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The Clock Is Ticking: The EPA’s Countdown for Confidential Business Information Claims Under TSCA

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Companies that submitted claims for protection of their confidential business information (CBI) after the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was amended in 2016 risk having their information released publicly beginning this...more

Perkins Coie

FCC Imposes Broad 'Foreign Adversary Control' Reporting Requirements

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Key Takeaways - The FCC’s January 29 order mandates broad attestations and disclosures for entities regulated by the FCC and under foreign control, effective roughly in late March. Reporting requirements fall into...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads

Ask and You Shall Receive a Recurring Subscription: FTC Sues a Web Q&A Service for Deceptive Negative Option

Two weeks into the new year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sued JustAnswer LLC and its CEO (together, “JustAnswer”), alleging they deceived consumers into enrolling in monthly recurring subscriptions without obtaining...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Pension and Benefits Law: 2025 Year in Review and Emerging 2026 Considerations

There were several notable developments in Canadian pension and benefits law in 2025, many of which will continue to shape plan design, administration and regulatory oversight in 2026 and beyond. Set out below are key 2025...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Contractor EEO‑1 Reports Set for February Release After FOIA Litigation

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Following the Ninth Circuit’s July 2025 decision holding that EEO‑1 workforce data is not protected “commercial” information under FOIA Exemption 4, and the court’s subsequent December 29, 2025 mandate requiring the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FTC Sends Warning Letters to Data Brokers on PADFA Compliance

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it sent warning letters to 13 data brokers on February 9, 2026, cautioning them of requirements under the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFA) and urging...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Oregon Plastic Packaging Recycling Law on Partial Hold Following Federal Court Ruling

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In a first-of-its-kind ruling on Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA or the Act), U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon on February 6 ordered the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)...more

Hinch Newman LLP

How Does the FTC Calculate Monetary Civil Penalties for Rule Violations?

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The Federal Trade Commission generally seeks monetary civil penalties when it is alleging violations of rules that the agency enforces, such as the Made in USA Labeling Rule, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Payments Year in Review 2025: Federal and State Developments – Part 2 – Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast

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In the second installment of the two-part Payments Year in Review series, hosts Keith Barnett, Carlin McCrory, and Jason Cover focus on the state-level developments that shaped the 2025 payments landscape and will influence...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Fourth Circuit Allows DEI-Related Executive Orders to Proceed

On February 6, 2026, in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a nationwide preliminary injunction that had temporarily blocked key...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

OIG’s Fall 2025 Semiannual Report to Congress Signals Key Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance Priorities

On January 21, 2026, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) submitted its Fall 2025 Semiannual Report to Congress, identifying investigative outcomes relating to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

OMB Rescinds Biden-Era Software Security Requirements, Directs Agency-Led and Risk-Based Approach

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has rescinded some Biden-era directives on software supply chain security. As a result, software vendors to the federal government may see changes to federal agencies' secure...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – February 2026 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Sands Anderson PC

How New FinCEN Reporting Requirements Will Affect Certain Real Estate Transfers Beginning March 2026

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Significant regulatory changes are coming to the real estate industry. Starting March 1, 2026, any LLC, corporation, trust, or similar entity that purchases residential property may be required to disclose detailed ownership...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

New York Again Tries To Block Constitution Pipeline

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For the last decade, the New York State Department of Conservation (DEC) has been trying to usurp the power of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by withholding the granting of state certifications that are...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

A New Year and a Renewed Focus on Foreign Influence Laws

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Traditionally, the primary U.S. law utilized to unmask foreign influence in domestic politics has been the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) of 1938. While enforcement of FARA had steadily increased in recent years, the...more

King & Spalding

CMS Solicits Guidance on How to Incentivize Hospitals to Buy American-Made PPE and Essential Medicines

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CMS issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on January 29, 2026 soliciting public input on how to incentivize Medicare participating hospitals’ participation in buying PPE and essential medicines from domestic...more

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Wastewater Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Sparkman Lumber...

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Ray White Lumber Company (“RWLC”) entered into a January 30th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more

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Return to Normalcy at the NLRB? – New General Counsel and Board Members Signal that Stability and Addressing Backlog Are...

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With the December 2025 appointment of two Board members and a new General Counsel, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) is up and running again. Recent developments from the General Counsel’s office and the...more

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Waste Disposal/Alleged Future Damages: Federal Court (Mississippi) Addresses Landfill Owners' Judicial Action Against Generator

A United States Federal District Court (N.D. Miss.) (“Court”) addressed in a February 4th Memorandum Opinion an issue arising out of the past disposal of remediated soils and associated materials into a landfill. See LEFLORE...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act Clears Senate AG Committee

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On January 29, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (AG Committee), led by Chairman John Boozman (R‑AR), advanced S. 3755, the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act (DCIA), on a party-line vote....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB soliciting comments on how to improve Consumer Response Intake Form

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In the request for comments, the CFPB states that it is soliciting comments on how to improve its Consumer Response Intake Form. The CFPB advises that Consumer Response Intake Form is designed to help consumers in submitting...more

Epstein Becker & Green

OIG Issues Guidance, Request for Information on DTC Programs

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Last week, the OIG posted two important issuances on Direct to Consumer drug programs, including TrumpRx – a Special Advisory Bulletin and a Request for Information (RFI)....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Remember to Double-Check Filing Fee Exhibits

On February 6, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that, beginning March 16, 2026, EDGAR will suspend filings that contain incorrect or incomplete structured filing fee-related information, rather...more

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FDA Tightens the Belt on GLP-1 Compounding, Escalating Threat of Enforcement

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Key Takeaways : On Feb. 6, 2026, FDA announced that it would take action to restrict access to GLP-1 ingredients for non-FDA approved compounded drugs....more

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