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2024 Chart of Additional Healthcare Regulations
During this election year, McDermottPlus is actively monitoring annual regulations that federal agencies are expected to release, as well as “ad hoc” regulations that will be released at the discretion of federal agencies. This chart displays health-related regulations that may be issued this year, organized by federal agency and date of potential release.
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Department of Labor Raises Overtime Salary Thresholds
The Department of Labor issued a final rule raising the thresholds applicable to an employer’s obligation to pay overtime. The rule sets new levels applicable to the so-called “executive, administrative, and professional” (“EAP”) exemption from overtime requirements and for qualifying as a “highly compensated employee.” The initial updates will become effective on July 1, 2024....
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CFPB Takes Action Against BloomTech, Inc. for ISAs that Violate TILA, UDAAP, and the FTC’s Holder Rule
On April 17th, the CFPB issued a consent order to a for-profit training school alleging numerous violations of law related to its use if income share agreements (“ISAs”). According to the Bureau, BloomTech, Inc. (“BloomTech”) and the company’s founder and CEO engaged in deceptive and abusive acts or practices, violated the Truth in Lending Act...
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Jones Walker Houston Maritime Seminar
The Jones Walker LLP Maritime Industry Team hosted a maritime industry seminar for professionals operating in the offshore and maritime industries and trade. Seminar topics ranged from OFAC and Sanctions, Tax, Employment Law Compliance, Marine Finance, Maritime Transactions & Jones Act Compliance. Jones Walker Tax Practice Group leader, Bill Backstrom, presented “Charting a Course for Taxation...
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DOJ Announces New Pilot Program Seeking Voluntary Self-Disclosures from Culpable Individuals Aimed At Uncovering Corporate Misconduct
On April 15, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) launched the Pilot Program on Voluntary Self-Disclosure for Individuals (“the Individual VSD Pilot Program”), which represents the latest in a string of announcements by DOJ focused on catching companies and individuals that engage in corporate crime. The Individual VSD Pilot Program is...
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CFPB and DOT Hosting Joint Hearing on Credit Card and Airline Rewards Programs
In furtherance of the Biden Administration’s “junk fee” agenda, on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Transportation will host a hearing on airline and credit card rewards programs. CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will moderate a discussion with the following industry representatives,...
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New DOL Rule Makes More Employees Eligible for Overtime Pay (US)
Last year, we alerted you to a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that would raise the weekly salary amounts necessary to qualify for certain exemptions to the requirement under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that employers pay employees time-and-a-half for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a...
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DOT Deputizes State AGs to Pursue Consumer Claims Against Airlines, Circumventing Long-Standing Preemption
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced an Airline Passenger Protection Partnership with state attorneys general (AGs), marking a significant expansion of AGs’ regulatory reach. This partnership, formed in response to growing frustration among AGs over their limited ability to investigate passenger complaints and enforce state consumer protection laws against airlines, empowers AGs to...
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Washington AG Prevails in Consumer Review Fairness Act Lawsuit
Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson prevailed in his lawsuit against a plastic surgery practice, Allure Esthetic, and its owner, Dr. Javad A. Sajan (collectively, the company), alleging violations of the federal Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), based upon the company’s practice of requiring patients to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) that prohibited them from posting...
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CFPB Files Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment in Texas Small Business Lending Rule Lawsuit
The CFPB (or “Bureau”) filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in the lawsuit regarding the small business lending data collection and reporting rule, also known as the 1071 rule based on the Dodd-Frank section that requires the CFPB to adopt the rule (the “Rule”). Last month, the plaintiffs and intervenors in the lawsuit challenging the...