On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") published the finalized amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule (the "Rule"), marking the first major update since 2013....more
5/9/2025
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In one of their final sets of guidance under President Biden, the Department of Treasury and the IRS released proposed regulations for the tax credit under Section 45W, which is available for purchasing electric vehicles for...more
1/27/2025
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The Department of Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Department of Energy finalized guidance on the requirements for new and used clean vehicles to be eligible for federal tax credits....more
5/15/2024
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On June 9, 2022, the Biden administration released new standards for its goal of building 500,000 electric vehicle ("EV") charging stations nationwide by 2030.
The U.S. Departments of Transportation ("DOT") and Energy...more
6/16/2022
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While our inboxes are flooded on a daily basis with news about how the pandemic has created supply chain and commodities issues, global organizations must think about more than just near-term issues. Although the pandemic...more
2/28/2022
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Electric vehicles have been in the news this quarter, and rightly so. The December 2021 Biden-Harris Electric Vehicle Charging Action Plan accelerates the conversion of internal combustion vehicles to the array of EV drive...more
1/14/2022
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