25 Jun 2026
When “Free From” Claims Raise More Questions Than Answers
More than ever, consumers are interested in clean beauty—cosmetics, skincare, and hair products formulated without ingredients perceived as harmful, harsh, or otherwise undesirable. As consumers become more educated about the ingredients used in traditional beauty products, including those they may wish to avoid, manufacturers have responded to this growing demand by marketing products as “natural,” […]
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Aisha Z. Iftikhar
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24 Jun 2026
Prediction Markets: How Insider Trading Is the New Crisis
Prediction markets, also known as information markets, allow participants to bet on the outcome of future events through online platforms. Events include sports competitions or election results. The products that are traded on prediction markets are often called event contracts. Event contracts are “contracts that allow traders to bet on the occurrence of nonoccurrence of […]
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Ellen Lee
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23 Jun 2026
New York Passes Legislation Banning Predatory Pricing Schemes
On June 4, 2026, New York state lawmakers passed legislation to prevent surveillance pricing, a predatory scheme in which companies set prices based on personal data such as web browsing history, income, race, and life circumstances. “Surveillance pricing is not about offering consumers a better deal—it is about exploiting our personal data to maximize corporate […]
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Lisa Omoto
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22 Jun 2026
AI Pricing and the New Transparency Problem
Consumers are used to changing prices. Flights, hotel rooms, rideshares, and event tickets often cost more or less depending on timing, demand, availability, or season. Whether trying to book a flight around the holidays or call an Uber in the rain, that kind of dynamic pricing is familiar to all of us, even when it’s […]
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Zachary M. Winkler
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19 Jun 2026
NY Lawmakers Pass Bill Providing Employees Access To Their Personnel Records
New York lawmakers recently passed S3460, a bill that would permit employees to access their personnel records within five (5) business days of their employers receiving a written request. The bill defines personnel records as documents that relate to an “employee’s qualifications for employment, promotion, transfer, additional compensation or disciplinary action[s].” An employer must provide […]
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Jonathan Goldhirsch
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17 Jun 2026
CFTC Moves To Join Kalshi’s Suit Against Rhode Island, Claiming That The Commission Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) moved to join a lawsuit filed by prediction market company Kalshi against Rhode Island concerning the state’s “imminent” attempts “to prevent Kalshi from offering event contracts for trading[.]” Kalshi is a federally designated derivatives exchange where people can trade on the outcome of real-world […]
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Katherine M. Lenahan
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16 Jun 2026
SEC Takes Next Step Towards Semiannual Reporting for Public Companies
On May 5, 2026, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a press release announcing proposed amendments to publicly traded companies reporting requirements. Under the current requirements, public companies subject to the Exchange Act Sections 13(a) or 15(d), must file quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. This includes three quarterly reports and one annual report each fiscal […]
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Faruqi & Faruqi
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15 Jun 2026
SEC Releases New Guidance on Digital Assets
The SEC recently published interpretive guidance addressing how federal securities laws apply to various categories of crypto assets and related transactions, with the guidance taking effect on March 23, 2026. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins stated that, under the agency’s updated framework, “most crypto assets are not themselves securities.” The guidance introduces five categories of digital […]
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Dolgora Dorzhieva
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14 Jun 2026
No Salary Guessing Games: How Pay Transparency Is Changing the Job Search
Pay transparency gives you clearer visibility into how much a job pays—so you’re not navigating the hiring process without key information. In states with these laws, employers may have to share salary ranges upfront or upon request, helping you quickly decide if a role is worth pursuing, avoid undervalued offers, and negotiate from a stronger […]
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Kathryn Hettler
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13 Jun 2026
Your Job Can’t Get in the Way of Your Vote—Here’s How (N.Y. Elec. Law § 3 110)
If you work in New York and your work schedule doesn’t give you four straight hours to vote while the polls are open—either before your shift starts or after it ends—you’re allowed to take up to two hours off work and still get paid so you can vote. This time is meant specifically for voting […]
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Kathryn Hettler
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12 Jun 2026
Policing the Odds: Congress Confronts Widespread Insider Trading in Prediction Markets
Prediction markets—like Kalshi and Polymarket—have surged in popularity in recent years. Prediction markets are exchange-based platforms where participants can buy and sell contracts based on the outcome of future events. These contracts allow customers to wager on basically anything, from political elections and sports outcomes to weather patterns and even pre-determined events such as the […]
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Matthew A. Conrad
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27 May 2026
DExit Averted?: Rutledge v. Clearway Energy Group Locks SB 21 Into Place
The Delaware Supreme Court’s February 2026 decision in Rutledge v. Clearway Energy Group, LLC, No. 248, 2025, 2026 WL 548504 (Del. Feb. 27, 2026) cements to the Delaware General Corporate Law the contentious amendments brought on by Senate Bill 21 (“SB 21”), which sets a new baseline standard of review for conflicted‑transaction litigation and meaningfully […]
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Braeden Hodges
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15 May 2026
New York City Law Provides Survivors Additional Time To File Sex Abuse Cases
On November 25, 2025, the New York City Council passed INT-1297, an extension of the Gender-Motivated Violence Act (“GMVA”), giving survivors additional time to file lawsuits against their perpetrators. Although INT-1297 was vetoed by Mayor Adams, the City Council overrode his veto on January 29, 2026. What Is The GMVA? The GMVA is a law […]
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Jonathan Goldhirsch
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13 May 2026
Disgorgement – the perfect remedy or agency overreach?
