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Alongside the rapid pace of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rulemaking, the SEC and its Staff continue to shape regulatory obligations for investment advisers in 2024 through guidance, alerts, enforcement actions,...more
The Waste-to-Energy Association (“WTEA”) submitted July 1st comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) addressing the proposed rule styled: Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and...more
Friday, July 12, 2024, the EU published the new EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation, which is first EU AI Regulation worldwide setting requirements concerning safety and free movement of goods and services using AI...more
The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, also known as the “BSA,” enacted in 1970, established requirements for record-keeping and reporting by banks and other financial institutions. The BSA is designed to, among...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) entered into a July 1st Consent Decree (“CD”) with Gristede’s Foods NY, Inc. (“GFNI”) addressing alleged violations...more
Shrouded within the supplemental emergency appropriations bill for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act passed by Congress and signed into law significantly increases the statute of...more
Buchalter can assist by providing you with recommendations for testing laboratories, detailed analysis of state and federal PFAS regulations, create compliance programs tailored to meet regulatory requirements, assist in the...more
As we reach the midpoint of 2024, the SEC has maintained its rigorous enforcement stance on the private funds industry, proposing new rules and oversight tools to better identify and investigate market practices. As 2024...more
Attention all compliance officers at large technology companies – have you checked your mail lately? Because you might find a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission with FCPA risk written all over it....more
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed into law SB 525/HB 649, which will require employers to include wage ranges in internal and external postings for positions that will be physically performed, at least in part, in the...more
The SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) recently hosted the 2024 SEC Speaks conference in Washington, DC. During the event, SEC leaders, including the Chair, commissioners, and senior staffers, shared their views...more
As an accompaniment to our biweekly series on “What Every Multinational Company Should Know About” various international trade, enforcement, and compliance topics, below find an update to our series on compliance checks that...more
The SEC’s new and proposed rules on cybersecurity and cyber-incident reporting will have a dual impact on private investment advisers and funds. First, the proposal by the SEC will impose cybersecurity related...more
The IRS has increased funding for collection and enforcement, with a stated focus on high income non-filers and digital assets (among other areas). The DOJ has also emphasized a focus on digital assets, and the Department...more
On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an operational component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), posted for public inspection its long-anticipated notice of proposed...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Copyright Office have published the results of their joint study on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and intellectual property (IP). The Report was created in response to a June...more
We have received several requests to publish a list of red flags pertinent to multinational organizations. To accommodate these requests, we are publishing a three-part series on anticorruption, export controls and economic...more
On February 28, 2024, the Biden Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 13873, focused on restricting certain transactions involving Americans' personal data, as well as sensitive government data, to specific countries....more
Significant new changes to the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts will play a critical role as federal contractors consider and prepare for construction projects in 2024, affecting labor and administrative costs as well as how...more
What U.K. Firms Need to Know - INTRODUCTION - Over the past decade, the use of messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, for business purposes as an alternative to traditional email has grown exponentially. Ease of use...more
Beginning on December 29, 2023, the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MOCRA) became effective. Signed into law on December 29, 2022, MoCRA significantly expands the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority...more
In the spirit of the season, we are using our annual "12 days of the holidays" blog series to address new California laws and their impact on California employers. On the twelfth and final day of our holiday series, my labor...more
On November 7, 2023, the Division of Enforcement ("Division") of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") released its annual report of the results of its enforcement efforts, announcing that it had...more
The SEC noted cooperation by 69% of public companies and subsidiaries that settled in FY 2023, the third highest of any fiscal year in the Securities Enforcement Empirical Database (SEED). Of the cooperating defendants that...more
Businesses in New York will soon need to provide written agreements to many "freelancers" under a new law recently signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. The "Freelance Isn't Free Act," which will become effective on May 20, 2024,...more