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Employers should be aware of several important changes to federal and New York wage and hour laws, effective December 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016.

Potentially missed among end-of-year and holiday activities, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced three resolution agreements for violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules within the past month.

After a difficult November, daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators will need to buckle up for an even more challenging road ahead.

The Supreme Court ruled interactive computer service providers like Yelp cannot be held legally responsible for info created and developed by third parties.

As many of you are wrapping up operations today, I wanted to bring together some of my thoughts on TPP as 2015 comes to a close.

On December 16, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a group of former student-athletes’ bid to rehear the court’s earlier decision that student-athletes do not have to be compensated beyond the cost of attending college.

Arent Fox LLP represented Jose Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup LLC in a venture with MGM National Harbor to open a new restaurant concept expected to debut at MGM National Harbor.

Details on the long-awaited bipartisan, bicameral tax extender package were released yesterday evening and are expected to be considered by the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Overnight, Congressional leaders unveiled a $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill after weeks of contentious negotiations between the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Congressional leadership, and the White House.

The American Institute of Architects Foundation honored Real Estate partner Richard A. Newman for his tenure as a member of its Board of Directors and as a Foundation Officer the last five years.

Partner Peter Zeidenberg spoke with The Associated Press and The Washington Post after prosecutors announced they were ending their investigation and did not have enough evidence to charge former DC Mayor Vince Gray.

By January 1, 2016, all employers  in the District of Columbia with 20 or more employees must provide certain transportation benefits to their employees who work in the District.

In this episode of Fashion Counsel, Partner Anthony Lupo reviews trade dress details with Intellectual Property Partner Allan E. Anderson.

Eight Arent Fox attorneys have been named “Best Lawyers” by Washingtonian Magazine in its 2015 guide to the capital area’s “top legal talent” in 21 categories.

The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI), an advertising industry trade group for third-party advertisers, recently released the 2015 update to its Mobile Application Code.

In a new collaborative project by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Corporation for Enterprise Development, and the Citi Foundation, a compilation of essays by influencers from a broad range of fields examines the challenges and opportunities the United States faces for

In an important development, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued additional final regulations implementing the Stark Law as part of the Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2016 (see 80 Fed. Reg. 70,886 (Nov. 16, 2015)).

On Monday, November 30, 2015, Nordstrom and denim manufacturer AG Adriano Goldschmied filed a motion to approve a settlement in California federal court, agreeing to pay more than $4 million to settle a consumer class action suit that accused them of falsely labeling jeans as “Made in USA.”

On December 2, partner William Charyk addressed alternative compensation agreements for partnerships at an event sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Taxation Section.

The FTC may start to scrutinize marketers that engage in cross-device tracking. Advertisers engaged in cross-device tracking should review their online disclosures to ensure that the tracking is adequately described.

Effective January 1, 2016, New York City’s Commuter Benefits Law requires that non-government employers with 20 or more full-time non-union employees in New York City must offer all full-time employees the opportunity to use pre-tax income to purchase certain transportation benefits.

Multinational businesses and EU member states are currently making ad hoc decisions to regulate data transfer to the US. To address the chaos, several EU data protection authorities have issued new guidance.

A federal judge for the Southern District of California recently held in Branca v. Nordstrom, Inc. that a class action could proceed with claims that Nordstrom made deceptive savings claims at a Nordstrom Rack store.

Partner Stephanie Trunk has been selected as a member of Bloomberg BNA’s Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report advisory board.

Banks are a key target for hackers, and finance hub New York aims to set first state regulations in this space. While the cyber regulatory landscape continues to shift, companies should constantly analyze and update security measures as compliance does not guarantee security.