Alternative Data and Credit Scores: Will it Trigger CFPB Enforcement?
Leonard A. Bernstein (LAW ‘83) and colleagues discuss the CFPB and the utilization of alternative data to develop credit scores
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Applying the Look-Through Rules in Determining ‘Investment Partnership’ Status Under Section 721(b)
Tax Time: Thomas D. Phelan (LAW ‘11) outlines how to apply the Look-Through Rules in Determining ‘Investment Partnership’ Status Under Section 721(b)
New York Revises Proposed Cybersecurity Regulations, Pushes Back Effective Date
Laura Schmidt (LAW ’14) and Jay Shapiro highlight how New York’s proposed cybersecurity regulations balance minimum standards with industry concerns.
Antitrust Division Threatens Criminal Prosecution for Employment Practices: Antitrust Agencies Issue Joint Guidance on Employment Restrictions
Barbara T. Sicalides (LAW ‘89) highlights a DOJ and FTC report that details how to avoid antitrust lawsuits in job markets
The Brave New World of Assisted Reproductive Technology
Alan C. Milstein (LAW ’83) discusses “reproductive tourism” in the U.S. and the need for regulations.
Employers Wrestle with Pennsylvania’s New Medical Marijuana Act
Pennsylvania has joined the 23 states plus the District of Columbia that allow or soon will allow certain individuals to use medical marijuana. While the Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”) will not be fully implemented for 18 months or more, it will pose a number of challenges for employers. It is therefore critical that employers
Take a “Walk” on the Reading
On Halloween, 2016, ground was finally broken on the new Reading Viaduct Park in the Callowhill Section of Philadelphia. Ten years in coming and forever lurking in the shadow of New York City’s Highline, the first phase of the project should be complete in a little over a year. The project is a partnership between the City of
Local Government Makes Operating Stadiums in Philadelphia Much More Expensive
As more cities reach the harsh realization that public financing for sports venues is a losing proposition for taxpayers, Philadelphia has now enacted a law aimed at recouping some of its money and boosting local workers’ earnings via mandated higher wages at public facilities. On October 21, Mayor Jim Kenney signed the prevailing wage bill into law
Incentive Compensation Under the Regulatory Spotlight
Six U.S. federal financial regulatory agencies[1] in May 2016 revised and re-proposed rules that were originally proposed in 2011, to govern the incentive compensation practices at financial institutions with consolidated assets of at least $1 billion (covered institutions). The proposed rules include new – and more stringent – requirements, especially for the largest institutions. The rules
The Inside Scoop on New York City’s Highline Park
How does a decrepit, abandoned elevated railroad viaduct in the middle of the meatpacking district of New York City transform itself and an entire neighborhood into the most visited site in Manhattan, with the most expensive zip code, and jump start a building construction boom to rival that of any time period in Gotham? Good