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- Legal Topics
- October 21, 2024
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FTC Finalizes Major Rewrite of HSR Filing Requirements
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to issue a final rule that implements significant changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form and accompanying instructions. While the final rule…
- Legal Topics
- October 20, 2024
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Are We There Yet? DoD Issues Final Rule Establishing CMMC Program
The US Department of Defense (DoD) published a final rule codifying the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program. The final CMMC rule will apply to all DoD contractors and subcontractors that will…
- Legal Topics
- October 19, 2024
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FTC Finalizes “Click-to-Cancel” Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to the Negative Option Rule, now retitled the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs“ (“Rule”), which represents a significant…
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- October 18, 2024
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Texas-Sized Fraud: Corporate Relator Takes on Laboratory Referral Kickback Scheme
17 October 2024. In a qui tam whistleblower settlement, Jeffrey Madison, the former CEO of Little River Healthcare in Rockdale, Texas, has agreed to pay over $5.3 million to resolve alleged…
- Legal Topics
- October 18, 2024
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How to Develop an Effective Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan for Businesses
Data breaches have become more frequent and costly than ever. In 2021, the average data breach cost companies more than $4 million. Threat actors are increasingly likely to be sophisticated.…
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- October 17, 2024
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The Murky Waters of Wash Trading Digital Assets – DOJ Charges 18 Individuals and Entities
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts recently unsealed what it described as the “first-ever criminal charges against financial services firms for market manipulation and ‘wash trading’ in the cryptocurrency…
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- October 17, 2024
- 48 views
TCPA Rules on Revoking Consent for Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts Effective April 2025
On October 11, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission announced that the effective date for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules on revoking consent for unwanted robocalls and robotexts is set for April…
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- October 16, 2024
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IRS Issues FAQs Regarding Long-Term Part-Time Employees in 403(b) Plans
The IRS recently issued Notice 2024-73, which provides much-needed guidance on long-term, part-time (“LTPT”) employees in ERISA-governed 403(b) retirement plans. Following passage of the SECURE 2.0 Act, an employee is…
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- October 16, 2024
- 87 views
Common Mistakes When Applying for the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, commonly referred to as the green card lottery, was established by the U.S. government to provide individuals from countries with low immigration rates a chance to…
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- October 15, 2024
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Department of Defense Issues Final CMMC Rule
On October 11, 2024, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) issued the first part of its final rule establishing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) program. As expected, the final rule…
