Compliance Perspectives: Rolling Out New Compliance Initiatives
In response to public feedback on compliance challenges, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced its intention to modify the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six per- and...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in a May 14th news release what it describes as an action that will “provide regulatory flexibility and holistically address” the perfluorooctanoic acid...more
On May 15, 2025, Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved final-form regulations proposed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC or Commission) regarding the use of a fully projected...more
On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its latest plans to address PFAS contamination in drinking water. Specifically, the EPA plans to retain the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation...more
On April 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the expiration date of a no-action statement (Compliance Statement) regarding compliance with reporting rules for security-based swap data repositories...more
FinCEN and the Department of the Treasury both provided updates this week regarding the Corporate Transparency Act....more
In a press release issued on March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department, which oversees the Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced that it will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the existing...more
On February 25, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a delay in the effective date for its final rule updating the criteria to use the "healthy" nutrient content claim on food labeling....more
The CTA is not dead, but it is hanging by a thread. On March 2, the U.S. Treasury Department (the Treasury) issued a press release announcing significant updates to the plans announced by FinCEN just a few days earlier....more
In a bombshell release issued on Feb. 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it will not impose any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in early February challenging the validity of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB Small Business Lending Rule. The rule is being challenged by various industry...more
The agency’s two recent actions introduce enhanced restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons and provide a series of compliance dates for industry stakeholders. On October 5, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more
On November 2, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by a vote of 3-2, proposed amendments to rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that would modify the existing liquidity risk management...more
Colorado employers may want to begin preparing for the implementation of Colorado’s new state-run Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. While Colorado voters approved Proposition 118 nearly two years...more
On Oct. 15, 2021, BakerHostetler reported on the status of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s rulemaking process and the challenges the agency faces issuing regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)...more
The CFPB has issued a final rule delaying the compliance date for the ability-to-repay (ATR) provisions in its final payday/auto title/high-rate installment loan rule (Payday Rule) for 15 months, until November 19, 2020....more