Publications

On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law several legislative proposals to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).  The CCPA amendments clarified several important issues, including: AB 1355 – exempts deidentified or aggregate data from the definition of “personal information.” It also creates a one-year exemption for certain […]

Dear Editor: I am writing today to discuss the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, the federal 2018 Farm Bill, hemp, hemp derived CBD, and banking services. I had a chance to dig, no pun intended, into the issues a bit further and wanted to provide some additional thoughts and insights. First, […]

In January of 2019 the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced two changes to H-1B cap-subject petitions: (1) a reverse of the order of the lottery resulting in the 20,000 “master’s cap” drawing for beneficiaries with a master’s degree or higher from a U.S institution taking place first followed by […]

In a previous newsletter article published on July 22, 2019, we discussed the final regulations issued in June 2019 which authorize employers to provide employees with tax-preferred funds to pay for the cost of health insurance coverage purchased in the individual market, via an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (“ICHRA”).  These final […]

On October 22, 2019, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released proposed regulations updating the electronic disclosure rules for ERISA notices.  In light of the significant developments in technology over the last decade, employers may finally receive some long-awaited relief from the current outdated safe harbor rules for electronic disclosures, at […]