It’s now official. After months of speculation, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 5 into law on September 18, making it more difficult for California businesses to classify workers as independent contractors. AB 5 codifies...
The NMLS Resource Center created a web page focused on Temporary Authority to Operate. The page features Frequently Asked Questions, a demonstration on how to obtain temporary authority to operate on the NMLS, links to NMLS policies applicable to...
In this episode of Legal Marketing Minutes, Legal Marketing Advisor Nancy Myrland talks about one of the ways to tell if your law practice is going to be successful, then offers 6 keys to building a successful practice. Remaining episodes of Legal...
On September 12, 2019, after about six hours of deliberating, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas determined that no infringement had been committed in a suit filed by PPS Data LLC against Jack Henry &...
As the legislative session came to a close last week, the California Legislature passed five bills that amend the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Here are the five bills that are now headed to the governor for signature......
Companies in France should pay attention to the date of March 1, 2020, for three reasons: First, it is the date on which the index on professional equality between men and women will be extended to companies with 50 to 249 employees. Second,...
Antitrust scrutiny of technology companies in the United States has reached an unprecedented level of intensity. In the last several months alone, (1) the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) each...
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on September 17 released its long-awaited proposed regulations implementing many aspects of the Foreign Investment Risk Review and Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), issuing both...
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) issued a risk alert earlier this month from its national examination program warning investment advisers of the most common compliance deficiencies that...
When hazards on land and in the water cause injuries at Chicago beaches, legal options may be available to help victims recover damages from negligent parties.... By: Howard Ankin
