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DOJ Criminal Division will prioritize enforcement in key areas, including health care fraud, trade and customs violations and national security-related financial crimes…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Health
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Regulatory Relief for U.S. Manufacturing: The EO streamlines FDA and EPA processes to encourage domestic pharmaceutical production…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, International Law & Trade
On May 2, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court reversed a Texas Court of Appeals’ decision that had affirmed a jury’s verdict finding a franchisor directly liable to the customer of a franchisee for actions undertaken by the…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law, Labor & Employment Law
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During a recent Pennsylvania Utility Commission (PUC) hearing to evaluate how the rise in data centers is impacting energy demand, grid reliability and utility regulation, stakeholders emphasized fair cost…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated a new investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) on imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines, and parts for commercial aircraft and…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Transportation
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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced it will no longer enforce the 2024 independent contractor rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), reverting to the more employer-friendly 2008…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
After negotiations over the weekend in Geneva, Switzerland, the United States and China reached a new trade deal on Monday, May 12, 2025, to temporarily slash tariffs on each country’s goods by 115 percent for the next 90 days…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
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The Delaware Department of Insurance (Department) is conducting targeted market conduct exams of Third Party Administrators (TPAs) for compliance with state insurance laws and regulations…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Insurance
As the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team gears up for Consensus 2025 next week in Toronto — where Stephen Rutenberg, Daniel McAvoy and Jonathan Schmalfeld will be attending — the regulatory momentum in Washington appears to be…
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/ Finance & Banking, Privacy, Securities Law
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The 2024 EEO-1 Report is expected to open May 20 pending approval of the instruction book and justification…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On Thursday, April 17, a unanimous Supreme Court held that a less demanding pleading standard is applicable when plaintiffs bring an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class action under ERISA Section 406,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Nonprofit Law
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Disparate impact liability holds employers accountable for policies that appear neutral, but disproportionately harm a protected group, even without discriminatory intent…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
On April 29, 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled to uphold Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to provide earned paid sick leave. The law will take…
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/ Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” The purpose of the order is to make sure…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law
The latest Polsinelli-TrBK Distress Indices Report shows that distress levels remain elevated across the U.S. economy. Although distress levels dipped slightly across the board last quarter, all indices are near their highest…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
