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In anticipation of the June 20, 2025, effective date of the New York Child Data Protection Act (NYCDPA), the Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) recently released implementation guidance that provides critical...more
In her Oct. 28, 2021 keynote address at the American Bar Association’s 36th National Institute on White Collar Crime, new Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced several policy changes to the Department of...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently overturned the prior administration’s limitations on the use of regulatory guidance in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. Now, DOJ attorneys may rely on guidance documents “in any...more
Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Publication of Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework - "The Framework provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging threats and enforcement challenges associated with the...more
On August 6, 2019, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) “overstepped its statutory authority” in issuing the “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest...more
On February 28, 2018, Ethan P. Davis, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Consumer Protection Branch, addressed the life sciences community regarding off-label promotion. In his remarks, Deputy Assistant Attorney...more
A short policy memorandum quietly issued by the U.S. Department of Justice’s No. 3 official late last month could end up having positive implications for employers defending claims brought by the federal government. The...more
In a two-page memorandum, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a broad policy statement prohibiting the use of agency guidance documents as the basis for proving legal violations in civil enforcement actions,...more
On January 25, 2018, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memorandum (the “Brand Memo”) limiting the use of agency guidance documents in affirmative civil enforcement cases. The memorandum builds on Attorney...more
On Jan. 25, 2018, the Associate Attorney General issued a memorandum limiting use of agency guidance documents in affirmative civil enforcement cases brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In a move which could have...more
On January 25, 2018, the Associate Attorney General directed the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to rely on agency guidance documents to establish a violation in affirmative civil enforcement (“ACE”) cases. She issued the...more
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein recently announced a revision to the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) policy on corporate enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). The revision codifies a pilot...more
In 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an Enforcement Guidance stating when employers’ use of criminal background checks to exclude applicants from jobs violates Title VII. The Guidance states the EEOC’s...more