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FHA rescinds three appraisal policies in new mortgagee letter

On March 19, the FHA rescinded three mortgagee letters related to appraisal policies in its Single Family Housing programs through Mortgagee Letter 2025-08. The letter rescinds FHA Single Family Housing policy changes issued...more

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Mexico's new Federal Data Protection Law: What it means for companies

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On March 20, 2025, the new Federal Law for the Protection of Personal Data held by Private Parties (LFPDPPP of 2025) was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The LFPDPPP of 2025 entered into force on March 21,...more

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Fed announces two enforcement actions against banks

On March 20, the Fed announced two enforcement actions against banks last month. On February 24, the Fed issued a civil money penalty order against a state member bank in Hawaii. That bank agreed to pay a $15,500 penalty for...more

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Center For Medicare And Medicaid Innovation Ends Payment Models Early

On March 12, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced it was ending four Biden administration payment models early. No reason was provided other than the changes were to “align its statutory...more

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Mexico's Federal Executive Publishes the Secondary Legislation on Energy Matters

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signed and published in the Federal Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación or DOF) on March 18, 2025, the "Decree issuing the Law of the State Public Enterprise, Federal...more

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New Trump EO Aims to Eliminate Department of Education

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On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO), “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the secretary of education “to the maximum extent appropriate...more

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State attorneys general support FCC’s consent rule against illegal robocalls

On March 17, California State Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with 28 other state attorneys general, submitted an amicus brief in the FCC’s case advocating for the rule that seeks to close a loophole allowing lead...more

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March Privacy Forecast: New Data Broker Laws and Regulations

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This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss a growing trend at both the federal and the state level – new laws and regulations that specifically target data brokers. At the federal level, two new legal frameworks...more

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California DFPI updates regulations under its Debt Collection Licensing Act

Recently, the California DFPI adopted updated regulations concerning the state’s Debt Collection Licensing Act. The DFPI established definitions and specific requirements for the term “net proceeds generated by California...more

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Do SEC Acting Chair’s Remarks Signal a Redux of Government Securities ATS Rulemaking?

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On March 10, 2025, Acting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mark Uyeda indicated in public remarks that he was directing the SEC staff to revisit a 2020 proposal under then-Chair Jay Clayton that, among other...more

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FinCEN Issues Interim Final Rule Removing U.S. Companies and Persons from CTA Reporting Requirements

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Update: On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) under...more

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State Wage-Hour Enforcement Likely to Rise as Federal Enforcement Tackles Reduced Resources

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As the priorities of the new Administration take shape, we foresee states stepping in to take on a more significant role in enforcing wage and hour laws and regulations over the next several years. This was one of the main...more

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on 'DEI-Related Discrimination'

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Following President Donald Trump’s issuance of the “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” executive order, which sought to curb “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives,...more

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Week Nine in Trade – First 100 Days of the New Administration

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On March 13, 2025, the State Department published a notice in the Federal Register designating all agency action with respect to international trade a “foreign affairs function” of the United States under the Administrative...more

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Health Fitness, OCR’s Risk Analysis Initiative, and the ERISA Fiduciary Duty to Select Plan Service Providers

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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the fifth enforcement action under its Risk Analysis Initiative. In this case, OCR reached a settlement with Health...more

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Executive Order Aims to Consolidate Procurement of Broadly Defined ‘Common Goods and Services’, All IT GWACs, under GSA

Another day, another executive order (EO) that will transform federal procurement as we know it. A March 20, 2025 EO entitled “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement” and its accompanying...more

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California Employers, Don’t Forget Your Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Responsibilities!

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California employers should begin preparing to comply with their annual requirements under the workplace violence prevention law, California’s Labor Code 6401.9 (commonly known as SB 553), including retraining their staff and...more

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New York Department of Health Issues Guidance Clarifying the Scope of its Health Care Transaction Law

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This month, nearly two years after the passage of New York’s health care transaction law, N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4550 et seq. (described in our previous Alert), the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) released...more

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Executive Order to Close the Department of Education: What It Means for Your School

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On March 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the Secretary of Education to undertake all...more

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DOJ and EEOC Issue Statements on Administration’s Interpretation of "Illegal DEI"

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On March 19, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two technical assistance documents that illuminate how these federal agencies will define "illegal...more

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Supreme Court declines final review in Territorial Act dispute involving electric vehicle charging stations

The Georgia Supreme Court has denied a request by Sawnee EMC to take up and consider a final appeal in a long-running lawsuit over the right to serve an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The case arose from Georgia...more

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Executive Order Closing the Department of Education Faces Legal and Congressional Barriers

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President Trump has signed an Executive Order titled, “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the Secretary of Education to close the Department of Education to the “maximum...more

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Joint Press Release and Technical Assistance Documents on “Unlawful DEI-Related Discrimination”

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On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a joint press release announcing the release of two technical assistance documents designed to...more

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Trump Administration Removes Two Federal Trade Commissioners

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The move furthers the administration’s agenda to challenge the status of independent agencies. On March 18, 2025, President Trump removed two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission). A...more

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Québec’s Restrictive Approach to Biometric Data Poses Challenges for Businesses Working on Security Projects

The recent decision by the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI) regarding a popular grocer’s biometric data project in Quebec has far-reaching implications for other businesses considering or currently using...more

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