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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed SHB 1155 on March 23, 2026, voiding and banning nearly all noncompete agreements for employees and independent contracto…
DocuSign announced new AI-powered eSignature features on March 13, 2026, including an AI contract review assistant and plain-language agreement summaries for si…
Arkansas joins 20 other states with a comprehensive privacy law when its Act takes effect July 1, 2026. The law includes age verification requirements for minor…
Thomson Reuters announced the formation of an AI advisory board to guide strategy for its Westlaw, Practical Law, and CoCounsel AI products, according to a Marc…
AI legal startup Harvey reached an $11 billion valuation in early 2026, cementing its position as the leading standalone legal AI platform. Harvey competes with…
The California Privacy Protection Agency settled cases against Honda ($632,500), Tractor Supply ($1.35M), Todd Snyder ($345,178), and PlayOn Sports ($1.1M) in 2…
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed SHB 1155 on March 23, 2026, voiding and banning nearly all noncompete agreements for employees and independent contracto…
Minnesota introduced companion bills requiring controllers that sell personal data or use it for targeted advertising to label their privacy notices as "surveil…
The Federal Trade Commission announced it will enforce non-compete agreements on a case-by-case basis rather than through broad rulemaking, signaling a major po…
DocuSign announced new AI-powered eSignature features on March 13, 2026, including an AI contract review assistant and plain-language agreement summaries for si…
On March 12, 2026, the Texas Business Court granted a temporary injunction enforcing an executive's non-compete in Galderma Laboratories v. Brenner, with modifi…
The National Labor Relations Board shifted enforcement priorities in early 2026, with the Department of Labor increasing focus on non-union workforce compliance…
Fisher Phillips published a guide to the 7 driving themes of data privacy compliance in 2026: AI data use, vendor obligations, minors' data restrictions, incide…
Harvey AI, the legal AI platform backed by OpenAI and used by top law firms, has raised $300M in a Series D round valuing the company at $3 billion. The funding…
Arkansas joins 20 other states with a comprehensive privacy law when its Act takes effect July 1, 2026. The law includes age verification requirements for minor…
Utah's privacy law now includes a right to correct inaccurate personal data, effective July 1, 2026. While Utah's law remains relatively business-friendly compa…
As of 2026, twenty states have comprehensive consumer privacy laws in effect. Three new laws took effect January 1, 2026 (Indiana, Kentucky, Rhode Island), with…
Connecticut significantly overhauled its Data Privacy Act with amendments effective July 1, 2026. Changes include new protections for minors, age-appropriate de…
Most 2026 state privacy laws continue to exempt small businesses through revenue and data volume thresholds. Indiana and Kentucky mirror Virginia's exemptions; …
California's Delete Act DELETE Request Platform (DROP) launched January 1, 2026, imposing compounding $200/day fines for registered data brokers who fail to ful…
Three new comprehensive state privacy laws took effect on January 1, 2026. Indiana and Kentucky adopt Virginia-style thresholds that exempt many small organizat…
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