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05.03.18

ALJ Wants Lowe’s to Talk About Salary

Workers are allowed to discuss their salaries, a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge (ALJ) told Lowe’s Home Centers in a decision, finding that multiple versions of the employer’s rule violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).


05.02.18

Leveraging Medicaid Managed Care to Advance Value-Based Payment

As healthcare costs continue to rise and stakeholders maintain focus on improving quality of care and outcomes, payors for healthcare services are turning to value-based payment (VBP) as one tool to inject greater value into the delivery of care.


04.27.18

Mortgage Lenders, Servicers Fall Under California’s Rosenthal Act

California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act encompasses mortgage lenders and servicers, a state appellate panel ruled, weighing in on an issue that has split the federal district courts in the state.


04.27.18

CRA Resolutions, Last RFI and Semiannual Report—With a Twist

In Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) news, more resolutions have been filed under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn Bureau rules, and the last in a series of 12 Requests for Information (RFIs) was released.


04.27.18

Treasury Department: Bringing the CRA Into the 21st Century

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published recommendations for modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), offering proposals to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to better align ...


04.27.18

A ‘State-Level’ CFPB and Other State Innovations

As the Feds retreat, will states fill the void? New Jersey promises a “state-level” Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Arizona creates an innovation “sandbox.”


04.27.18

DOJ Steers Toward Auto Lender in SCRA Action

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) actions against auto lenders remain popular with the Department of Justice (DOJ), with the agency filing a new complaint in California federal court.


04.26.18

California Court Declines to Weed Out ‘Up To’ Claims for Herbicide

A California federal court permitted a false advertising suit challenging an “up to” claim about an herbicide product to move forward after concluding that some consumers might have been confused about the labeling.


04.26.18

Will New York Expand Publicity Rights Law?

The New York Legislature is weighing a new bill that would expand the state’s publicity rights law—and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) is pushing back.


04.26.18

Lohan Loses (Yet Another) Publicity Rights Suit

Lindsay Lohan has lost yet another publicity rights lawsuit, this time in New York’s highest court.