The Compliance 911 Show
False Claims Act Insights - Rogue Employees: Vicarious Liability Under the False Claims Act
PODCAST: Williams Mullen’s Benefits Companion - Why NAPA Matters for Plan Sponsors and Benefits Professionals
“Stay or Pay” Agreements, Developing Immigration News, EEOC Power Shift - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
5 Key Takeaways | Equity and State Taxes: Equitable Doctrines and Their State Tax Application
New Jersey's Big Bet on Disparate Impact: What the AG's New Rules Mean for Lenders and AI — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Inside the Federal Election Commission: Keeping the Mission Alive with Just Two Commissioners
False Claims Act Insights - The Rise of State False Claims Act Enforcement
From Vegas to Venezuela: High-Stakes Predictive Markets — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AI, Algorithms, and Accountability: Unpacking the Colorado AI Act with Senator Rodriguez — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 12 – The SEC Reset — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 11 – FTC Enforcement Trends in a New Age — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Inside the SBA’s Full-Scale 8(a) Audit: What Participants Need to Know Now
Top Employment Law Changes of 2025 - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 10 – State AGs on Pricing and Renewals — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - The Latest on Zafirov and the Future of Qui Tams
The Lobby Bar Podcast | Compliance Close-Up: Lobby Reporting Audits
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 9 – The Economic Development Edge — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 8 – How State AGs Are Rewriting Social Media Rules — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 7 – Tobacco and Nicotine Regulatory Roundup — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Consistent with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) commitment to streamlining the prescription drug and biologics approval processes by adopting innovative approaches to clinical trial design, the agency recently...more
Pursuant to the Inflation Reduction Act (the “IRA”), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) have begun the annual process of negotiating with pharmaceutical...more
As the world turns its eyes to California this weekend for Super Bowl LX, employers doing business in California may not only think of warm weather and great football, but also the Labor Commissioner, aka the Division of...more
As New Jersey endures one of its coldest winters in recent memory, and with local groundhogs predicting six more weeks of winter, the state’s regulatory landscape has also entered a temporary freeze. On January 23, 2026,...more
On January 28, 2026, the German government announced its intention to present a draft of a consolidated Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Act (Draft FDI Act) by mid-2026. This legislative initiative marks a...more
本ニュースレターでは、2025年10月から12月にかけて、日本企業に関連する米国法務の主要な動向についてお知らせします。今回の号では、IEEPA関税が無効と判断された場合に備え、米国国際貿易裁判所で相次いで提起されている関税還付に関する訴訟をはじめ、注目すべき様々なトピックを取り上げています。...more
A wave of last-minute litigation aimed at stopping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) terminations is driving rapid, high-impact updates on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) TPS webpages. As of this writing,...more
As covered in our prior alert, the NLRB recently returned to full operational capacity following confirmations that restored a quorum and installed a new General Counsel. Two recent agency communications provide early insight...more
President Trump has signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (CAA, 2026), extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027, and Acute Hospital Care at Home authorities through September 30, 2030....more
In 2014 President Obama issued Executive Order 13658, creating a minimum wage for work performed on or in connection with certain federal contracts that is higher than the minimum wage applicable to employers subject to just...more
In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) wielded the False Claims Act (“FCA”) to obtain the highest dollar value of settlements and judgments in the statute’s history: $6.8 billion....more
Takeaway: Public bodies should treat a FOIA request as “received” the moment it enters their email system, not when it is discovered after being quarantined, filtered, or otherwise delayed internally. To avoid missing...more
On January 26, 2026, Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”), approved by means of Directors Decision No. 54/2026 the new draft tender protocol of the Permanent Offer under the Production...more
In his final State of the State address on February 2, Governor Bill Lee announced that his budget request for the 2026 legislative session will include an additional $25 million for Tennessee's Nuclear Energy Supply Chain...more
Procuring agencies enjoy considerable discretion when evaluating proposals, assigning strengths, and determining best value. In streamlined acquisitions, such as orders and blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) under the Federal...more
Federal contractors face few threats more serious than suspension or debarment. This exclusionary action has become more prevalent during the Trump Administration. For example, at the end of 2025, the U.S. Small Business...more
The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published a letter (dated 21 January) from Nikhil Rathi, the Chief Executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), responding to the Committee's outstanding questions from...more
In January 2026, through a series of party-line votes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued its agency overhaul—revising internal voting procedures, restricting the general counsel’s litigation...more
For years, marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substance Act. Heroin, LSD, peyote, and quaaludes are other drugs that fall under the Schedule I classification. In December,...more
In a 2-1 vote on January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission fully rescinded its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. This marks a meaningful shift in the workplace compliance...more
Voici l’édition de l’hiver 2026 de l’infolettre Gouvernail des données de Blakes, une publication du groupe Protection de la vie privée et des données de Blakes, que nous publions à la suite de la Semaine de la protection des...more
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) implementing regulations for the state’s landmark 2020 environmental justice law (EJ Law) have withstood appellate court scrutiny. In response to two...more
Let’s state the obvious. The FCC’s use of mandatory Federal Registration Numbers was a bad idea from the start. It became monumentally worse today, when the FCC quietly announced that anyone whose Federal Registration...more
On January 27, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued No-Action Letter No. 26-02 (No Action Letter), granting conditional relief from the compliance deadline for the CFTC’s 2024 amendments to Part 17 of...more
Update on Constitutional Challenge to Oregon’s Packaging Law The Federal Court for the District of Oregon will hear arguments on Friday, February 6, 2026 from plaintiffs National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW)...more