6/22/2026 6:27:50 PM Nicotine Pouches Taxable as "Tobacco Products" in Texas, State Supreme Court Rules By Bryan Haynes Agustin Rodriguez Zie Alere The Texas Supreme Court (the Court) recently issued an important tax decision for modern oral nicotine products, such as nicotine...
6/22/2026 6:06:26 PM AI Token Costs and MD&A Disclosure - Troutman Pepper Locke By David Meyers David Wolpa The fast-changing economics of artificial intelligence (AI) use by public companies will require public companies' disclosure obligations...
6/19/2026 6:29:21 PM Vermont Brings the Total to 23 State Comprehensive Privacy Laws By Kim Phan Marlaina Pinto On June 16, 2026, Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) signed the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act into law, making Vermont...
6/19/2026 6:28:24 PM Brendan Sorsby Folds: Drops Lawsuit and Applies for NFL Supplemental Draft By Christopher Brolley After being ruled eligible to play for Texas Tech this upcoming season, Brendan Sorsby is forgoing his college career and applying to...
6/19/2026 6:07:42 PM Georgia Banking Company, Inc. Completes $77.7 Million Private Placement, Advised by Troutman Pepper Locke By Troutman News ATLANTA — Troutman Pepper Locke advised Georgia Banking Company, Inc. (GBC), parent company of Georgia Banking Company, in the completion...
6/18/2026 7:02:49 PM Third Circuit Rejects "Overtime Gap Time" Claims Under the FLSA, Deepening Circuit Split By Brian Ellixson Tracey Diamond 3rd Circuit rules FLSA bars "overtime gap time" claims, aligning with 2nd Circuit, splitting from 4th; state law remedies may still apply.
6/18/2026 7:01:40 PM Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Monitor - June 18, 2026 By Stephen Piepgrass Clayton Friedman State AGs drive business compliance via COVID pricing settlements, surveillance pricing bans, energy drink probes, and expanding consumer...
6/18/2026 7:00:53 PM FinCEN Updates § 314(b) Fact Sheet, Clarifying Scope of Information Sharing Safe Harbor By Ethan Ostroff Mary Zinsner On June 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an updated fact sheet on § 314(b)...
6/18/2026 6:59:27 PM Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – June 17, 2026 By Ethan Ostroff To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal events that have influenced the Consumer...
6/18/2026 6:58:37 PM Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Regulation of Subscription and Auto-Renewal Plans By Chris Willis Jason Cover Colin Wilson In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis sits down with Jason Cover and Colin Wilson to discuss the evolving world...
6/18/2026 6:57:23 PM Industry Groups Challenge Oregon's DIDMCA Opt-Out in Federal Court By Jason Cover Caleb Rosenberg Taylor Gess On June 15, three major financial services trade associations filed suit in federal court to block Oregon’s HB 4116 from applying its 36%...
6/17/2026 7:00:45 PM New York Passes One Fair Price Act Banning Surveillance Pricing By Ashley Taylor Clayton Friedman Chris Carlson Lauren Fincher Stephen Piepgrass +2 more... Show less On June 10, 2026, the New York State Legislature passed the One Fair Price Act (S.8623B/A.9349B), first-in-the-nation legislation that...
6/17/2026 6:37:43 PM FERC Approves ISO-NE Updated Market Rules for Distributed Energy Resources By Alex Spratley Jill Drum On May 29, 2026, FERC approved revisions to the ISO New England, Inc.’s (ISO-NE) proposed market rules for the participation of...
6/17/2026 6:36:24 PM FERC Approves PJM’s Tariff Revisions for an Expedited Interconnection Track By Quintessa Davis Antonia Douglas On June 9, 2026, FERC accepted PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (PJM) proposal to establish an Expedited Interconnection Track process for...
6/17/2026 6:35:46 PM OCC Proposes Reporting Forms for Payment Stablecoin Issuers Under the GENIUS Act By Ethan Ostroff Lori Sommerfield On June 11, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a notice and request for comment on proposed weekly and...
6/17/2026 6:34:54 PM Regulating Prediction Markets: Federal Oversight, State Authority, and the Road Ahead By Keith Barnett Stephen Piepgrass In this crossover episode of Payments Pros and Regulatory Oversight, Stephen Piepgrass and Keith Barnett provide an update on the...