The Regulatory Situation After the Trump Executive Orders Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
Additional Compensation from the Government: A Brief Comparison of REAs and Claims
DE Under 3: EEOC Quietly Denys FOIA Requests, Pay Data Study Results & OFCCP Clears Up AAP Portal “Deadline” Confusion
DE Under 3: Secretary Walsh Intervenes in Court, Religious Exemption Updates, & AAP Verification Deadline Extension Developments
DE Under 3: USDOJ’s Settlement Affecting Recruiters, OFCCP’s AAP Verification Deadline Extension & SCOTUS’ New Ruling
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Health Plan Transparency Requirements
The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
Government Contractors: Preparing for OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Compliance Certification
COBRA Deadlines and Proofs of Mailing in Carter v. Southwest Airlines Co. Board of Trustees
#WorkforceWednesday: DOL Electronic Notices Guidance, EEO-1 Reporting Delayed, CA COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave - Employment Law This Week®
Information Blocking: How Will the New Rule Impact the Health Care Industry?
COVID-19 Impact for Health & Welfare Plans (Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Issues for Employers Podcast Series)
Underwriters, Universities and Government Debt Issuers Face a Critical Deadline
Obamacare Provision Requiring Businesses to Provide Health Insurance Delayed Until 2015
Former SEC Chairman David Ruder Discusses the Dodd-Frank Timeline, Volcker Rule & Cost Benefit Rules (Part 2 of 2)
For government contractors doing business in Missouri, understanding the state’s bid protest process is essential. When a contractor believes that a contract award was improper or unfair, the state of Missouri allows for a...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two consultation papers (CP) proposing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) mandated under the review of European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR...more
Employers operating in Massachusetts face some of the nation’s most stringent requirements regarding the timing and frequency of wage payments. The Massachusetts Wage Act (M.G.L. c. 149, § 148) mandates prompt payment of...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) implemented a new regulatory regime (Data Security Program) addressing access to, and transfer of, sensitive personal data to countries and persons of concern, including Russia, China and...more
Carriers and providers of interstate and international telecommunications that seek to revise their May 1, 2025, Form 499-Q filing must do so within 45 days of the Form 499-Q filing deadline, i.e., by June 16, 2025 (because...more
May 1, 2025, was the first compliance report deadline under New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL97). LL97 requires most buildings over 25,000 square feet, including condominiums (condos) and cooperatives (coops), to limit carbon...more
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team notes that the Federal Trade Commission extended the compliance deadline of the Negative Option Rule (better known as the Click-to-Cancel Rule) by 60 days....more
The Ministry of Energy (Secretaría de Energía or SENER) published on April 29, 2025, in the Federal Official Gazette, the "Agreement resuming the deadlines and terms for the reception and proceeding on matters within the...more
As if legal and compliance professionals had enough responsibilities on their plates, DOJ dropped another shoe (to join the tariffs, sanctions and export controls, and immigration issues) and upped the stakes for ethics and...more
The European Commission (EC) has published its targeted consultation on the integration of EU capital markets under its savings and investments union (SIU) strategy, accompanied by a press release and updated webpage. The...more
In an interim final rule (IFR) announced March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) dramatically narrowed the scope of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Under the IFR, which is effective...more
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists, a class of medications known as GLP-1s, have grown in popularity, initially for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and more recently for obesity and other labeled and off-label indications for...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a consultation paper on the guidelines for the criteria on the assessment of knowledge and competence under Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR). The...more
As we near the end of February, it’s a great time to talk about something that might seem straightforward—USPTO response deadlines—but can actually be a little sneaky. Why? Because February insists on being the shortest month...more
Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is once again mandatory. On February 18, 2025, the CTA was reinstated by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...more
For the past few months, the beneficial ownership reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) have fluctuated between being required pursuant to the CTA and being halted by nationwide preliminary...more
The first compliance deadline set out in the European Union (EU)’s Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, or the EU AI Act, took effect on February 2, 2025. ...more
On August 28, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) adopted a final rule that subjects investment advisers to the anti-money laundering (AML) compliance provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). For...more
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) (section 582 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), 21 USC §360eee – 1) was introduced in response to several drug contamination, counterfeiting, and diversion...more
We continue our discussion of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent final rule on various small business programs. Today, we focus on revisions to the regulations governing size protests and requests for formal...more
UPDATE: Please note there is a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act. The injunction, which applies nationwide, was granted by a Texas federal district court and such injunction has...more
Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was paused again on Thursday—halting an upcoming deadline for companies to submit Beneficial Ownership Information Reports (BOIRs) to the Treasury Department’s Financial...more
On Dec. 26, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals effectively reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act. After the Fifth Circuit’s emergency “motions panel” lifted the injunction on...more
UPDATE: Main Reporting Deadline Extended to January 13, 2025 - On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit issued an order granting a stay of the December 3 nationwide injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that...more
This is an important update to our December 6 eAlert on the nationwide injunction suspending the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). (The CTA requires that corporations, LLCs and other business entities report to the Treasury’s...more