The gender pay gap has been a topic of conversation for many decades. In 1970, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) promulgated sex discrimination regulations applicable to federal government contractors and subcontractors and ...
Property owners who have been impacted by whether wetlands or waters are under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers have received long-awaited guidance from the United States Supreme Court. Pursuant to a recent Court ruling, property owners will now be able to ...
On May 26, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an administrative consent order against a former Wells Fargo employee arising from violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA). The individual, a loan officer, was alleged to have engaged in an ...
On May 24, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held Johnson v. Midland Funding, LLC, et al., that the United States Bankruptcy Code did not preclude claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
In Johnson, a consolidated appeal, two separate ...