In a first-of-its-kind ruling on Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA or the Act), U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon on February 6 ordered the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) not…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
With the December 2025 appointment of two Board members and a new General Counsel, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) is up and running again. Recent developments from the General Counsel’s office and the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
In the request for comments, the CFPB states that it is soliciting comments on how to improve its Consumer Response Intake Form. The CFPB advises that Consumer Response Intake Form is designed to help consumers in submitting…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
On February 5, 2026, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the creation of a first-of-its-kind specialized civil and criminal unit, named Consumer Harm from International and Nefarious Actors or “CHINA” for short…
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/ Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently revised the requirements for bidding at a foreclosure sale and for utilizing Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT), including Post-Foreclosure Sales…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
The CFPB received about 22,900 complaints about private and federal student loans between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025, the highest level the Bureau has received in a one-year period, the CFPB’s Private Education Loan…
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/ Consumer Protection, Education Law, Finance & Banking
Oregon rang in the New Year with changes to regulations governing Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). The Oregon Employment Department (OED) issued modestly revised regulations (Rules) addressing a wide range of issues, including notice…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Congress has approved full fiscal year 2026 funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The bill provides an overall increase in the HUD budget and preserves funding for several affordable housing…
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/ Administrative Law, Real Estate - Residential
Recent news about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in several parts of the United States, including major events in Minneapolis, have encouraged U.S. businesses and organizations to review their compliance and…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Like Katherine Heigl’s character in the 2008 film “27 Dresses,” employers in 2026 may run into an equally-numbered—albeit less quirky—quandary this year: a potential for 27 pay periods. And just as Heigl’s character ultimately…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
As a reminder, the Financial Crime Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) Residential Real Estate rule (the “Real Estate Rule”) is effective March 1, 2026. The Real Estate Rule was originally to take effect December 1, 2025, but…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
As we reported previously, a petition for rehearing en banc was filed by the plaintiff bank trade associations in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser. In that case, the panel’s 2-1 decision held that a loan is…
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/ Administrative Law, Conflict of Laws, Finance & Banking
In a move viewed favorably by FDIC-regulated institutions, the FDIC has approved amendments to the agency’s Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations that were proposed back in July of 2025 new supervisory…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking
The Washington State Legislature has recently introduced Senate Bill 6229 (and complementary House Bill 2292), which would impose the State’s capital gains tax to gains realized from the sale of Qualified Small Business Stock…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation
Minnesota’s Paid Leave Program (often referred to as Minnesota Paid Leave) officially took effect on January 1, 2026, creating a statewide paid family and medical leave benefit for most employees working in Minnesota. The law…
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/ Health, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
