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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Report From FDLI Annual Meeting: FDA’s Expanding Use of AI – What Regulated Industry Should Know

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is rapidly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into nearly every dimension of its operations: from application review and inspectional planning to enforcement communications...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Accelerating access, raising the bar: Key FDA developments over the past six months

Over the past six months, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has pursued a dual regulatory agenda: expanding flexibility to accelerate development and access while sharpening expectations around evidence generation,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Vigilance Matters: Why Contractors Should Engage Bid Protest Counsel Early During the Army MAPS Procurement

The Army’s Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) procurement represents one of the most significant professional services contracting opportunities in recent years....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Citing National Security Needs, the FCC and FAA Take Steps on UAS Regulation

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The commercial drone sector has grown rapidly in recent years, leading to escalated security concerns over unauthorized unmanned aircraft system (UAS) incursions near critical infrastructure and sensitive facilities. At the...more

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Federal Climate Disclosure is Fading, But the Obligations Are Not

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has formally initiated the process of withdrawing its 2024 climate-risk disclosure regulation (“The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors,”...more

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Egypt set for major competition law amendments

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Egypt's competition framework is set for a major update. On April 24, 2026, the Egyptian Parliament ("Parliament") approved a bill that will introduce amendments ("Amendments") to replace certain articles of the current...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

HHS Issues New Guidelines on Section 504 Regulations, Extending Digital Accessibility Deadlines

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A Final Rule updating Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 recently published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new mandates stipulating that every facility, program, or activity with 15 or...more

Blank Rome LLP

Same ABCs, New Rules: New Jersey Finalizes Updated Regulatory Framework for Worker Classification

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On May 5, 2026, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) filed its final rule adopting N.J.A.C. 12:11, which provides regulatory guidance on how the state’s longstanding “ABC” test is applied to...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

The FSMA Produce Safety Rule—And What the 2024 Agricultural Water Final Rule Changes

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When people think about produce safety, they often picture the last steps in the supply chain—washing, cooling, and packing. The FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule flipped that perspective by...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Major Developments Put Colorado’s AI Law on Ice Ahead of Implementation

As the June 30, 2026 effective date of Colorado’s burdensome AI law rapidly approaches, there are new developments that complicate its implementation and raise questions about whether it will ever be implemented in its...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

False Claims Act Roundup Series: Q1 2026 – Increased Government Enforcement Efforts and Circuit Court Developments

2026 has opened with unmistakable signals that False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement in the health care sector is accelerating. On January 16, 2026, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a record-breaking $6.8 billion in...more

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Déjà Vu at the CIT: Court Strikes Down Another Round of Trump Tariffs

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This decision represents another major blow to the president’s trade agenda following the US Supreme Court decision on February 20 of this year striking down the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

“Joint” at the Hip? The DOL's New Proposal Could Reshape Joint Employer Liability

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On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division published a proposed rule that would establish a federal standard for determining when two or more entities qualify as “joint employers” under the...more

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NAIC Launches New Regulatory Wing on Market Conduct Oversight

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Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee appointed the Market Conduct Regulation Modernization (D) Working Group and adopted its charges at the 2026...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Permitting Authority Map: Live Data Source Established

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on May 6th that it has established a “Permitting Authority Map” (“Map”). ...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Five Labor and Employment Updates to Know – May 2026

On April 1, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a unanimous decision in Clay v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., No. 25-2185, holding that the 2024 amendment to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy...more

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HHS-OIG Updates Fraud and Abuse FAQs: Stark Law Compliance and Fair Market Value Do Not Insulate Against Anti-Kickback Statute...

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On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) updated its FAQs on General Questions Regarding Certain Fraud and Abuse Authorities with two notable additions: a...more

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Top 5 Things Employers Should Know About ICE’s Recent Form I‑9 Enforcement Changes

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Recently, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly and significantly revised its Form I‑9 Inspection fact sheet without Federal Register Notice, proposed rulemaking or public announcement. These revisions...more

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Kazakhstan Introduces Special Legal Regime for Alatau City

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The President of Kazakhstan has signed a Constitutional Law introducing a special legal regime for Alatau city. The law establishes Alatau as a "city of accelerated development" that is designed as a next‑generation...more

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Section 122 – Supply Chain Reactions To CIT Decision

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Global 10% tariffs imposed under Section 122 were intended by the Trump Administration as the immediate replacement for IEEPA-based reciprocal tariffs. Recently on May 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT)...more

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FDA Signals Potentially Evolving Stance Toward Compounding of Certain Peptides

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On April 15, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) announced that it will convene a public meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (“PCAC”) on July 23-24, 2026, to consider whether to recommend...more

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Anti-DEI Law Requires Florida Contractors and Grant Recipients to Certify Compliance

A new law in Florida will prevent local governments from funding or promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and require that contractors and grant recipients certify that public funds will not be used for...more

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Responding to State Investigative Demands at Debt Relief Law Firms

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Our firm has seen a marked rise over the past year in regulatory subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and other investigative inquiries directed at debt settlement and debt relief law firms by state attorneys general and...more

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President Orders Fixed-Price Contracts as Preferred Method in Federal Procurement

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On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order “Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting.” The order makes fixed-price contracts with performance-based considerations the default...more

Morgan Lewis

New Jersey Adopts Final Independent Contractor Regulations

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The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) adopted on May 5, 2026 final regulations codifying its interpretation of the “ABC Test,” which governs whether workers are classified as employees or...more

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