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05.15.23

Governor Newsom’s May Budget Proposal Urges Fiscal Prudence in Uncertain Times

California Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled his May Revision to his January $297 billion spending proposal for FY2023-24.


05.12.23

Replenishing the Deposit Insurance Fund: A ‘Modest’ Proposal by the FDIC

On May 11, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) to place a special assessment on larger banks in order to recover the costs associated with protecting uninsured depositors from certain significant bank failures that happened earlier ...


05.11.23

Guidelines for Creating Ads Using AI

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool to create and enhance advertising campaigns, but it is important to ensure that the ads are legally compliant.


05.11.23

California Supreme Court Hears Employment Case That May Limit Viking River SCOTUS Opinion

This week, California’s Supreme Court heard oral argument in Adolph v. Uber Technologies Inc., No. S274671, a case in which the Court is poised to decide whether it will, in effect, overrule part of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting workers’ rights under California’s ...


05.10.23

Startup Financing: When Is a SAFE Not So Safe?

Startups have been raising money using the Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) since it was first introduced by Y Combinator in 2013.


05.10.23

Upcoming Regulatory Changes Associated With the End of the PHE

At 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023, the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration will conclude, more than three years after taking effect in January 2020.


05.10.23

Colorado’s Attempt to Prevent State Banks From Exporting Home State Interest Rates May Fail

The Colorado legislature proposed HB 23-1229, which would, among other things, opt the state out of Sections 521 to 523 of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act, thereby seeking to prevent federally insured state-chartered banks from lending in Colorado at the rates ...


05.04.23

DEA Issues Statement on Continuing PHE Telehealth Prescribing Flexibilities Beyond May 11

On May 3, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a statement from Administrator Anne Milgram on COVID-19 telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances in which the DEA noted that it has “decided to extend the current [public health emergency (PHE)] flexibilities ...


05.01.23

DNC Policy Trips Up TCPA Defendant

A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendant’s do not call (DNC) policy was not enough to avoid potential TCPA liability, an Illinois federal court recently held.


05.01.23

Texts Seeking Real Estate Leads Don’t Constitute TCPA Solicitations

Text messages sent to generate real estate sales leads did not qualify as telephone solicitations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) regulations, according to a Texas federal court decision.