Welcome to the October edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover:
- EPR laws, including how they can shift the cost of single-use…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Welcome to Nutter's Beverage Breakdown, a periodic legal update on developments related to the alcohol beverage industry, including industry news, federal and state updates, and more. Industry News The U.S. Drug Enforcement…
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/ Agriculture, Commercial Law & Contracts
The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action filings…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Securities Law
The FDIC, OCC, and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have coordinated the release of new policies that will govern each agency’s consideration of bank merger transactions. The FDIC and OCC each published final statements of…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
Welcome to the September edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover ..…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
CFPB Issues Filing Instructions Guide for Small Business Lending Data -
The CFPB has published instructions for banks and other covered financial institutions to submit small business lending data that is required to be…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Welcome to Nutter's Beverage Breakdown, a periodic legal update on noteworthy developments related to the alcohol beverage industry, including industry news, federal and state updates, and more…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection
On August 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) cannot enforce its rule banning the use of non-compete agreements for most workers. Significantly, the court…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
The new Affordable Homes Act revised Section 22 of Chapter 40B, part of the comprehensive permit law, to require the Housing Appeals Committee to notify the Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities…
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/ Administrative Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
What is a Privacy Policy? A company’s privacy policy details its commitments regarding the handling and use of consumer data. The policy must explicitly define the company’s practices for collecting, storing, processing, and…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
The Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act (H. 4977), signed into law on August 6, 2024, makes several revisions to G.L. c. 185 that will streamline the processes for deregistration and correcting minor mistakes on certificates of…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Massachusetts has officially joined the growing list of states requiring employers to include salary ranges in job postings—but not until 2025. On July 31, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed Bill H. 4890, “An Act relative to…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Overview: Investment advisers that seek to manage public money need to consider the SEC’s “pay to play” rule, which restricts election-related contributions by the firms or their “covered associates” to elected state government…
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/ Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act (H. 4977), signed into law on August 6, 2024, includes provisions intended to promote residential housing construction. These provisions: (1) require municipalities to permit accessory…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Welcome to the August edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law.
This month we cover: EPA’s new Facility Response Plan requirements for potential…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law