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Key Takeaways - Packaging extended producer responsibility laws are now in effect in seven states, with additional states advancing similar frameworks. These laws shift responsibility for packaging waste management from...more
The California Office of Administrative Law on May 1, 2026, approved permanent regulations implementing California's Senate Bill (SB) 54, the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, and filed...more
The June 3, 2026, deadline for "smaller entities" to comply with the 2024 amendments to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-P is fast approaching. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief overview...more
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws shift the cost and responsibility of managing packaging waste to the companies that put packaging into the marketplace. California’s SB 54, enacted in 2022, establishes the most...more
EU negotiators have reached a provisional political agreement on changes that, if formally adopted by the EU, would simplify the AI Act and make it easier for businesses to comply. The AI Act is the EU’s new law regulating...more
On May 7, 2026, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament announced their provisional agreement on targeted amendments to the EU AI Act, as part of the European Commission's Digital Omnibus initiative launched in late...more
On Friday, May 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a long-awaited final rule implementing Section 1071 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA), which addresses required reporting on certain small...more
The DOJ issued regulations which were set to take effect in April 2026 requiring state and local government bodies – including public schools – to make their websites and mobile content accessible for people with...more
With a June 7 member state implementation deadline barely a month away, employers still face significant uncertainty as to how individual EU member states will implement the European Directive (EU) 2023/970 on pay...more
As California charter schools look ahead to the 2026-27 school year, several new legal requirements are set to take effect soon. These changes span governance, pupil and personnel policies, fire evacuation procedures,...more
With the June 3, 2026, compliance deadline fast approaching, small firms subject to amended Regulation S‑P under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) should be in the final stages of updating their privacy and safeguards...more
In early 2026, New Jersey enacted Assembly Bill No. 3451 resulting in sweeping amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) that significantly expand access to job-protected family leave across the state....more
On May 1, 2026, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its proposed amendments to Rule G-20, governing gifts, gratuities, noncash compensation and expenses of...more
As the transposition deadline of 7 June 2026 looms closer, EU member states remain at vastly different stages of implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive....more
New rules under the CPPA's regulations require qualifying businesses to hire an independent, qualified auditor to complete annual cybersecurity audits. As we've written about before, California's privacy regulator, the...more
The EU continues to operationalise consumer rights in the digital environment. Directive (EU) 2023/2673 introduces a new requirement into the Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU (“CRD”), requiring traders to provide an...more
The Chair of the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (NMEIB) signed a Final Order and Statement of Reasons on April 17, 2026, regarding the adoption of a rule on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer...more
RIAs with less than $1.5B in AUM must comply with the new amendments to SEC Regulation S‑P as of June 3, 2026. Regulation S-P has been designated as a 2026 examination priority. If you haven’t yet taken steps to comply, now...more
On Friday, CalRecycle announced that the permanent regulations for California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act were approved....more
On May 1, 2026, California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) announced that the Office of Administrative Law officially approved and filed the regulations to implement for the Plastic Pollution...more
The Utah App Store Law requires app store providers to verify a user’s age category and obtain parental consent for minors to download apps and make in-app purchases. It also requires developers to verify age category and...more
On May 1, 2026, CalRecycle announced final regulations implementing SB 54, published a new Producer Guidance website, and launched a new online portal. As a reminder, SB 54 is California’s extended producer...more
The CFPB has finalized its long-anticipated revision to the Section 1071 small business lending data collection rule, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2026. The final rule (Docket No. CFPB-2025-0040; RIN 3170-AB40)...more
Talks between European Union legislators broke down on Wednesday as they tried to agree on proposed amendments to the EU AI Act. At the center of the debate is the Digital Omnibus on AI, first introduced in November 2025,...more
On April 20, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission jointly proposed amendments that would significantly narrow the scope of Form PF....more