Publications

Tennessee The Tennessee Information Protection Act (“TIPA”) was signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on May 11, 2023, with an effective date of July 1, 2025.  The threshold for coverage by TIPA is narrower than state consumer privacy laws, applying to companies that make more than $25 million in revenue and control or […]

On May 3, 2023, Iowa became the fourth state to pass a law providing companies with an affirmative defense against suits alleging that the organization failed to implement reasonable information security controls which then led to, or resulted in, a data security breach.  The other states that have passed similar […]

Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced it was entering into multiple consent orders with Bank of America (collectively, the “Orders”) in connection with its consumer account programs. The Orders impose $150 million in penalties against Bank of America ($90 million payable to the CFPB, $60 million […]

Today, July 25, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) published formal notice of a new streamlined and shortened Form I-9 effective August 1, 2023.  While employers may continue to use the current version through October 31, 2023, fines will be levied if the new Form is not used (for […]

The First Regular Session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature adjourned sine die on June 1, 2023.  In our update during bill introduction (available here), we identified 58 bills relating to agricultural, environmental, natural-resources, and regulated-substances law.  Below is a chart that provides the status of those bills.  Summaries of the […]