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I hope you enjoy this month's small business update with new articles on the following topics:

• Legal
• Financial
• Privacy and Security
• Marketing and Sales
• Tips for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
• Consumer Warnings

All my best,

Lori

Lori T. Williams, Owner/Managing Attorney

Your Legal Resource, PLLC

248 594 4470

Lori@BestLegalResource.com

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Serving as Your Legal Resource since 2004

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Legal

• Supreme Court heard oral arguments on when police may enter a home without a warrant
  
  
• Work comp mental health claims rise
  
  
• US Patent Office director takes authority over agency patent reviews
  

• NBA coach, player among over 30 people arrested in federal gambling cases across 11 states
  

• Changes to immigration rules create new concerns for employers
  

• Legal logistics can be a bottleneck for startups; how to overcome them
  

• Judge finalizes remedies in Google antitrust case
  
  
• Is It Legal To Use Your Phone At A Red Light? What US State Laws Say
  
  
• TikTok signs agreement to create new US joint venture

Financial

• FDIC moves to limit penalty-bearing actions to matters that materially affect an institution's risk of failure or cost the Deposit Insurance Fund
  

• Settlement could mean the end of SAVE student loan plan and force millions of borrowers into payments
  
  
• Wells Fargo Agrees to Pay $85,000,000 After Bank Allegedly Triggers Investor Losses With 'Materially False and Misleading Statements'
  
  
• With health insurance premium hikes, many people are opting for cheaper plans or no coverage
  
  
• FTC is investigating Instacart over company's AI pricing tool
  
  
• Instacart agrees to pay $60M in FTC settlement over consumer claims of hidden fees and forced subscriptions

Privacy/Security

• Google warns your VPN app could be spyware in disguise
  
• DoorDash class action claims data breach exposed PII of thousands of users
  
• Petco's security lapse affected customers' SSNs, driver's licenses, and more
  
• Experts across industries say they are still losing ground against identity-related breaches, even after years of investment in stronger access controls, according to RSA
  
• Google launched AI vulnerability reward program offering up to $30,000 for bugs identified in the tech firm's AI products
  
• FBI Warns All Smartphone Users-Stop Making These Calls
  
• Warning: If you see this Google message, your Gmail is under attack
  
• Nevada ransomware attack traced back to malware download by employee

• Nearly 5.6 million people impacted by data breach at credit check company

Marketing and Sales

• B2C strategies for better B2B content
  
• Why most sales training falls short, and how to improve it
  
• 7 social media trends you need to know

Tips for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses

• Legal logistics can be a bottleneck for startups; how to overcome them
  
• Most cybersecurity risk comes from 10% of employees
  
• A small business cybersecurity reality check
  
• Leadership lessons for entrepreneurs
  
• 5 Financial Basics Entrepreneurs Must Master
  
• How to protect your startup's secrets

• Small Business term loans are fueling growth in a changing economy
  
• Startup rules one entrepreneur broke, and succeeded

Consumer Warnings

• Android malware targets 400 Banks and crypto wallets worldwide to take over devices and liquidate accounts
  
• Ford recalls nearly 32,000 vehicles due to loss of power
  
• FDA warns Target, Kroger, Walmart, Albertsons to stop selling infant formula recalled due to botulism

• Jeep recall faces new NHTSA probe after complaints

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