The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), a non-governmental organization that recommends securities regulations for state adoption, has published proposed rules that would limit the ability of individuals to invest in unlisted real estate...
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SEC Proposes to Narrow Bases for Excluding Shareholder Proposals
On July 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule changes that would make it harder for reporting companies to exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy statement by narrowing certain existing legal bases for excluding proposals....
SEC Proposes New Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements for Public Companies
The SEC's Rule Proposals Aim to Assist Investors On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules “to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by...
Helping your Company Stay “Organized:” Updating Organizational Documents under the Revised Ohio Limited Liability Company Act
An LLC should run like a reliable car—without hitches and hiccups that could interrupt business and put company assets at risk. Maintenance and fine-tuning of an LLC’s organizational form should also be as routine as car maintenance. As such, it is important to check...
Dogecoin Nears $50 Billion — Wow, Much Amaze!
An unlikely cryptocurrency is now worth almost 50 times what it was valued on January 1 of this year. According to the Dogecoin website, the digital currency is “favored by Shiba Inus worldwide.” Clearly, Dogecoin doesn’t take itself too seriously, so why does it have...
Opting Out: New California Regulations Protect Personal Information
On March 15, 2021, the California Attorney General finalized modified regulations to the California Consumer Protection Act (the “CCPA”) that strengthen consumers’ ability to “opt out” of having their personal data collected, sold, or otherwise used. The California...
The Impact of Gov. DeWine’s Proposed Ohio Budget on Health Care
Last week, Gov. Mike DeWine released his proposed two-year budget for the State of Ohio. Gov. DeWine's proposal aims to make the health of Ohioans a top priority of the state and, as a result, it includes a number of line items that will impact the health care...
California Votes to Strengthen California Consumer Privacy Act With CPRA
On November 5th, California voters passed Proposition 24, a ballot initiative that expands consumer rights and regulatory enforcement authority under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The ballot initiative, titled the California Privacy Rights Act of...
Changes Proposed for Some of Healthcare Industry’s Most Important Fraud & Abuse Laws
Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced a pair of proposed rules that would modify three of the most important fraud and abuse laws governing the healthcare industry—the...
Heads Up: New Guidance Issued for Business Associates Under HIPAA
By Kate Hickner and Andrew Wilber The HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has issued a fact sheet clarifying which provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules (the “HIPAA Rules”) apply directly to business associates. Although...