Today, in a 4-3 decision, the Illinois Supreme Court handed down the most significant opinion interpreting the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) since Rosenbach v. Six Flags, holding in Cothron v. White Castle Systems, Inc. that a separate claim accrues under Section 15(b) and 15(d) of BIPA each and every time a private entity collects or discloses a biometric identifier or information.

In a continuation of effort to increase the bite of U.S. sanctions, on December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Pub. L. 117–328 (H.R. 2617), into law (CAA). This Act provides the Attorney General with authority to send the proceeds from certain forfeited asset sales of sanctioned Russian oligarchs and other entities supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Ukrainian people.

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 2406 (AB 2406) into law. The bill, which became effective January 1, 2023, increases regulatory scrutiny of certain maritime practices relating to detention and demurrage (D&D) charges.

In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued updates to several Russia-related general licenses and FAQs pertaining to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations at 31 C.F.R. part 587. It is important that companies stay informed of the latest developments in Russia-related regulations as these updates, detailed below, could have significant impacts on their businesses.

2022 was an unexpectedly busy year in the employment law arena for Pennsylvania. Below, we recap the key new developments that employers should be mindful of to ensure legal compliance in 2023.

New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner recently issued a statement indicating that due to “the current high number of judicial vacancies, trials in the Civil Division and matrimonial trials will not be conducted in [Vicinage 13 or Vicinage 15], beginning Feb. 21, 2023, except for very limited circumstances.”

This alert reviews key developments in Iowa labor and employment law from the prior year, as well as how these developments will impact employees and employers in 2023.

On January 12, 2023, Illinois House of Representatives member La Shawn K. Ford introduced House Bill 35, amending the Illinois Wrongful Death Act to allow for the recovery of punitive damages in wrongful death actions. If signed into law, the statutory change will allow heirs of decedents to recover punitive damages in wrongful death actions.