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The Delaware Department of Insurance (Department) is conducting targeted market conduct exams of Third Party Administrators (TPAs) for compliance with state insurance laws and regulations…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Insurance
As the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team gears up for Consensus 2025 next week in Toronto — where Stephen Rutenberg, Daniel McAvoy and Jonathan Schmalfeld will be attending — the regulatory momentum in Washington appears to be…
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/ Finance & Banking, Privacy, Securities Law
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The 2024 EEO-1 Report is expected to open May 20 pending approval of the instruction book and justification…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On Thursday, April 17, a unanimous Supreme Court held that a less demanding pleading standard is applicable when plaintiffs bring an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class action under ERISA Section 406,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Nonprofit Law
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Disparate impact liability holds employers accountable for policies that appear neutral, but disproportionately harm a protected group, even without discriminatory intent…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On April 29, 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled to uphold Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to provide earned paid sick leave. The law will take…
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/ Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” The purpose of the order is to make sure…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law
The latest Polsinelli-TrBK Distress Indices Report shows that distress levels remain elevated across the U.S. economy. Although distress levels dipped slightly across the board last quarter, all indices are near their highest…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
The last two weeks have seen federal agencies continue refining their approach to the digital asset industry, while state regulators are beginning to play a more prominent role—even as the overall pace of development appears to…
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/ Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On April 15, 2025, President Trump signed the Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First Executive Order (Executive Order). The Executive Order revives and expands several pharmaceutical pricing and payment…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
On April 16, 2025, President Donald Trump signaled a desire for Harvard University (Harvard or the University) to lose its tax-exempt status after the University refused several demands in the Trump Administration’s letter to…
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/ Constitutional Law, Education Law, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
In its April 17 MLN Newsletter, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) once again extended the deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNF) to submit their off-cycle revalidation from May 1 to August 1, 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On February 26, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a significant False Claims Act (FCA) ruling in United States of America ex rel. Cheryl Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas, LLC,…
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/ Civil Remedies, Constitutional Law, Health
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability.” This EO aims to reform the foreign defense sales (FDS) system, which encompasses U.S…
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/ Government Contracting, International Law & Trade, Military Law
On April 7, 2025, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) announced a comprehensive reorganization plan aimed at consolidating its Region and Corporate Audit Directorates (CAD) into three primary Directorates in response to…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting
