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Trending in Telehealth: February 2025

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

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Trending in Telehealth: September 30 – October 7, 2024

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Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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Trending in Telehealth: July 16 – 22, 2024

Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: May 7 – May 13, 2024

Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

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Cannabis & THC: Understanding the Effects & Liability

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State legalization of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) for medical and/or recreational use has spurred many questions regarding exposure concerns and drug testing concerns (e.g., what constitutes positive cannabis tests and how do...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

PublicCEO: BB&K Municipal Law Team Discusses New Public Agency Laws - Part 2

Land Use, Telecommunications, Environmental and More - As noted in Part I of this two-part series, California lawmakers passed a number of new laws last year that greatly impact how public agencies serve their...more

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WPI State of the States: New Year, New Legislative Trends

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The year 2020 is already shaping up to be quite active on the employment law front, and a quarter of U.S. states have yet to convene their 2020 legislative sessions. In January, over 800 labor and employment-related bills,...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage, Tip, and Overtime Developments (January 2020 Edition)

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If January's minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments forecast what employers should expect throughout the remainder of the year, it could be a challenging 2020....more

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Oregon Senator Introduces Sweeping Legislation to Secure Personal Information and Hold Corporations Accountable

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., recently introduced comprehensive privacy legislation, known as the “Mind Your Own Business Act” (MYOB Act), to provide protections for the private data of Americans and to hold corporate...more

Lathrop GPM

America's Growing Embrace of Cannabis

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The laws and regulations of the U.S. and each individual state are evolving at a significant pace concerning one genus of flowering plants, and mostly with a tender embrace. Despite being criminalized for the greater part...more

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New York State Legislature Passes Major Amendments To Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Laws

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Legislature has passed, and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to sign, a bill amending the state’s anti-discrimination and anti-harassment laws. The legislation significantly expands...more

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Nevada’s Continued Efforts to Increase the Minimum Wage

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In 2006, Nevada’s Constitution was amended to establish a two-tier minimum wage system dependent upon whether an employer provides “health benefits” to its employees.  This amendment, Section 16 of Article 15, is often...more

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New York Lawmakers Plan To Address Website Accessibility

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A Committee in the New York State Senate aims to develop a legal standard for the accessibility of business websites under New York law, in response to the exponential increase in website accessibility...more

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Health Care Reform, Colorado-Style: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (Legislation)

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March 4, 2019 was the mid-point of the 120 day regular session of Colorado’s General Assembly. Before adjournment on May 3, 2019, significant legislative actions and resulting changes in the regulatory framework seem likely...more

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NY Governor Cuomo again advances licensing requirements for student loan servicers

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Earlier this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo again advanced controversial legislation that would establish a state licensing regime for student loan servicers....more

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2018 lame duck summary and 2019 budget and legislative preview

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With a new year comes a new General Assembly. Bills that the 132nd General Assembly did not pass will have to be reintroduced if legislators want to pursue those issues in the 133rd General Assembly. ...more

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Student loan servicing developments in California, Illinois, and Washington; legislation introduced in Virginia and New Mexico

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The new year heralds many new developments in the state regulation of student loan servicers.  California, Illinois, and Washington have each taken significant steps in implementing their existing laws while legislation has...more

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Vermont Legislative Preview 12-21-2018 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Does supermajority convey superpowers? The Vermont legislature convenes on January 9 with Democrats (combined with Progressives) holding their largest majority in history. The Democrats’ big numbers – 102 out of 150 seats...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Developments (September Edition)

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The past month was full of minimum wage, tip, and overtime activity: amendments; annual rate adjustments; ballot measure battles; legal challenges; and new bills. It was a September to remember....more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (May Edition)

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UPDATE: Chicago has announced its July 1, 2018 minimum wage rates for tipped employees. Employers with minimum wage, tip, and overtime allergies might dread spring, but given the few developments this month, they should...more

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California Legislature Passes Landmark Water Use Efficiency Legislation

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On Thursday, May 17th, the California Legislature took a big step forward on the path towards making conservation a California way of life by passing two key bills – Senate Bill 606 and Assembly Bill 1668 – that, together,...more

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Substitute House Bill No. 5490 Proposes Changes to Connecticut Banking Law

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Substitute House Bill No. 5490, an Act Concerning Consumer Credit Licenses, proposes to make changes to the Banking Law in Connecticut that would expand the banking commissioner's existing authority in the mortgage arena to...more

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State Suitability, Fiduciary Duty and Disclosure Initiatives Roundup

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States are stampeding to impose additional duties on those who provide financial advice or make recommendations to consumers. Some of these initiatives result from the states’ belief that action is required to wrangle...more

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Vermont Legislative Update 03-30-2018 - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team

Senators Berate ANR Secretary over Missed Deadline - Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore said on Thursday she's learned to put requests in writing after she sought legislative permission to delay promulgation...more

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Uniform Act to Regulate Virtual Currency Businesses Ready for State Adoption

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A new proposed law to create a statutory framework for regulating persons engaging in virtual-currency business activity, the Uniform Regulation of Virtual-Currency Businesses Act (URVCBA), has been approved by the Uniform...more

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