U.S. Courts News Reporter
Welcome to the GT London Real Estate Practice’s Spring 2024 Newsletter, reviewing a range of legal and practice developments affecting stakeholders within the UK real estate sector.
Continue reading the London Real Estate Practice Quarterly Legal Update.
The CFPB has released the Spring 2024 edition of Supervisory Highlights. The report discusses CFPB examinations in connection with credit reporting and furnishing that were completed from April 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
Key findings by CFPB examiners are described below.
Examinations of credit reporting companies (CRCs) found the following deficiencies:
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This week’s question: Which state’s House recently proposed a bill that would limit property taxes on machinery used to manufacture critical materials?
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1. Final rules expected on non-financial misconduct: The genesis of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) interest in “non-financial misconduct” was a letter from the FCA to the Parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee in September 2018 concerning sexual harassment in the workplace. Since that time, the FCA’s intentions and views on the topic have only been ascertainable through its Final Notices and Upper Tribunal decisions. Usually relating to serious misconduct, including criminal offences, those decisions have not always … Read the rest
The Judicial Branch updated its FY 2024 funding request to Congress by nearly $ 184 million as part of the regular budget process. But it continued to voice concerns about proposed appropriation levels that are too low to preserve federal courts’ ability “to administer justice effectively and efficiently.”
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On October 14, 2023, California’s active legislative year came to an end, leaving numerous employment law updates in its wake. This year, Governor Gavin Newsom has signed novel laws that create new rights for employees (and requirements for employers) while also amending some current laws, thereby changing existing employer obligations. Here, we summarize the laws expected to have the greatest impact on California employers in 2024.
Paid Sick Leave Increases (SB 616)
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The Judicial Conference has expressed “deep concern” about pending congressional appropriations legislation, saying proposed funding levels that are far below the Judiciary’s request would have detrimental impacts on federal courts and the public.
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The federal Judiciary is seeking $ 9.1 billion in discretionary funding from Congress for fiscal year (FY) 2024, an increase of 8.0 percent over the FY 2023 appropriation, according to the Judiciary’s FY 2024 budget request, which was released to the public on March 9.
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