The decision reached by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in SEC v. Govil[1] is another example of courts narrowing the scope of the disgorgement remedy pursued by the SEC. Disgorgement is a remedy that requires a “party who profits from illegal or wrongful acts to give up any profits” they made from that illegal […]
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Ellen Lee
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13 May 2026
A Fairer Hiring Standard: Understanding New York’s Credit History Protection Law
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the New York State Fair Credit Reporting Act to protect employees and job applicants from unfair treatment based on their personal credit history. Beginning April 18, 2026, most employers in New York are no longer allowed to ask for, review, or rely on […]
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Kathryn Hettler
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5 May 2026
New Legislation Regulating Job Ads Seeks to Tackle “Ghost Jobs” and Use of AI Screening Tools
On April 28, 2026, the New York Senate passed bill S8877, which would require employers to disclose an expected hiring timeline or a clear statement that the employer is collecting resumes for future opportunities rather than filling an immediate opening. The bill aims to address concerns about “ghost job” postings, where positions may not actually […]
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Alexa N. Salazar
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10 Apr 2026
New York City Proposes Minimum Wage Increase and Phasing Out of Tip Credit
On March 10, 2026, the New York City Council introduced Bill Int. No. 757, known as the “New York City Minimum Wage Act,” that could reshape wage requirements for employers across the city. If enacted, the proposal would establish a local minimum wage that exceeds New York State’s current rate and implement a series of […]
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Alexa N. Salazar
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9 Apr 2026
Court Denies J.P. Morgan’s Arbitration Request in Discrimination Case
On March 4, 2026, Judge Orelia E. Merchant denied JP Morgan’s Motion to Compel Arbitration in Faruque v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., et. al.[1] Ms. Faruque, a Vice President at the company, faced discrimination as an Indian woman, including being excluded from meetings, denied promotions, and receiving lower bonuses than her white male peers. […]
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Jonathan Goldhirsch
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8 Apr 2026
Revisiting Fraud-on-the-Market After Goldman: J&J’s Petition and the Future of Price Impact at Class Certification
Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) on February 4, 2026, asking the court to review a Third Circuit decision concerning class certification for investors who purchased J&J stock allegedly in reliance on defendants’ false and misleading statements about its talc […]
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Matthew A. Conrad
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7 Apr 2026
National Consumer Protection Week: What You Should Know
The first week of March marks National Consumer Protection Week. It’s a prime moment to focus public attention on fraud, deceptive practices, and the rights people have when companies take advantage of them — and a good occasion to step back and talk about what consumer protection actually means in practice, because it’s broader than […]
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Zachary M. Winkler
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3 Apr 2026
Court Rules Meta Insurers Have No Duty to Defend Against Social Media Addiction Suits
On February 27, 2026, a Delaware state court ruled that a group of insurance companies have no duty to defend Meta Platforms, Inc. and Instagram LLC (“Meta”) against thousands of lawsuits alleging that Meta: (a) designed its platforms to maximize engagement by exploiting psychological vulnerabilities and embedding addictive features into its platforms; and (b) intentionally […]
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Lisa Omoto
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