In a shocking development yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a per-curiam, single-sentence order purporting to “clarify” its prior stay of the compliance date for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) payday loan rule.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the first and second quarters of 2025.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is facing mixed reactions to its proposed rules for regulating artificial intelligence (AI) in communications. The draft rules aim to address potential issues with AI-generated calls while keeping pace with the rapid development of AI technology.
California is famously inhospitable to arbitration. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down California laws disfavoring arbitration on no fewer than six occasions between 1987 and 2022. The California Supreme Court has a new opportunity to re-evaluate that stance in considering Hohenshelt v. Superior Court ex rel. Golden State Foods Corporation.
States and some cities were especially active this year passing workplace legislation, many of which create new compliance obligations for employers. Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI) has been tracking these laws as they worked their way through the legislative and regulatory processes before going into effect on January 1, 2025.
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