Amidst the swirl of activity on the state and federal legislative fronts regarding student-athlete name, image and likeness rules, on...

A recent survey of mental health studies highlights an important way that organizations can help children who have suffered trauma.  This...

While there have been several legal challenges to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nationwide moratorium on...

While there have been several legal challenges to the CDC Eviction Moratorium for non-payment of rent, the CDC has again extended the...

One thing that has become clear during the pandemic is that rates of mental health problems and suicide among our children have...

I ran across an outstanding article that describes a common dilemma for lawyers working with child witnesses, which is figuring out much...

The 2020 Corporate Transparency Act, adopted by Congress over President Trump's veto late in December 2020, will dramatically change the...

The House bill to extend the PPP loan program to May 31, 2021 passes the Senate. The PPP Extension Act of 2021extends the PPP loan...

At this juncture, 39 state legislatures are on record with action on a college athlete NIL bill. Five states have joined in passing laws,...

Most people have read by now about the unfortunate Ever Given container ship stuck in the Suez Canal.  About 10% of global trade...

Another very contentious area is whether youth programs must accommodate service animals and emotional service animals. Modern media...

FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco in prepared remarks earlier this week spoke about FinCEN's upcoming notice of proposed rule making to...

INFORM Consumers Act would impose responsibility of online sellers to verify and disclose third-party seller information, requiring...

In general, youth programs must make “reasonable modifications” to their programs to accommodate a child’s disability, but there are...

The Biden administration's agenda to reshape labor and employment laws in the United States moved forward another step yesterday with the...

One area that youth organizations must address is how to accommodate children with disabilities. It can be a complicated question, such...

The COVID-19 School and Community Resource Library has received another update. The document is an invaluable resource for people...

The Attorney General of California last week approved relatively minor changes to the implementing regulations for the CCPA.  The AG also...

California COVID rent relief program offers rental assistance to landlords and tenants statewide.

Whether the US will pass federal privacy legislation has been a question for many years, but one that has taken on new significance since...

In pertinent part :

" § 116-400. Findings. The General Assembly finds that every student-athlete enrolled at an institution of higher...

A portal for the much anticipated SBA Shuttered Venue Grant program has been established. The SBA will start accepting applications on...

The CDC on Friday revised its guidelines on social distancing in schools, lowering the recommended distance for most students from 6 feet...

Yes, I am indeed caught up in March Madness.  But I am also watching all the many moving parts impacting the impending changes to...

In applying for "Cleveland Spiders" as a trademark, did Mr. Love love the mark or the potential for profiting from it?  The...

Company culture is very important, but there is a danger that the hiring decisionmaker can mistake what they perceive as a "cultural fit"...

The University of Michigan recently conducted a survey of parents nationwide, who reported significant bad effects from school lockdowns.  

Georgia's Governor Kemp issued a new Order for the state yesterday that will permit office workers to return to in-person work and will...

The SBA issued a press release March 12, 2022 stating that all SBA disaster loans made in calendar year 2020, including COVID-19 EIDL,...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently added education staff and teachers to the list of people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.  The...

While not included in the American Revitalization Plan, it looks like a deal is in place between the House Small Business Chair Nydia...

After being the focus of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small...

Four medical researchers recently published an editorial in USA Today pointing out research showing that it is quite possible to open...

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced today that Georgians older than 55 will be eligible for the vaccine starting Monday. This...

The timing of a cyber attack may matter in assessing legal liability: a federal judge in California has dismissed a potential privacy...

The House is expected to pass the $1.9T relief and stimulus package in final form today.  Once passed, the bill will provide funding...

The House of Representatives has passed the PRO Act as it did early last year.  Support this year included five Republicans and all...

About a year ago, I published an article published on IPWatchdog.com regarding the challenges and developments in enforcing IP rights...

The Government Accountability Project, a non-partisan public interest group, has written an open letter to the Treasury Department,...

On December 27, 2020, funding for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program (Program) was signed into law with the Consolidated...

The quest by doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for summary judgment ended recently when the Pennsylvania Supreme...

Both houses of Congress have now passed the $1.9T American Rescue Plan bill that will fund and expand ongoing pandemic relief measures...

On March 3, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department in conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA) posted an updated set of...

The CDC said yesterday that fully vaccinated persons (those who are two weeks out from having received both doses of a two-dose regime,...

The IRS has launched a significant effort to recoup unreported or underreported taxable events from the sale of cryptocurrencies,...

An iconic moment is time captured and offered in the form of a digital collectible sold through blockchain technology.  Licensing...

After much procedural and partisan wrangling, the Senate passed a new version of the American Rescue Plan bill over the weekend....

What happens if your constitutional rights are violated, you suffer no money damages, and the government promises never to do it again?...

2021 is shaping up as a year to focus on M&A as global economies surge in response to easing pandemic conditions in an environment...

Hippo Enterprises Inc. is a "startup" that's been around for six years, supplying established insurers with data for their underwriting....

States are passing bills that differ in language, but essentially provide basic provisions, namely, an athlete’s NIL rights cannot be...

I recently sat down with Verso Corp Chairman Sean Erwin, and we discussed the challenges and business impacts of corporate restructuring....

Many businesses have had another new experience in the past year -- hiring and onboarding new employees in a largely remote environment....

A judge has approved the award of hundreds of millions of dollars to plaintiffs claiming that Facebook's "tag this photo" facial...

Microsoft's Mesh service is an effort to unify the various virtual reality applications and devices in one platform. The sky's the limit...

Bitcoin is entering a new phase of adoption as states and countries compete to pull the booming business of bitcoin within their borders....

Virginia has, as expected, passed into law its Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), thus becoming the second U.S. state to enact...

As a third type of vaccine started shipping this week, and in light of ongoing strain across states trying to allocate vaccine doses, the...

In the face of increasing consumer awareness and regulatory pressure regarding the use of consumer data, the leader in online data...

Corporate Responsibility is a broad term that has many different tracks.  From a branding perspective, it certainly means careful...

The nation's top financial and cyber law enforcement watchdogs have published an extensive analysis of the malware used in recent efforts...

It is always difficult to judge the potential impact of a new technology, particularly at its outset. And even accepting the fact that...

President Biden's widely recognized video distributed by Tweet on Sunday night was an unprecedented instance of direct support of a union...

The anticipated increase in national minimum wage to $15 has been dropped from the coronavirus relief legislation pending in the Senate...

Virginia is close to becoming the second state to pass a privacy law protecting state residents.  The Virginia Consumer Data Protection...

In a new report, industry consultant Kearney argues that the confluence of several trends will spur a wave of M&A activity as global...