California Attacks Arbitration Agreements …. Yet Again!
8/24/18
By: Dave Daniels
On August 22, 2018, the California Senate voted to approve AB 3080, a bill prompted by the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Nominally, the bill is intended to combat the use of mandatory arbitration agreements and confidentiality …
Amendments To Pennsylvania’s CASPA Will Change The Landscape Of Payment Disputes
8/3/18
By: Jonathan Romvary
Anyone who has ever done any amount of work as a contractor or who has represented them in collections cases has learned from hard experience that it can be all but impossible to get paid for one’s …
Loss of SEC Commissioners Piwowar and Stein May Wreak Havoc on SEC’s Proposed Fiduciary Regulations
6/1/18
By: Ted Peters
On May 7, 2018, Republican SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar announced that he will resign effective July 7, 2018. Piwowar’s five-year term expires on June 5, but SEC commissioners are permitted to remain in office for up to …
“Senior Safe Act” Encourages Reporting of Senior Investor Fraud
5/25/18
By: Ted Peters
On May 22, 2018, the Senior Safe Act, authored by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), passed in the House of Representatives as part of a bipartisan banking reform package after previously being …
Latest Developments In DACA
2/19/18
By: Kenneth S. Levine
On 2/15/2018 four (4) separate legislative bills that sought to address the March 5th termination of the DACA program, border security, family-based immigration and the Diversity Lottery were put up for a vote in the …
South Dakota Introduces Data Breach Notification Legislation
2/14/18
By: Kacie L. Manisco
On January 23, 2018, South Dakota’s Senate Attorney Judicial Committee unanimously voted in favor of introducing data breach notification legislation. Senate Bill 62 would require an “Information Holder,” i.e., a person or business conducting business in …