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10.26.21

CFPB Director Chopra’s First Consent Order Confirms Return to Pushing the Envelope

On October 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau entered into its first consent order under new Director Rohit Chopra, finding that a service provider to state correctional departments violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and the Consumer Financial Protection Act in providing ...


10.25.21

The Role of Medicaid in Addressing Social Drivers of Health: MCO Community Investment Requirements

Increasingly, states are using their Medicaid managed care contracts to define the role Medicaid and Medicaid managed care plans can play in addressing unmet social needs and promote a “whole person” approach to care.


10.21.21

FTC Puts Advertisers and Agencies on Notice for Fake Online Reviews and Other Deceptive Endorsements

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week that it had sent a Notice of Penalty Offenses (Notice) to more than 700 businesses “placing them on notice they could incur significant civil penalties—up to $43,792 per violation—if they use endorsements in ways that run ...


10.18.21

Second NSA Interim Final Rule Focuses on Independent Dispute Resolution, Good Faith Estimates

The Biden Administration released an interim final rule with comment period on September 30 that answers an important remaining question under the No Surprises Act.


10.18.21

New York Commercial Financing Disclosure Requirements Take Effect Soon

On September 21, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services released its pre-proposed regulations to implement the commercial financing disclosure requirements in S5470-B and S898.


10.18.21

New York Nursing Home Reforms Take Shape

The 2021 New York State Legislative session resulted in the enactment of significant legislation impacting New York’s nursing home industry.


10.14.21

Court Refuses to Halt Employer’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy

In one of the first cases involving a request for an injunction against a private employer’s vaccine mandate, a federal court refused to put a stop to the employer’s mandatory vaccination policy.


10.14.21

California Enacts Multiple Employment Laws

As the legislative term came to an end in California, several employment-related bills were enacted.


10.14.21

SEC Hits $1 Billion Milestone

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program hit a big milestone, topping $1 billion in awards in less than a decade (it began in 2012).


10.14.21

Driver’s Misclassification Suit Gets New Life From Ninth Circuit

The retroactive application of Dynamex may permit a Grubhub driver’s suit alleging he was misclassified as an independent contractor, according to a new decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.