should Do Now

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In its 89th legislative session, Texas enacted a comprehensive package of new laws that place the state at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) and media regulation. These laws cover AI development and deployment,...more

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What Changes Will California Employees See With Paid Leave Laws in 2025?

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In 2025, California is continuing to spearhead efforts to expand employees’ rights. Assembly Bill 2499 (AB 2499), Assembly Bill 2123 (AB 2123), and Senate Bill 1090 (SB 1090) are prime examples of these efforts, providing...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California’s mandatory climate risk disclosure is almost here: Is your company ready?

US public companies put aside their attention on new climate-related disclosure rules adopted in 2024 by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) because of ongoing litigation challenging these rules and recent changes...more

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Colorado Changes Noncompete Landscape Again

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On August 6, Colorado dramatically changed how restrictive covenants will be handled in the state in the context of health care providers and business owners. The law is not retroactive and will not apply to pre-existing...more

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Minnesota’s Consumer Data Privacy Act: An Overview

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Twenty-nine years after Prince warned us about the dangers of the Internet, his home state has taken action to protect consumers who use it. On July 31, 2025, Minnesota joined the roughly twenty states that have adopted...more

Perkins Coie

Minnesota and Tennessee Consumer Privacy Laws Now in Effect: Key Compliance Considerations

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The comprehensive consumer privacy laws of Minnesota and Tennessee have recently taken effect, with the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) operative as of July 31, 2025, and the Tennessee Information Protection Act...more

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Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Some Disallowances, Six-Year Statute of Limitations...

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Many ERC claimants are breathing a sigh of relief given the much toned-down version of the changes to the ERC enacted on July 4, 2025. As enacted, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) disallows all pending ERC claims...more

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UK Arbitration Act 2025 to Enter Into Force on 1 August

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The substantive reforms contained within the Arbitration Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 24 February, will come into full force on 1 August 2025. The reforms will apply to all English-seated arbitrations commenced on...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Minnesota to Permit Ratification and Validation of Defective Corporate Acts

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On April 30, 2025, Governor Tim Walz signed H.F. No. 747 into law. H.F. No. 747 amends several provisions of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act (Chapter 302A of the Minnesota Statutes)....more

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