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FTC Launches Public Inquiry – Anticompetitive Regulations on the Chopping Block

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On April 9, President Trump issued an Executive Order instructing agency heads, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General, to complete a review of all regulations subject...more

Goldberg Segalla

Montana Power Plant Requests Clean Air Waiver: Is This the Future of America’s Coal Energy?

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The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana is now one of the early applicants to the new EPA exemption application process which we have previously discussed here. Specifically, the Colstrip plant has requested a two-year exemption...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ECCTA 2023: Identity Verification Regime

On 26 October 2023, the ECCTA became law, overhauling key aspects of the UK’s legal framework on corporate and economic crime. The changes introduced by the ECCTA are being implemented in stages, with certain provisions of...more

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Regulating Risk: EPA's TSCA Rule Under Review

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In a consequential policy shift, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration announced its intent to reevaluate a cornerstone of modern chemical regulation: the risk evaluation framework rule...more

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UPDATE: SNFs Receive Even More Time to Complete Off-Cycle Revalidation

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In October, we broke down the required off-cycle Medicare revalidation of all Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) in an Alert and related blog post. We were happy to announce in November that CMS extended the deadline for SNFs...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Update: Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s Termination of CHNV Parole Program — Work Authorization Remains...

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On April 14, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a significant ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration’s plan to terminate the parole and employment authorization of over...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

First Circuit Questions Materiality in SEC's Case Against Commonwealth Equity Services

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On April 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated a summary judgment ruling in favor of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC, also known as Commonwealth...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Illinois Amends ‘One Day Rest In Seven Act’ to Prohibit Employer Retaliation

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Recent amendments to the Illinois One Day Rest In Seven Act (ODRISA) prohibit employers from retaliating against employees and create an enforcement mechanism. The amendments went into effect March 21, 2025. ODRISA requires...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Issues RFI on Anti-Competitive Regulations

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On April 14, 2025, following President Trump’s recently issued executive order addressing regulatory barriers to competition, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Request for Public Comment Regarding Reducing...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Whiplash: The (Brief and Tragic?) Life of the SEC’s Cyber Disclosure Rules

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In 2023 and 2024, our public company clients were focused on complying with the SEC’s cyber disclosure rules—and on the risk from big, high-profile government enforcement actions like the SolarWinds case. But with a new SEC...more

Morgan Lewis

Undeclared Work Among Subcontractors: Ensuring Compliance and Managing Social Contribution Reassessment

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In France, combating against undeclared work remains a priority due to the estimated loss in contributions which amount to between 7 and 9 billion euros per year. In 2024, the Urssaf (the French social security collection...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Mise à jour de la réglementation des drones : occasions et exigences pour les entreprises

Au cours des dernières années, l’industrie des systèmes d’aéronefs télépilotés (« SATP ») – également appelés « drones » – a connu une croissance rapide, notamment sur le plan des applications commerciales. Comme bon nombre...more

Blank Rome LLP

Rescission of Regulations Without Notice and Comment? What’s Next for Regulated Industries in the Deregulation Climate

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We previously wrote about President Trump’s February Executive Order identifying deregulation as a top administration priority (here and here). That Executive Order, 14219 (the “Deregulation EO”), directed all executive...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New Rule Requiring Foreign National Registration – Who Does it Affect?

On April 11, 2025, a new rule went into effect in which the United States government will start to strictly enforce the requirement that foreign nationals register their presence with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...more

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FCPA Update: Enforcement Landscape Shifts Under New Executive Order

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As a follow-up to our previous article, "To Tariff, or Not to Tariff?", President Trump issued an Executive Order on February 10, 2025, directing the Attorney General to review the current guidelines and enforcement policies...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Petitions Filed to Add Chemicals to List of Chemical Substances Subject to Superfund Excise Tax

On April 2 and April 3, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that petitions have been filed to add the following chemicals to the list of taxable substances...more

Cooley LLP

President Trump Directs Federal Agencies on How to Repeal ‘Unconstitutional’ Rules

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On April 11, 2025, a new rule went into effect in which the United States government will start to strictly enforce the requirement that foreign nationals register their presence with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...more

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Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement – The White House

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As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide...more

Morgan Lewis

FDA Drug Inspections Post–Workforce Reductions: Potential Implications and Practical Steps Forward

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confronted with significant challenges in its inspection processes due to recent layoffs. Among other effects, the latest reduction in force of full-time FDA employees is raising...more

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Supreme Court Lifts Restraining Order on Grant Terminations

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The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling with significant impacts for federal contractors and grantees looking to challenge terminations of their contracts and grants in U.S. district courts. Terminated contractors and...more

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Federal Trade Commission Antitrust Roundup: Trump Administration Off to An Aggressive Start

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Last week, on April 10, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mark Meador as the FTC’s third Republican commissioner.  Meador joins Chairman Ferguson and Commissioner Melissa Holyoak on what is now a three commissioner panel (all...more

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Are You Ready for Martyn’s Law?

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The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025 and is expected to be implemented within the next 24 months. There will be no legal requirement to comply until the legislation comes into...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Trump’s DEI Executive Orders Hit Another Judicial Roadblock

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On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Judge Matthew Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion for preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing the...more

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FCC Issues Draft NPRM Proposing Targeted Changes to Foreign Ownership Rules and Processes

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On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to codify a number of definitions and concepts underlying the foreign ownership rules and process in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS to Withdraw Federal Medicaid Match for Workforce, Social Needs, and Infrastructure: What States, Health Care Providers and...

In a move signaling a major shift in federal priorities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced it will limit federal funding for state Medicaid initiatives that support services beyond direct...more

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