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August

7
2024
Industry News

CFPB Joins Federal Regulators to Propose Rule to Standardize Data Submitted to Federal Financial Agencies

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today joined several other federal financial regulatory agencies in announcing a proposed rule to establish data standards for certain information collections submitted to financial regulatory agencies. The proposal would promote interoperability of financial regulatory data across the agencies through the establishment of data standards for identifiers of legal entities and other common identifiers.

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August

7
2024
Compliance

Is your direct-to-consumer company using “dark patterns” on its website?

Navigating the virtual marketplace has become an integral part of the consumer experience in the digital age. Lurking behind the convenience and accessibility of e-commerce websites, however, lies a subtle yet pervasive tactic known as “dark patterns.”

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August

6
2024
Trends

Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment: It’s Algorithmic, But It May Not Be Private

The past few years have seen a sharp increase in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a variety of industries and workplaces. Many businesses have implemented AI to help streamline the recruitment and hiring process in the hopes of making hiring fairer and more efficient.

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August

6
2024
Industry News

“CLASS DISCOVERY IS EXPENSIVE AND RESOURCE INTENSIVE”: Court Limits Discovery in TCPA Class Action And It Makes All The Sense in the World

Without question the most expensive part of any TCPA class action is class discovery.

Where a TCPA defendant has a unique and individual defense applicable to the named class representative, therefore, it almost always makes sense to seek to limit discovery in the case to issues of the named-plaintiff’s claim to avoid the expense of class discovery.

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August

6
2024
Compliance

Standards May Pose a Challenge as Regulators Seek Data Interoperability

Thousands of data fields, thousands of financial firms, nine regulatory agencies … the push toward a common thread of communications across financial services would be, will be and already is a monumental undertaking.

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