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Various Scenarios for Brexit: Deal, No Deal, New Referendum?
Aug 13 2018 // The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union on March 29, yet little is clear: There is, so far, no divorce deal, rivals to Prime Minister Theresa May are circling and some lawmakers are pushing for a rerun of the...
Cryptocurrency Platform Omniex Adds Former Regulators Levitt, Bair to Board
Aug 10 2018 // Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Arthur Levitt and former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair Sheila Bair have joined the board of advisors of cryptocurrency trading platform Omniex, the company...
Trump Team Blames California Wildfires on Environmentalists, Sparking Backlash
Aug 9 2018 // Scientists say California’s record wildfires have been fed by an abnormally hot and dry fire season made worse by climate change, but the Trump administration insists there’s another culprit: environmentalists...
Third Compliance Date Approaching for New York Cybersecurity Regulation
Aug 9 2018 // The third transitional period for New York’s first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation for all Department of Financial Services (DFS) regulated entities ends on September 4, 2018. Beginning on September 4, banks,...
IRS Proposals Clear Way for Trump Tax Cut for Insurance Brokers
Aug 9 2018 // The Treasury Department has moved to clear up some confusion in the Trump tax cut law by proposing that the full 20 percent deduction for pass-through businesses be made available to a broad spectrum of small businesses,...
Florida United Businesses Association to Offer Lancer Workers’ Comp Coverage to Members
Aug 9 2018 // The Florida United Businesses Association (FUBA) is now offering workers’ compensation coverage to small businesses across the state through Lancer Indemnity Co. of New York. The partnership marks FUBA’s switch...
California Commissioner Named Chair of New NAIC Cannabis Committee
Aug 8 2018 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has named California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones chair of its new Cannabis Insurance Working Group. Jones proposed that the NAIC establish this working group the...
Gig Firms Want California to Override Court Ruling
Aug 8 2018 // Leading gig economy companies including Uber and Lyft are quietly lobbying California’s top Democrats to override or undermine a court ruling that could make many of their contract workers into employees. In April,...
Judge Sends Oklahoma’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Back to State Court
Aug 7 2018 // U.S. judge has determined that a lawsuit the state of Oklahoma filed against the makers of opioids does not “necessarily rise” to a federal issue. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange in...
Praise and Concern Over New Jersey’s Plan to Sue Over Pollution
Aug 7 2018 // New Jersey’s new push to sue people and companies responsible for pollution has environmental groups applauding and business interests raising questions and concerns. After two terms of Republican Chris Christie,...
Jury Orders Pork Producer to Pay $473.5M in North Carolina Nuisance Lawsuit
Aug 6 2018 // A federal jury decided Friday that the world’s largest pork producer should pay $473.5 million to neighbors of three North Carolina industrial-scale hog farms for unreasonable nuisances they suffered from odors,...
Judge Tosses Pulse Nightclub Survivor Lawsuit Against Orlando Police
Aug 6 2018 // A judge has dismissed a lawsuit which claimed police officers didn’t do enough to stop the gunman responsible for a massacre at a Florida nightclub, but he gave survivors and family members two weeks to file another...
Five Takeaways from California’s Watershed Privacy Law
Aug 6 2018 // California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is likely to have broad implications for organizations providing services to, or collecting data from, California...
Surplus Lines Bill Among Laws Vetoed by R.I. Governor As she Cleared Desk
Aug 6 2018 // Among the three laws vetoed by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as she cleared her desk of all pending legislation in early July was a bill relating to surplus lines insurance. The bill – 2018 – H 7909...
New York Appoints Group to Draft Legislation for Adult-Use Marijuana Program
Aug 3 2018 // New York has appointed a working group to draft legislation to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana in the state. The move comes soon after a N.Y. Department of Health study commissioned by New York Governor...
Federal Judge in Kansas Rules UPS’ Policy of Paying Disabled Drivers Less Is Unlawful
Aug 2 2018 // A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for District of Kansas ruled on July 27 that UPS Freight violated federal law by having a policy, contained in its current union contract with the International Brotherhood of...
Arkansas Judge Won’t Strike Ballot Measure on Lawsuit Damage Limits
Aug 2 2018 // An Arkansas judge has rejected an initial request to disqualify a ballot measure that would place limits on damages awarded in lawsuits and give the Legislature control of state court rules. Pulaski County Circuit Judge...
New Louisiana Law Allows Insurance Agencies to Employ Convicted Felons
Aug 1 2018 // A law that goes into effect today in Louisiana allows insurance producers to employ convicted felons if the producer obtains permission or consent in writing from the state insurance commissioner. The Louisiana Department...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Rental, Voter, Climate Bills as Deadline Looms
Aug 1 2018 // The Massachusetts Legislature gave final approval Monday to a bill that would tax and regulate short-term rentals, including those offered by Airbnb and other online platforms. After weeks of negotiations, House and Senate...
Judges Issues Temporary Halt to Distributing Plans to Make 3-D Guns
Aug 1 2018 // A judge issued a temporary restraining order against the distribution of materials to make guns using 3-D printers. A group of states sued the Trump administration Monday in federal court in Seattle to block its legal...
