Affordable Care Act, DACA

It’s Raining Regs: CMS Releases Major Laboratory-Developed Test Reg in Midst of Massive Reg Storm

McDermott+ on 5/9/2024

Over the last several weeks, the Biden administration has released numerous final regulations in order to “beat the clock” before it ticks down to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) deadline. The CRA authorizes Congress to...more

Republican and Democratic AGs Air Conflicting Viewpoints on DACA Recipient Healthcare Eligibility

Cozen O'Connor on 6/30/2023

A group of 19 Democratic AGs submitted a comment letter to HHS in support of a proposed rulemaking that would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to qualify for federal health programs....more

House Passes Build Back Better Act

Roetzel & Andress on 11/22/2021

Early Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives approved President Biden’s sweeping social and climate spending proposal known as the Build Back Better Framework. Key provisions in the approximately $2 trillion bill...more

Election 2020 Special Report

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/6/2020

This special post-election report is brought to you by Seyfarth's Policy Matters Newsletter. With so much at stake, we have collected the top-of-mind issues to watch as the election results take shape. ...more

SCOTUS Wrapup and Preview 2020

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/25/2020

In this episode, recorded on Sept. 14, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah returns to review the 2019 Supreme Court Term and preview the big cases and topics in the October 2020 Term. Among...more

A Simplified View Of The Supreme Court’s 2019-2020 Workplace Law Term

Fisher Phillips on 8/10/2020

Supreme Court decisions are often the most challenging pieces of legal guidance to understand. They are rarely straightforward and usually contain so much analysis that it becomes hard to get to the bottom of what was...more

WPI Labor Day Report 2018

Littler on 9/4/2018

Almost two years into the new presidential administration, and with highly consequential and hotly debated mid-term elections around the corner, Littler’s Workforce Policy Institute’s Labor Day Report examines the state of...more

Beltway Buzz - January, 2018 #4

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/26/2018

Crisis (Largely) Averted. On the evening of January 22, President Trump signed a continuing resolution that ended the brief weekend government shutdown and that will keep the lights on and trains running until February 8. It...more

Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – January 2018 #2

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 1/18/2018

The shutdown countdown feels more real this time. Congress now has four days to hash out a spending deal that avoids a government shutdown. A deal could include any number of legislative priorities. DACA talks were...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

Beltway Buzz - January, 2017

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/8/2018

Welcome to the first edition of the 2018 Beltway Buzz. While political and policy discussions are beginning to heat up again in our nation’s capital, the weather is not....more

Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies - January 2018

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 1/4/2018

Happy New Year and welcome to 2018. We find ourselves in a familiar position as Congress has until January 19th to pass a government - funding bill. CHIP and the extenders remain in limbo, and Republicans and Democrats are...more

What's New In Washington - December 2017

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/12/2017

December is often the busiest time in Washington, and this year is no different as Congress races toward the holiday finish line. There is still a multitude of problems to solve before members can head back to their...more

Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – December 2017 #2

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 12/12/2017

This week, Republican efforts to pass a tax reform package is likely to come to a head with the clock running out on 2017. The Conference Committee will meet on Wednesday in hopes of putting the finishing touches on a bill...more

Beltway Buzz - November, 2017 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/20/2017

Tax Bill or Health Bill? It’s Two Bills in One! Caught in a legislative black hole, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) cannot escape efforts to eradicate it—or at least large chunks of it. ...more

With December Deadlines Approaching, Congress Considers Another Continuing Resolution

Baker Donelson on 11/20/2017

With less than a month remaining before the December 8 deadline for adopting an appropriations deal and the December 15 deadline to lift the debt ceiling, it is increasingly likely that Congress will once again pass a...more

Window on Washington - Vol. 1, Issue 34

Clark Hill PLC on 11/13/2017

Short-term Continuing Resolution Likely Needed to Fund Government Past December Deadline: Republicans are focused on tax reform through Thanksgiving, and when lawmakers return from the upcoming holiday recess, they will have...more

Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies - October 2017 #2

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 10/17/2017

The Administration’s actions last week to disrupt the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marks a new chapter in the Republican repeal effort. The cost-sharing reductions (CSRs) that plans receive to cover lower-income individuals will...more

Beltway Buzz - September, 2017 #3

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/18/2017

He Said, They Said. Over a Wednesday night dinner consisting of the unusual combination of Chinese food and chocolate pie, President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)...more

Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 26

Clark Hill PLC on 9/18/2017

House Finishes Work on Its Annual Appropriations Bills, For Now: The House narrowly passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills to fund the government for Fiscal Year 2018 by a vote of 211-198. Amendments offered to the...more

Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 22

Clark Hill PLC on 8/21/2017

House Rules Committee Posts Text of Spending Bills, Striking DACA Provision: House Rules Committee posts text for eight appropriations bills, striking language in the financial services spending bill allowing participants in...more

Window on Washington - This Week in the Nation's Capital - Vol. 1, Issue 18

Clark Hill PLC on 7/24/2017

The Senate Appropriations Committee Did Three Things This Week: Marked up the FY2018 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill, a measure to fund the nation’s priorities for energy development, research, and water...more

2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

Cozen O'Connor on 1/12/2017

Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

Republicans Poised to Attempt to Roll Back at Least 50 Major Obama Administration Regulations

Baker Donelson on 12/22/2016

With the changeover in administration from President Obama to President-elect Trump, congressional Republicans hope to roll back at least 50 major regulations finalized in the waning days of the Obama Administration. Targeted...more

What Employers Can Expect from the New Administration – Part 2: Immigration, the Affordable Care Act & Social Issues

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/15/2016

In our second in a three-part series on what to expect from the Trump administration, we discuss immigration policy and the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as what may be in store for parental leave, marriage equality and...more

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