The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued one of the most significant proposed overhauls to federal grants management in over a decade....more
On May 18, 2026, the SEC rescinded its rule adopted in 1972 prohibiting defendants and respondents from denying allegations in enforcement action settlements, also known as the “gag rule” or “no admit, no deny rule.” In...more
Effective May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has formally removed the Biden-era 2024 overtime exemption rule from the Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”) after multiple federal courts vacated the rule....more
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a technical amendment to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) restoring the salary thresholds that govern the white-collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards...more
Today the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor will publish a technical regulatory amendment to rescind a Biden-era rule on the white-collar exemptions from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the...more
As Admiral Hyman Rickover, known as the father of the nuclear navy, told a Columbia University audience in 1982: "Deciding what needs to be done is easy; getting it done is more difficult." In 2025, the U.S. apparently...more
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a final rule updating its regulations governing environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). USDA’s rulemaking was prompted by several...more
The Law Conference of Champions brings together leading voices from government, industry, and the legal community to engage in practical, forward-looking discussions on advertising law, consumer protection, data privacy, and...more
Over the past year, federal agencies have been reshaping their procedures for environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in response to several major legal developments....more
On January 8, 2026, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published a final rule adopting—without change—its February 25, 2025, interim final rule (IFR) rescinding all iterations of CEQ’s National...more
Ben Franklin once said that “nothing is certain except death and taxes”. Fortunately for Mr. Franklin, he passed away before governments learned about “fees”. The many Pennsylvania property owners who are now being assessed...more
On November 19, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Services) released four proposed rules that would comprehensively revise key federal...more
On October 1, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a final rule revising 53 regulations to include conditional sunset provision in response to the April 2025 Executive Order titled “Zero-Based Regulatory...more
Motor carrier requirements for lawful qualified drivers are under review across the industry following a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration interim final rule on commercial drivers license, or CDL, standards....more
On September 25, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule, effective October 27, 2025, rescinding most of its prior amendments governing the supervisory designation procedures (Code of Federal...more
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed moving some regulations governing application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to an appendix in...more
Per a Federal Register Notice today from the USPTO, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has extended the time period to respond to a complaint in a TTAB trial proceeding to sixty (60) days. ...more
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food standards are experiencing the most activity in a generation, with FDA aiming to revoke 52 food standards followed by a proposal to revise the orange juice standard. If...more
For contractors within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), the time to ensure compliance with the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program (CMMC) 2.0 is now. DOD formally sent the final...more
On May 9, 2025, the White House issued an executive order, titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations,” that could have a significant impact on the administration’s enforcement of criminal regulatory...more
The transportation and logistics sector has always been one that is heavily regulated, both by pertinent federal agencies and by various state agencies. Although there is now a movement for selected deregulation by DOT, the...more
The new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, announced March 12 the agency would be rolling back 31 key environmental provisions that regulate air pollution, water protections, and the energy...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an October 1st Interpretive Letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”): …to determine...more
On December 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule amending the 2021 dual jobs rule. The amendment is purely technical and reflects the changes in law that have already occurred pursuant to the Fifth...more