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FTC Votes on Final Rule to Ban Non-Compete Agreements

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Following an extended public comment period that began in January of 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted Tuesday, April 23 to implement a new rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements nationwide,...more

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USDOL releases proposed regulations on independent contractors

Tuesday morning, the U.S. Department of Labor issued proposed regulations addressing whether a worker is an “employee” or an “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. We are reviewing the proposal now and...more

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FTC Launches National Privacy Rulemaking

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On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its much anticipated advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), titled “Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security.” The ANPR is the...more

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OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 ETS

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OSHA has advised the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals that it is withdrawing the emergency temporary standard (ETS) for employers with 100 or more employees. Formal notice will be published in the Federal Register on January 26. ...more

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“Immediately Effective” Midnight Rules — Beyond The Hour For Change Or Vulnerable To Court Challenges?

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Ordinarily, the law governing how agencies create regulations — the Administrative Procedure Act — requires a thirty-day window between when a rule is published in the Federal Register and becomes “final” and when the rule is...more

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Clean Water Act/Section 404 Program: Environmental Organizations Judicial Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Earthjustice and a number of other environmental organizations filed a January 14th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”)...more

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Project Aggregation/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Concludes Reconsideration of 2009 Guidance

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a November 7th Federal Register Notice described as a “Final Action” that concludes: . . . the reconsideration of an earlier action that the EPA published...more

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Notice and Comment Like a Rock Star

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Musicians know they’ve created a hit when thirty-somethings have known all the song’s words since middle school. Likewise, most consumer finance lawyers recall verbatim Regulation Z’s guidance to lenders that, “The annual...more

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Update on STEM OPT Work Permit Extension: Administrative Process for Regulation Is Underway

In response to Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle’s ruling in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., No. 14-529 (August 12, 2015) that vacated the previous regulations on STEM...more

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