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Many cannabis dispensaries rely heavily on text messaging marketing programs to reach their customers and to create loyalty in an increasingly competitive market. While text messaging programs may be an effective marketing tool, they can lead to significant liability if your business does not carefully comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Unfortunately, there has been a spate of TCPA class actions filed against cannabis dispensaries recently. Although the recent Supreme Court decision in
Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid (Facebook) narrowed the scope of the statute and may make these cases easier to defend, it is likely that the cannabis industry will continue to be targeted with TCPA class actions.
Overview: In general, the prohibited transaction rules (in ERISA and the Tax Code) (1) prohibit fiduciaries that provide investment advice to plans subject to Title I of ERISA.
Monday, March 8, 2021
The rise in COVID-19 vaccinations and the slowing of new cases in the U.S. offer hope that a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy may be on the horizon, but the way we live our lives will never be quite the same. While one’s personal wellbeing and productivity may be best-served by embracing the “new normal” as it emerges, health care providers can ill afford to operate under a wait-and-see strategy given the complex and ever-changing health care regulatory environment. Despite the uncertainty that looms, there are many actions providers can take now to strengthen compliance and position themselves for a smooth transition to the post-pandemic environment.
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The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (staff) issued a Risk Alert on November 19, 2020 (Risk Alert), related to OCIE’s observations regarding deficiencies in investment adviser compliance programs.
1 The Risk Alert is intended to share OCIE’s observations on “notable compliance issues” found in recent examinations of SEC-registered investment advisers (advisers) related to Rule 206(4)-7 (Compliance Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which issues are “among the most common cited by OCIE” according to the Risk Alert. The Risk Alert groups the staff’s observations into six categories: inadequate compliance resources; insufficient authority of Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs); annual review deficiencies; implementing actions required by written policies and procedures; maintaining accurate and complete information in policies and
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