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On September 14, 2023, Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced the Strengthening Antitrust Enforcement for Meatpacking Act of 2023, an ambitious new piece of legislation designed to halt consolidation in the meatpacking...more
Recently, the United States General Accounting Office (GAO), which is a nonpartisan agency in the legislative branch, took on oversight of the executive branch agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In...more
Owners and managers of multifamily rental properties are facing a growing number of challenges. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reported more than 1,900 formal complaints were...more
Takeaway: The Biden administration underscored its promise to uncover and prosecute pandemic-related fraud this week, issuing indictments in its largest fraud case yet. On September 20, 2022, the Department of Justice...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more
Derek Harley published a monthly federal policy and political update, a high-level review of the issues being discussed in the U.S. Congress and the Administration, providing a look at the month ahead, as well as a "deeper...more
The Ohio Legislature dropped a multi-billion dollar COVID relief plan on Tuesday afternoon intended to improve public health and provide support to entities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The $2.15 billion...more
On February 9, the Federal Home Finance Agency announced extensions of time until March 31, 2021 for the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae COVID-related foreclosure and eviction moratoria, and allowed an additional three months of...more
In Washington: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House physician announced late Thursday. The President tweeted at 12:54 a.m. Friday: “Tonight, @FLOTUS...more
In Washington - The blame game between Democrats and Republicans continues as each side signals they want a deal, but negotiations on a Phase Four coronavirus package remain stalled. POLITICO reports that the White House...more
In Illinois, many new craft grower, infuser and transporter licenses were supposed to be issued by the Department of Agriculture on July 1, 2020. But, because of COVID-19, the issuance of those licenses has been delayed until...more
In Washington: Sens. Ben Cardin (R-MD) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) led a letter from a group of 31 senators calling on Senate leadership to include an international response to COVID-19 in the next coronavirus package....more
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, PL 116-136, enacted March 27, 2020, a federally backed mortgage loan was subject to a foreclosure moratorium from March 18, 2020, through May 17, 2020....more
Leaders of Small Business Committee Reach Consensus on Bill to Extend PPP Loan Deadline, Senate Fails to Clear Measure by Unanimous Consent as Phase 4 Negotiations Likely to Dominate June - Bipartisan leaders of the Senate...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected communities worldwide in a swift, unprecedented, and unpredictable manner. Many businesses have been financially affected, and America’s farming community is no exception to the financial...more
In Washington: The House of Representatives passed H.R. 6800, “The HEROES Act” 208-199. Some moderates and progressive members shared concerns about the measure; progressives felt like the bill did not go far enough,...more
Late Tuesday, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue sent letters to state governors and meat and poultry processing company leaders setting forth USDA’s expectations for continued operations during the...more
In Washington: COVID-19 cases may not peak in the D.C. region until mid- or even late May. The Senate is back in session, but it may be a while before the House returns as leaders have not reached a bipartisan agreement on...more
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued a news release noting that inspectors from the Bureau of Standards (“BOS”) have increased the number of fuel quality checks it conducts in Arkansas. The BOS is a section found...more