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Small Business Administration Investigating ALL 8(a) Businesses in Effort to Expose Fraud, Waste, & Abuse: What This Means for...

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On December 5, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) circulated a letter to all 8(a) businesses demanding verification of eligibility under the 8(a) Business Development Program. Existing 8(a) businesses are advised to...more

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Important Alert: Action Required for SBA 8(a) Program Participants

As we have previously discussed, the Small Business Administration announced it will be conducting an audit of the 8(a) Program. The SBA’s focus on this audit might have increased due to efforts by Senator Joni Ernst, who...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules That School Board Members’ Social Media Posts Are Not “Records” Under the Right-to-Know Law

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Penncrest School District v. Cagle, No. 31 WAP 2023, 2025 Pa. LEXIS 1258 (Trial Court should have considered additional factors, including whether social media accounts were public and whether accounts had “trappings” of an...more

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Prepare for FDA Proposal to Require Mandatory GRAS Notices

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On December 1, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent its proposed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) rule, which is expected to mandate submission of GRAS notices for human and animal food substances, to the...more

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House Financial Services Committee Republicans release report on digital asset debanking

On December 1, House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-AR) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Dan Meuser (R-PA) released a final staff report detailing findings from a Republican-led investigation into...more

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USPTO Revises Guidance on AI-Assisted Inventorship

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New guidance rescinds Biden-era guidance from February 2024 and signals a pro-patent, pro-AI landscape. On November 28, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") published revised guidance on...more

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FinCEN issues alert on cross-border fund transfers for suspicious activity reports

On November 28, FinCEN issued an alert as part of Treasury’s efforts to combat exploitation of the U.S. financial system by individuals without legal status seeking to remit potentially illicit funds. ...more

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SEC announces examination priorities for fiscal year 2026

On November 17, the SEC’s Division of Examinations published its 2026 examination priorities, outlining key areas of regulatory focus for the upcoming year. ...more

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Evaluating the SEC’s Rising Whistleblower Denial Rate

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This year has seen a record percentage of whistleblower claim denials by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This rising trend of award denials is a departure from the SEC’s previous track record and may reflect a...more

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Social Media Goes Public: Expanded Digital Vetting for H-1B and H-4 Visa Applicants

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On December 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced a significant expansion of digital vetting for visa applicants. Beginning December 15, 2025, H‑1B applicants and their H‑4 dependents will be subject to an...more

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USCIS Pause on Immigration and Benefit Requests of Foreign Nationals on Travel Ban Countries

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On June 4, 2025, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation imposing travel restrictions on 19 countries, which became effective on June 9, 2025. The proclamation implemented full or partial suspensions on the entry...more

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FDA Withdraws Cosmetics Proposed Rule: Let Us (Not) Talk About Talc

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn its proposed rule on standardized testing methods for detecting and identifying asbestos in talc-containing cosmetics, almost exactly one year after publication....more

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High Court E-Cig Ruling Opens Door For FDA Challenges

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On June 20, in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that marketing denial orders issued by the FDA regarding new tobacco products can be challenged not only by the...more

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Ninth Circuit Ruling Upholds Employee Speech Amid Stalled NLRB

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Like it or not, social media has become the backdrop of almost everything we do. It’s how many people read the news, interact with friends and family, and vent after a long workday....more

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What Every Multinational Should Know About … Preserving the Right to IEEPA Tariff Refunds

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Any company that has imported goods subject to the Trump administration’s fentanyl-based tariffs or reciprocal tariffs — i.e., the tariffs levied pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (the IEEPA tariffs)...more

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Citizen Suit Action/Clean Water Act: Friends of Hurricane Creek and City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama Enter into Consent Decree

Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Friends of Hurricane Creek (collectively, “Friends”) entered into a November 19th Order on Consent Decree (“CD”) with the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama addressing alleged violations of a Clean...more

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Regional Haze/Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Environmental Organizations' Comments on EPA Solicitation of Potential...

The Environmental Defense Fund and eleven other environmental organizations filed December 1st Comments addressing an October 2nd Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) issued by EPA styled: Visibility Protection:...more

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City of Decatur NPDES Permit: City of Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority Filing Before the Arkansas Pollution Control and...

The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority (“Tulsa”) filed on November 26th a Request for Administrative Hearing (“Request”) before the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission objecting to...more

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12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 3 – How the BBB Shapes Regulatory Outcomes — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In this episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Stephen Piepgrass sits down with partner Mike Yaghi of the RISE practice group and State Attorneys General (AG) team to explore how businesses can...more

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FDA Withdraws “Standardized” Asbestos Testing Proposal for Talc-Containing Cosmetics, With Intent to Reexamine and Reissue

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On November 28, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its 2024 proposed rule entitled “Testing Methods for Detecting and Identifying Asbestos in Talc-Containing Cosmetic Products.” 90 FR 54603. The...more

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Nevada Judge Rules Prediction Market Firm Falls Under State Gaming Laws

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Many prediction market firms have sought to avoid state regulation by emphasizing how their services differ from traditional sports betting. They characterize their offerings as “event contracts” or “swaps,” which are only...more

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CFPB tells President, Congress it will need $279.6 million to continue statutorily required operations through September 30, 2026

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In Fiscal Year 2026, ending September 30, 2026, the CFPB will need $279.6 million just to maintain its activities that are required by law, Bureau Acting Director Russell Vought wrote in letters to House and Senate...more

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FDA Issues Updated Guidance on Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs

In October 2025, the FDA released a revised guidance titled, “Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use—Questions and Answers.” The document updates prior interpretations of 21 C.F.R. Part 312, Subpart I,...more

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SBA’s 8(a) Program Audit Starts—PilieroMazza Launches “8(a) Audit Response Task Force” to Help Clients Handle the Holiday Gift No...

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On December 5, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued formal data and document requests (linked here) to certified 8(a) Business Development Program participants. This follows SBA’s June 2025 announcement that...more

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New York LLC Transparency Act Update

This advisory provides a general summary of the New York Limited Liability Company Transparency Act (NY LLCTA) and its requirements and is not intended to, and does not, provide legal, compliance or other advice to any...more

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