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Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Updates

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Minnesota Adult Use Cannabis Update - We assisted multiple clients in completing and submitting their adult-use cannabis license applications to the Office of Cannabis Management (“OCM”), and we continue to monitor how and...more

Alston & Bird

2024 Year in Review: Legislative Developments Impacting Gift Card Programs

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Our Unclaimed Property and State & Local Tax teams review the state legislation that impacted businesses’ gift card programs in 2024. Notably, Idaho now expressly exempts gift cards that do not expire or impose fees but...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Legislature Strikes at Confidentiality Clauses in Consumer Refunds and Settlement Agreements

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A targeted change to California law will prohibit non-disparagement and similar confidentiality clauses in consumer settlement agreements and refund policies. Starting January 1, 2025, businesses settling disputes with...more

Perkins Coie

A Greener Holiday Future: California Establishes Nation’s First Apparel and Textile Article EPR Program

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As the holiday season begins, California is committing to a greener future by introducing the nation's first extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for apparel and textiles. California’s Responsible Textile...more

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Vermont Governor Signs Law Banning PFAS from Cosmetics - Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin

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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law a bill banning several chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from cosmetics and personal care products....more

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Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act Enacted in Washington State

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Governor Jay Inslee signed HB 1047, Washington State’s Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act (the Act) into law on May 15, 2023. The Act bans some of the most concerning chemicals added into cosmetic and personal care products, including...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

PFAS Regulations: Why Manufacturers and Retailers Need to Stay Alert

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Although there is no federal ban on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ‎textiles, there continues to be activity at the state level to limit PFAS in textiles, with many ‎prohibitions becoming active over the next...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

First Substantial Reform of Cosmetics Law Since FDR Administration

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President Biden signed into law the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MoCRA”), as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. This is the first major reform of cosmetics regulation since the Federal...more

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California Bans the Manufacture and Sale of Certain PFAS-Containing Products

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The State of California has always been a leader in regulating chemical ingredients contained in products sold in the state (think Prop 65), and it has turned its sights towards per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)....more

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New Yorkers Say Goodbye to Plastic Bags

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New York’s “Bag Waste Reduction Act” and the regulations promulgated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to enforce this law become effective on March 1, 2020. The law bans the distribution...more

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