Current State of Play: The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit consolidated and temporarily stayed the first decision from the U.S. Court of International Trade (USCIT). This temporary stay keeps the...more
On May 9, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.” The EO is a continuation of President Trump’s larger effort to address the “overregulation” problem that has...more
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On May 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) issued a field assistance bulletin on “how to determine employee or independent contractor status,” effectively pausing the implementation of its...more
This alert is jointly authored by the federal and local government relations teams at Brownstein to provide a comprehensive analysis of President Donald Trump’s executive orders' impacts on cities. Brownstein remains...more
As of Monday afternoon, Feb. 3, discussions between President Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have resulted in a one-month delay in implementing tariffs on those...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is one of the independent agencies expected to undergo considerable changes in rulemaking priorities once President-elect Trump enters office. Chairwoman Lina Khan is expected to step down...more