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Employment Law Now VIII-150 - The FTC Noncompete Rule is Dead: What Now?
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Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Employment Law Now VIII-145 – Status Update: Injunctions for FTC Non-Compete Ban and DOL Overtime Exemption Regs
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What Banking Leaders Need to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling That the CFPB’s Funding Mechanism is Constitutional Part I
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
The Burr Broadcast: Key Differences Between PWFA and ADA
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The FTC Issued a New Rule to Ban All New Noncompete Agreements
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Fierce Competition Podcast | Understanding the FTC’s Landmark Ban on Noncompetes
Meeting the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Requirements
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Close Look at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Final Credit Card Late Fee Rule: Have Cardholders Been Dealt a Winning or Losing Hand?
What's the Tea in L&E? Alert: Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Increases to $58,656
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Welcome to our fifth issue of 2024 for our construction industry insights e-newsletter - The Site Report. In our Ask the Attorney segment at the bottom of this e-newsletter, we tap Jonathan Deasy, Senior Attorney in our...more
On March 29, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule allowing employees to authorize a representative to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during inspections of their workplace. The rule will be...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (“PHMSA”) published in the April 10th Federal Register final rules amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”). See 89 Fed. Reg. 25434....more
Medicare Advantage Organizations and Part D sponsors have a responsibility to ensure they offer and provide their members and potential enrollees with content and materials in alternate languages or accessible formats for...more
On August 23, 2023, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued its notification of final guidance implementing Title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (“IIJA”) – the Build America, Buy...more
On January 6, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its Final Rule, listed at 88 FR 986, updating the maximum civil monetary penalties that may be assessed for violations of environmental statutes....more
The US Copyright Office issued two final rules for how companies can designate agents to receive claims and how libraries can preemptively opt out of claims before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The agency has been...more
Creates New Enforcement Tools And Applies The Rule To Labels “Appearing In All Contexts” (i.e., On Product Packaging Or Online) - On July 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a final rule to implement new...more
If your business holds a U.S. security clearance — or is in the process of applying for one — take note of two big changes at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). First, after more than 25 years, the...more
On December 21, 2020, the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security published a Final Rule codifying the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual...more
With the new Biden administration now in place, the Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn a Trump era measure on guidance documents. Following a recent Executive Order, the DOL issued a final rule on January 27 to rescind...more
On December 21, 2020, the Department of Defense (“DoD”) published a final rule in the Federal Register that codifies the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (“NISPOM”) in the Code of Federal Regulations...more
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS” or “the Service”) recently announced the final rule defining “the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA” or “Act”) as it applies to conduct resulting in the injury...more
In a final rule effective Feb. 24, 2021, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) codified the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) in Title 32, Part 117 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Of primary...more
In the News. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, announced Operation Corrupt Collector, a nationwide law...more
On September 21, 2020, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it has approved the development of a generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) for the construction and operation of advanced nuclear reactors...more
The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) published an August 28th Federal Register Notice and issued a final rule addressing the highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published two final rules on January 17, 2019, to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) enacted in August 2018. The first...more
For the first time in 60 years, the U.S. Department of Labor updated the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) joint employer regulations. (29 C.F.R. §§ 791.1 to 791.3.)...more
The Final Rule promulgated by the USPTO in July is now in effect; amending the requirements for acceptable specimens of use. On October 5, 2019, the USPTO’s Final Rule published this July (available under Addtional...more
The legality of marijuana (also known as cannabis) has been a popular topic in recent years with thirty states and the District of Columbia having laws that legalize marijuana in some form. However, under federal law,...more
On January 3, 2018, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a final rule to revise 42 CFR Part 2, the federal regulations governing confidentiality of certain substance abuse patients'...more
On November 13, 2017, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule making significant changes to 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 40, which affects employers administering drug tests in the...more
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on June 29, 2017, published a final rule covering 49 C.F.R. 831 subparts A-D and an interim final rule for 49 C.F.R. 831 subpart E, both of which are effective July 31, 2017...more