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April 14, 2025 Update: U.S. Department of Education Title VI Certification Requirement

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On Friday, April 11, 2025, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) sent an update regarding the Title VI Certification required to be filed by districts by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025. ODEW confirmed...more

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Revisions to the Pennsylvania School Code: What You Need to Know

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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law several changes to the Pennsylvania School Code. Here are some highlights from Act 55 of 2022, and the impact it will have on school entities in the Commonwealth....more

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NYSDA Dental Hygiene Bill Signed into Law

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On May 9, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a dental hygiene bill that allows dental hygienists to use nitrous oxide and local infiltration anesthesia to assist dentists with all dental procedures....more

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Illinois Equal Pay Act’s Certification Requirement Extended to More Employers

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act (IEPA) requiring companies with 100 or more employees in Illinois to obtain an equal pay registration certificate from the...more

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California Breaks New Ground With OCal: Answers to Key Questions About “Comparable-to-Organic” Cannabis

California’s comparable-to-organic “OCal” certification program for cannabis and nonmanufactured cannabis products officially went into effect on July 14, 2021. The OCal program represents a new branch of state cannabis...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Governor Signs Sweeping Changes to Illinois Employment Laws

Illinois’s Governor J.B. Pritzker recently signed Senate Bill 1480 into law, establishing new employer certification and reporting requirements, making sweeping changes to Illinois’s anti-retaliation law, and curtailing...more

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Illinois Amends Human Rights Act, Business Corporation Act, and Equal Pay Act

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On March 23, 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed SB 1480 into law, amending three state statutes. First, the Illinois Human Rights Act is amended to impose employer obligations when making employment decisions based on...more

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New Registration And Examination Requirements For New York Investment Adviser Representatives

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Effective February 1, 2021, amendments to the New York Investment Advisory Act (the “Amendments”) require supervised persons representing certain New York-registered investment advisers, and, to a lesser degree, investment...more

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Washington Developing Streamlined Solar Project Permitting Process

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The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) is continuing its efforts to develop a streamlined process for permitting solar energy facilities in Washington state. EFSEC’s goal is to develop a more efficient,...more

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EPA Issues Final Rule Revising CWA Section 401 Regulation

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On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Final Rule revising its regulations implementing Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Section 401 gives states and tribes the authority to...more

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EPA Final Rule Narrows State and Tribal Review Under the Clean Water Act

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule on June 1, 2020, intended to limit the ability of states and tribes to block or delay projects requiring a water quality certification under Section 401 of the...more

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Part 3: United States Department Of Agriculture Publishes Interim Final Rule On Domestic Hemp Production

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Part III - This article is the third in a three-part series discussing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Interim Final Rule on the establishment of a domestic hemp production program recently published in...more

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Landmark Legislation Creates New Wildfire Fund and Overhauls California's Approach to Catastrophic Wildfires

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On July 12, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 1054, which introduces major changes to the way California addresses wildfires in an emergency effort to financially stabilize the State’s electric utilities...more

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Coal Exports: The Trump Administration and Western States Take Action to Open Ports for Shipment of Coal

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On April 10, 2019, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order seeking to address permitting and policy obstacles preventing the export of coal and other energy resources through West Coast ports. New port facilities and...more

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The not-so lame duck session: Last minute legislation affecting Ohio schools

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“Lame Duck” is the period in a public office after an election but before the successor takes office, leaving, presumably, the exiting public official with no particular power or influence. ...more

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