Blogs

Learn who’s covered under New York City’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA), new tracking/reporting rules, and compliance steps for employers.

Read our blog post examining the FTC's recent lawsuit against an online Q&A service for its alleged deceptive subscription practices. This case highlights the importance of transparency in subscription models and provides key compliance obligations for businesses marketing goods and services online. 

Read key takeaways and practical compliance recommendations for plan sponsors from a recent Seventh Circuit decision underscoring the importance of strictly following plan procedures when updating beneficiary designations.

Read the practical takeaways for employers from a recent Eleventh Circuit decision that clarifies when expenses such as transportation, travel to worksites, tool collection, and waiting at a labor hall are, or are not, compensable.

Read how the US Supreme Court is set to define “consumer” under the VPPA, reshaping tracking‑tool class actions and signaling broader compliance risks for the consumer financial services industry.

Read how New York’s Trapped at Work Act makes “stay-or-pay” promissory notes unlawful and protects a broad definition of “workers,” including employees, contractors, interns, and more.

Is your payroll compliant for 2026? Ensure your business is in compliance with New York State’s increased minimum wage rate, effective January 1, 2026.

Read how a Hinshaw legal team led by partners Ellis Oster and Robert Bailey recently helped secure the first-ever appellate-level ruling in New York addressing sanctions for the misuse of generative AI in legal submissions.

Learn what would change under the CFPB’s proposal to delete disparate impact references from Regulation B and its Official Staff Commentary, refine the discouragement standards, impose new SPCP restrictions, and what to watch for and remain mindful of if the proposed rule is adopted in the form proposed.

Read our blog post reviewing Commissioner Khalil “KC” Mohseni’s recent remarks about the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s (DFPI) regulatory priorities.

Read how New York’s FAIR Act expands consumer protection to unfair and abusive practices, broadens the Attorney General’s enforcement authority, and raises compliance risks for businesses in the state.

Discover what the CFPB–MoneyLion settlement means for Military Lending Act compliance and why the order’s treatment of membership fees and MAPR could be inconsistent with the MLA regulation. 

Read the implications of a Minnesota appellate court ruling that broadens what counts as a “collection agency” and where activity occurs “in Minnesota.”

Explore our annual "12 Days of the Holidays" blog series as we review key California labor and employment law updates for 2026, covering workplace safety, discrimination, paid leave, and more.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled that mortgagees can foreclose without possessing the original promissory note. Learn what the Porch Swing case means for lenders, servicers, and borrowers.

A recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit could signal heightened exposure for lenders and servicers to state escrow-on-interest statutes, along with greater litigation risk.

Explore how a debtor’s intent to surrender collateral in bankruptcy impacts foreclosure litigation, including judicial estoppel arguments and court guidance for mortgage lenders.

Ensure your business is prepared to comply this holiday season by understanding the new state laws imposing updated gift card sale requirements.

Read our recap of the New York Court of Appeals’ arguments over FAPA retroactivity and what to watch for with the court’s upcoming decision that could reshape foreclosure timelines.

Discover how New York's new 90-day pre-foreclosure notice requirement impacts condo boards and HOAs, including essential details on compliance and changes to foreclosure procedures.