In 2012, the United States Supreme Court decided Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. EEOC, 565 U.S. 171, and first recognized a “ministerial exception”.

As we discussed in a previous client alert, in June 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) as the new standard of care among brokers and dealers to become effective June 30, 2020.

In Governor Cuomo’s latest Executive Order, No. 202.48, dated July 6, 2020, the Governor extended the suspension and tolling of civil litigation deadlines and statutes of limitations for another 30 days, through August 5, 2020.

Following its own sexual harassment scandal, the 2019 Oregon legislature enacted dramatic changes to the state’s anti-discrimination laws.

In Grant v. Rancour, 2020 IL App (2d) 190802 (June 12, 2020), the Second District Appellate Court in Illinois approved the trial court’s order requiring the defendant to produce her automobile insurer’s documents related to controlled expert witnesses previously retained by that insurer in unrelated cases.

On June 24, 2020, we provided updated information on the Paycheck Protection Program and the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), which continues to evolve before its upcoming launch. Since then, the Federal Reserve (FRB) has revised its frequently asked questions document further to provide more direction to lenders and borrowers who want to take advantage of the MSLP.