California Employment News: Professional and Administrative Pay Exemptions
Podcast: California Employment News - Professional and Administrative Pay Exemptions
Podcast: California Employment News - The Executive Pay Exemption
Podcast: California Employment News - The Basics of Pay Exemptions
What Happens When the California Privacy Rights Act Employment Data Exemption Expires?
Employer Vaccine Mandates and Exemptions
State Law Privacy Video Series | Healthcare Entities and Health Data
State Law Privacy Video Series | Employee Exemptions
Podcast: The Briefing from the IP Law Blog - The Right to Repair and More New Exemptions
The Briefing from the IP Law Blog – DMCA: The Right to Repair and More new Exemptions
#WorkforceWednesday: New AB5 Exemptions, EEOC COVID-19 Updates, Joint-Employer Rule Partially Struck Down - Employment Law This Week®
When Dr. Strangelove Met Jimmy Hoffa
The CCPA for the Land Title Industry: Service Providers and Sale of Data Under the CCPA
[WEBINAR] Exploring the CPRA’s Investigatory Privilege
Ropes & Gray’s PEP Talk: General Solicitation by Private Equity Funds Under 506(c)
III-44- A Little Help From The DOL
[WEBINAR] Update on the California Environmental Quality Act: What’s New for 2018
I-18- DC Update on Joint Employer and OT Issues, and Part 1 of an Expert Interview on Pay Equity Audits
Employment Law This Week: Break Pay, Misclassification of Franchisees, California Computer Professional Exemption, Non-Compete Payment
Employment Law This Week: Defend Trade Secrets Act, Final Overtime Rule, Leave for Disabled Workers, OT Exemption Case
Lenders or loan brokers based in California or lending to either commercial or consumer borrowers based in California are subject to the California Financing Law (CFL), which imposes licensing requirements on both lenders or...more
Two states have recently finalized significant updates to their money transmission laws, signaling continued nationwide alignment with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ Model Money Transmission Modernization Act...more
Some private fund managers in California face potentially dire consequences if they fail to properly register with the state and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Failing to adhere to relevant securities laws...more
Executive employment relationships are rarely permanent. When an executive or other senior-level employee terminates employment, companies often must deal with difficult tax, equity, and benefits issues that arise in...more
With an estimated 34 people moving to the Charleston area each day and with South Carolina claiming one of the fastest-growing populations in the nation last year , the post-COVID increase in the number of private placement...more
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule under the Corporate Transparency Act. The revised rule changes the definition of “reporting company” to mean any entity that...more
On March 12, 2025, the SEC dropped a massive amount of changes to their Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDI’s) related to Regulation D and other forms of exempt offerings, including clarification (and flexibility!)...more
On February 25, 2025, the SEC extended the compliance dates for Rule 17ad-22(e)(18)(iv)(A) and (B) under the Securities Exchange Act for eligible cash market transactions by one year to December 31, 2026, and for eligible...more
New Mexico’s gross receipts tax (what the state calls its sales tax) is generally imposed on receipts derived by the seller from performing services in the state; however, a resale of the services is not generally taxable if...more
On 2 January 2025, the BVI Business Companies (Amendment) Act, 2024 and the BVI Business Companies and Limited Partnership (Beneficial Ownership) Regulations, 2024 (the “Amendments”) came into effect. The Amendments impact...more
As of December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit restored the nationwide injunction against the federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), issued in Texas Top Cop Shop. No enforcement of the filings requirements is currently...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires certain domestic and foreign entities, called "reporting companies," to file a beneficial ownership information (BOI) report – which provides information about their owners,...more
The January 1, 2025 filing deadline under the CTA for filing beneficial ownership information reports (BOI reports) for reporting companies formed prior to January 1, 2024 is rapidly approaching....more
By January 1, 2025, millions of existing businesses must have filed certain information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to remain in compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As this...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires “reporting companies” to report certain beneficial ownership information (BOI) to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in order to enhance...more
On October 10, 2024, the European Council officially adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a regulation designed to ensure that products with digital features are secure to use and resilient against cyber threats, and that...more
A recent Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) settled enforcement action serves as an excellent reminder of the risk of operational integration to firms that operate multiple advisory entities, especially where one of...more
Seward & Kissel is reminding its clients regarding the September 30, 2024 compliance date for the SEC’s amendments to certain rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The amendments accelerate the...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (the “DOL”) amendment to the qualified professional asset manager (“QPAM”) prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 (the “Exemption”) went into effect on June 17, 2024. Current QPAMs must...more
On September 13, the Biden-Harris administration announced new actions to address "significant increased abuse" in the use of the de minimis import exemption. The de minimis import exemption allows low-value shipments (i.e.,...more
Have you or your professional advisers evaluated whether any entities you own, manage, or control are subject to the beneficial ownership reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)? If you've done so and...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a unit of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) charged with administering the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA), on Aug. 1, 2024, held a Tribal...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on July 8, 2024, issued additional FAQs1 providing guidance on Reporting Company filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act...more
The agreed text of the AI Act was published on July 12, 2024, essentially starting the clock on the legal deadlines contained in it. Its obligations will apply in tiered phases, with the first key obligations being enforced...more
Retailers with private label products, restaurants and consumer product manufacturers should consider whether they are subject to state extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, and therefore should register with the...more