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Navigating the California Consumer Privacy Act: 30+ Essential FAQs for Covered Businesses, Including Clarifying Regulations Effective 1.1.26.

With California’s updated CCPA regulations now in effect as of January 1, 2026, businesses face expanded compliance requirements in several critical areas. The FAQs summarize key provisions

Internal Investigations in Government Contracting: Key Risks and Strategic Considerations
Lesley Brovner & Mark Peters
January 21, 2025
Companies that contract with federal, state, or local governments operate in a heightened enforcement environment. When potential misconduct arises in connection with a government procurement contract, the decision to conduct an internal investigation can carry serious legal and business consequences.

Violations involving

As opposed to worst practices. I’ll write about that next week!

Networking is often misunderstood as collecting business cards or adding contacts on LinkedIn. In reality, networking is about building genuine, mutually beneficial relationships over time. Whether you’re a business owner, sales leader, or job searcher, strong networking practices can change your life.

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The economic development tool and community transformation accelerator – the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program – just got a big boost with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that was signed into law on July 4, 2025. For investors, real estate developers, and communities, with new incentives now available and the permanent status of the QOZ program, substantial tax

C.P. et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Case Number 23-4331, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In C.P., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a grant of summary judgment in a class action in favor of transgender employee health plan participants who claimed that the insurance giant’s denials of coverage

Adidas investors appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to renew their putative securities class action that an Oregon federal district court judge dismissed in August 2024. According to investors, Adidas failed to disclose the risks of relying on Ye (f/k/a Kanye West and a/k/a Yeezy) for a multibillion-dollar partnership due to the rapper’s extreme antisemitism.

How do companies turn data into real enterprise value – not just dashboards, pilots, and AI theater?
In this episode of Behind The Numbers With Dave Bookbinder, Dave speaks with Ritavan, author of the award-winning book Data Impact and creator of the SLASOG framework, about why so many data and AI initiatives fail – and what leaders should do differently

Washington State’s federal courts are seeing a rash of employment litigation. Much of the litigation involves laws barring restrictive covenants and encouraging wage transparency, which have spurned suits claiming that employers failed to disclose wages or salary ranges in job positing. Other suits involve legal challenges to employers that refuse to allow workers to moonlight at second jobs. Targets of