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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOJ Delays ADA Web Accessibility Compliance Deadlines for Public Employers and Entities

On April 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an interim final rule extending the compliance deadlines for its 2024 Title II Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) web accessibility regulations applicable to...more

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New Jersey Appellate Court Weighs in on The Procedures When Pursing a Variance or Waiver

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Last month, in G&B Business Associates, Inc. v. West Windsor Township Planning Board, et al., the Appellate Division clarified the distinct paths one has when requesting regulatory relief in the context of municipal land use:...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FDA Renews Focus on Drug Repurposing with New RFI

On May 12, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comment on the agency’s efforts related to drug repurposing to help address unmet medical needs. In this request...more

Goldberg Segalla

Fewer Limits, Forever Chemicals: EPA Signals Rollbacks to PFAS Limits in Drinking Water

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Recently, while speaking at a conference in Washington D.C., the Environmental Protection Agency’s head of the Office of Water, Jessica Kramer, indicated the administration is revisiting the Biden administration’s limits on...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

8th Circuit Vacates FCC’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Rules

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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Order, holding that the Order, which adopted rules interpreting digital discrimination of access to include...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

EEOC Signals End to Key Federal EEO Reporting Mandates: Timing Uncertain + State Obligations Remain

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has submitted a proposal to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) seeking to rescind long-standing federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) reporting and...more

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FDA Expands Oversight with Launch of Post-Market Chemical Assessment Program

On May 12, 2026, FDA announced a comprehensive process for the post-market assessment of food additives and initiated the post-market assessment of azodicarbonamide (ADA), a food additive used extensively as a dough...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinions Concerning Space and Equipment Subleases and Limited Free Patient Services

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On May 1, 2026, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted two favorable advisory opinions, Advisory Opinion 26-08 and Advisory Opinion 26-09, offering insights into...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Flying High:  TSA Permits Transport of Medical Marijuana

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In an update perhaps better suited for April 20, on April 27, the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) added medical marijuana to the list of items permitted to be included both in carry on and checked baggage on...more

Blank Rome LLP

From Fixable to Fineable: ICE’s Quiet Overhaul of I-9 Violation Classifications

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For nearly 30 years, employers completing Form I-9s operated under a forgiving framework: make a minor administrative mistake, like a missing date, an omitted title, and you had 10 days to fix it without penalty. That safety...more

DLA Piper

Colorado pulls back on AI regulation

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A new AI law replaces the Colorado AI Act ahead of its effective date - On May 14, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law SB 26-189 (SB 26-189, or Colorado law), overriding the 2024 Colorado Artificial...more

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SEC Rescinds “No Admit, No Deny” Rule

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On May 18, 2026, the SEC rescinded its rule adopted in 1972 prohibiting defendants and respondents from denying allegations in enforcement action settlements, also known as the “gag rule” or “no admit, no deny rule.” In...more

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EU Pay Transparency Reporting: Data Requirements & Challenges

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BLOG OVERVIEW: Directive (EU) 2023/970 requires EU employers to report on gender pay gaps using prior-year payroll data, but the Directive's broad definition of "pay", covering bonuses, allowances, benefits in kind, and other...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

SEC Ends Settlement “Gag Rule”

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For more than fifty years, a necessary feature of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the Commission) enforcement settlements was a simple but controversial condition: defendants could virtually always settle...more

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Underground Injection Control/Safe Drinking Water Act: Eco-Justice Collaborative U.S. EPA Environmental Appeals Board's Petition...

Eco-Justice Collaborative (“EJC”) filed a May 7th Petition for Review (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Environmental Appeals Board challenging a Safe Drinking Water Act Underground...more

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Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies the Right to a Trial De Novo for Health Professional Licensing Board Decisions

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For health care providers, their reputation and license are of paramount importance. Over the course of their careers, health care providers devote themselves to the well-being of countless patients — yet a single patient...more

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North Carolina’s Gift Ban: What Social Welfare Organizations and Event Sponsors Need to Know

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These restrictions may be implicated even when an organization does not retain a lobbyist or engage in lobbying.  This article explains who those rules cover, what counts as a prohibited gift, and how nonprofits –...more

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Germany’s Procurement Reset: Rethinking the Bundeswehr’s buying power

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A long-awaited overhaul Reform of Germany's defense procurement system has been debated for decades. The Bundeswehr's procurement authority, the BAAINBw in Koblenz, has long been criticised for slow processes, high costs,...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

Congress Takes Important Step Towards Reauthorizing the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Under the BUILD America...

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) owners should be paying close attention to the BUILD America 250 Act—a sweeping surface transportation reauthorization bill introduced in the House of Representatives on May 17, 2026....more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

EEOC Proposes To End EEO-1 Reporting

For several decades, private employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal contractors have been required to annually file the EEO-1 report. The EEO-1 report collected information about the race/ ethnicity and sex...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

FDIC Rescinds Supervisory Pressure for Multiple Nonsufficient Funds Fees

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On April 10, 2026, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) rescinded its supervisory guidance on multiple representment nonsufficient funds (NSF) fees, marking a notable shift in tone for the agency and further...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2026 #3

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Ending Discrimination in Government Contracting Act Proposes to Eliminate Preferences for 8(a) and WOSB Firms - On April 27, 2026, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced companion bills...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Ohio Department of Medicaid Announces New Utilization Management Policies for Community Behavioral Health Services

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) recently approved voluntary utilization management policies for certain community behavioral health services, effective July 1, 2026....more

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Mississippi Establishes New Medical Device Establishment License and Expands Definition of “Device”

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The Mississippi Board of Pharmacy (the “Board”) has introduced a new Medical Device Establishment license through recent updates to the Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act. A key change is the revised definition of “device,”...more

K&L Gates LLP

United States: The SEC Finally Admits It, The No-Admit/No-Deny Policy Is Gone

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On 18 May 2026, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rescinded the rule barring settling defendants from publicly denying the agency’s allegations. The policy, in place since 1972, effectively silenced...more

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