Federal Trade Commission Adopts New “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

Written by: Ian M. Stanford and Steven T. Lawrence If your business includes any sort of subscription-based or membership model, a new federal regulation may change how your customers cancel their subscription or membership.  On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced its final “Click-to-Cancel” rule.  The new rule applies to “negative option programs,”…

The Corporate Transparency Act: July and September 2024 Update to the Beneficial Ownership Information Frequently Asked Questions

In July and September 2024, FinCEN provided some additional guidance on the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) by updating its Frequently Asked Questions web page related to beneficial ownership information report filing obligations of terminated, administratively dissolved and disregarded entities, and clarifying the contents of such beneficial ownership information report filings.  Below is a brief summary…

The Corporate Transparency Act – A Series of the Latest Updates for Reporting Companies

The effective date of the Corporate Transparency Act and its corresponding rules promulgated by FinCEN was January 1, 2024.  In January 2023, we published an article that discussed the intent and importance of the CTA (available here).  The CTA may be a landmark piece of legislation that reshapes how certain entities report and disclose information…

The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act – Enforcement Trends & Effects on Employment Arrangements

The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”) was enacted in 2018 in an effort to address fraud occurring in substance use disorder (“SUD”) treatment.  EKRA prohibits paying, receiving, or soliciting remuneration in return for patient referrals to laboratories, recovery homes, and clinical treatment facilities.[1]  Under EKRA, clinical treatment facilities are defined broadly to include, “a…