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10/23/2024 12:12:59 PM Fighting for its rulemaking rights: The FTC heads to the 5th Circuit on its proposed ban of noncompetes. By Michelle Mantine On Friday, October 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave notice that it would appeal Texas federal judge Ada Brown's decision...
7/31/2024 2:59:42 PM FTC study of PBMs paves the way for antitrust lawsuits, starting in Vermont and Louisiana By Michelle Mantine Leah Hungerman Last week, Vermont’s Attorney General filed suit against two pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”), alleging that the PBMs “are driving up...
7/29/2022 7:18:45 PM Mental Health Parity is Garnering Attention From State AGs – Is A Multistate Enforcement Effort On the Horizon? By Divonne Smoyer Samantha J. Sedivy Congress passed the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which amended the Mental Health Parity Act of 2016 to fill in...
9/10/2020 2:58:48 PM State Attorneys General flex muscle as court strikes down "joint employer" rule By Paul W. Connell State Attorneys General (AGs) again demonstrated their influence on the country's economic landscape when they prevailed in a lawsuit led...
7/28/2020 1:42:25 PM Private equity funds should beware California Attorney General's newest powers By Paul W. Connell A bill making its way to California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk would provide Attorney General Becerra with an effective veto over...
7/16/2020 12:00:00 AM AI in health care is the next state AG enforcement frontier By Paul W. Connell The most recent data shows that spending on health care in the United States in 2018 grew to $3.6 trillion, or $11,172 per person. This...
7/7/2020 4:59:16 PM COVID-19 scams tally $77 million for consumers in just 90 days By Paul W. Connell Since the World Health Organization officially declared the pandemic on March 11th, consumers in the United States have lost at least $77...
6/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Companies using A.I. screening will garner attention of State AGs By Paul W. Connell As 21 million currently unemployed Americans seek to re-enter the workforce in the coming months, they might be surprised to learn that...
6/12/2020 5:49:57 PM SAGs, business coalitions & big labor engaged in epic battle over new labor joint-employer standard. The outcome on post-COVID economy will be vast. By Paul W. Connell Coming on the heels of a lawsuit led by 18 state Attorneys General against the Trump Administration's Department of Labor's (DOL)...
6/12/2020 12:00:00 AM Safety first; Worker protections a top priority for state AGs By Christine Cogbill Noonan Paul W. Connell As states lift stay-at-home provisions and businesses reopen, many industries are facing a new landscape of worker protections and safety...
6/9/2020 7:57:59 PM Justice in Policing Act will test policy mettle of State Attorneys General as "top cops" By Paul W. Connell Congressional Democrats on Monday proposed a broad set of changes to American policing. Among other things, the 134-page Justice in...
5/20/2020 12:00:00 AM Bi-partisan coalition of state attorneys general call on Congress to pass SAFE Banking Act to allow cannabis companies access to banking system By Paul W. Connell On Tuesday, a new coalition of state attorneys general (AGs) renewed their call for Congress to normalize the business model for non-hemp...
5/13/2020 9:17:28 PM Nursing homes facing increased scrutiny by attorneys general during COVID-19 crisis By Divonne Smoyer Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced yesterday that his office is investigating several nursing homes in the Commonwealth...
5/12/2020 12:00:00 AM State attorneys general seek liability protections in next federal COVID-19 relief bill By Paul W. Connell Today state attorneys general (AGs) continued to demonstrate that they will play an active role in shaping the country's response to...
5/8/2020 12:00:00 AM State attorneys general increase focus on retailers of all sizes for price gouging allegations By Paul W. Connell Action by state attorneys general in California and Pennsylvania this week show the broad reach of state price-gouging statutes and a...
5/4/2020 12:00:00 AM State attorneys generals using COVID-19 pandemic as backdrop for more scrutiny, enforcement and oversight of private sector By Paul W. Connell The worldwide pandemic caused by COVID-19 has led to a spasm of activity by state attorneys general unlike anything seen since the...