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Washington State Budget Triggers Higher Business, Capital Gains and Estate Taxes in 2025

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Thanks to three primary revenue bills that were signed into law earlier this year, taxes are going up in the state of Washington, in particular for large service businesses, estates and individuals earning capital gains. ...more

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FTC Announces Groundbreaking Action Against Rite Aid for Unfair Use of AI

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On December 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against  the retail pharmacy Rite Aid for unfair practices associated with its use of a facial recognition technology (FRT) surveillance...more

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FCC Set to Upend Lead Generation Industry

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On November 22, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a proposed rule that will completely upend the landscape of lead generation and digital marketing for consumer retailers and sellers. The proposed rule...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

BJ’s Wholesale Club Loses Bid to Dismiss Complaint Alleging Massachusetts State Law Claims for Wiretap Violations and Invasion of...

Joe Alves filed a class-action complaint against BJ’s Wholesale Club, alleging that BJ’s uses computer code, called Session Replay Code (SRC), to secretly record consumer activity on BJ’s website. Alves claims that BJ’s...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Negative Option Practices Under Increased Scrutiny in the US

Retailers and service providers with US business operations should take note: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is increasing its scrutiny of negative option marketing activity to combat unfair or deceptive practices related...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Employers: Everything You Need to Know about Vaccinations (Update)

*** The text below was updated on March 9, 2021, in light of current proceedings in the Labor Court and in light of memoranda of law currently being formulated. The past year has been nothing less than a roller coaster for...more

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Do most retailers take the position that the use of third party behavioral advertising cookies is, or is not, the “sale” of...

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Retailers are divided about whether the use of third party behavioral advertising cookies do, or do not, constitute the sale of personal information. One in four retailers (28%) utilize behavioral advertising cookies and take...more

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Lead Generation and the TCPA: How to Protect Your Company from Downstream Bad Actors

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Many businesses, including retailers, rely on inbound lead generators to identify prospective customers for telephone or text-based direct marketing campaigns. Sourcing inbound leads from a variety of providers allows firms...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Seller Beware When Using Third-Party Services to Manage Returns

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article discussing a growing practice among retailers who use third-party services to identify fraudulent returns. These services will inform retailers when they think a return is...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Service Contracts and Extended Warranties: Building Customer Loyalty and Profits

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Purchasers of consumer goods are more discerning than ever before, and thanks to the internet, have access to more choices and more information every day. Manufacturers that are perceived as producing high-quality products...more

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Time is Running Out for Retailers to Register DMCA Agent, Preserve Safe Harbor Protections

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Retailers who host third-party content and comments on their websites have until the end of 2017 to register as internet service providers through the new online system in order to preserve their protections under the Digital...more

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FFIEC Issues New Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Guidelines for Mobile Banking

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Mobile banking is a convenient and powerful tool that provides customers with a bevy of cutting-edge services, including mobile check deposits, on-the-go bill pay, and peer-to-peer payments. For financial institutions, this...more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

How to Select a Qualified Security Assessor (“QSA”)

Retailers that accept credit cards are typically required by the payment card brands to show that they are in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards or “PCI DSS” at least once a year. How a retailer...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

American Thrift Stores announces data breach

American Thrift Stores announced this week that like other retailers, it has been hit with a security breach “that occurred through software used by a third-party service provider” that allowed “criminals from Easter Europe”...more

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A Reminder for Retailers: Risks Associated With Hiring Third-Party Workers

As the retail sector grapples with the many challenges of a perpetually evolving economy and an increasingly mobile, independent, and dynamic workforce, it has become common practice for retailers to engage third parties to...more

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