Representative Roger Williams of Texas has introduced legislation to repeal the loan data collection requirements established by Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. This section amended the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)... Read more »
This law firm publication by Troutman Pepper Locke discusses bipartisan legislation, introduced by Senators Sanders (I-VT) and Hawley (R-MO), that would immediately cap credit card interest rates at 10% for a period... Read more »
Queens, NYA recent awareness event held in Queens brought together dozens of women to discuss the possible link between hair relaxers and serious health issues, including reproductive cancer. A panel of women... Read more »
State legislatures have introduced a host of new employment-related bills during the first quarter of 2024. Trends include regulation of child labor, restrictions on non-compete agreements, creation of bereavement leave, bans on... Read more »
As we’ve previously written, California already takes a strong position against employee noncompete agreements. State law bans such agreements (with extremely limited exception) and imposes significant penalties on employers who nonetheless require workers... Read more »
The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that legislation that capped public-sector workers’ wages is unconstitutional in a decision on Monday. This decision upheld the Ontario Supreme Court’s ruling in November 2023. The... Read more »
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced the commencement of a four-week consultation period for a new local security law under Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, on Tuesday.... Read more »
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Monday, issued statement on X (formerly known as Twitter), expressing concerns over the draft Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill, stating that the provisions of the bill would... Read more »
