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AI seems to be everywhere at the moment. Companies are touting new technologies and tools, states and federal agencies are proposing rules to regulate its use, and workers across a wide range of industries are worried about...more
On March 6, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) held a virtual roundtable to discuss its June 6, 2023 proposed rule: Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards Related to a Company’s Non-Compliance with Laws and...more
On June 16, 2023, nearly half of the State Attorneys General penned a letter (the “Letter”) to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) advocating for broader privacy protections...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to expand its “Negative Option Rule” to apply to all recurring subscription programs (Proposed Amendment). The Proposed Amendment would...more
On February 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule that would require nursing homes enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid to disclose new information about their ownership and...more
On December 14, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) unanimously adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and created new disclosure requirements to...more
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (“ESG”) data collecting and reporting are among the fastest changing, most highly watched, and most complicated corporate obligations today. Interestingly, in the United States,...more
The National Waste & Recycling Association (“NWRA”) submitted comments to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) addressing its proposed rule titled: Enhancement and Standardization of...more
On June 23, the FTC proposed a rule that would prohibit junk fees, bait-and-switch advertising, and other deceptive practices by auto dealers to protect consumers and honest dealers in the car-buying process...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s much-anticipated and ground-breaking proposed rule for the disclosure of climate-related risks, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”...more
On May 6, 2021, the comment period for the proposed modification to regulations implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule and Health Information Technology for...more
The SEC is proposing a new rule in connection with the administration of EDGAR. Apparently, with increased volume on EDGAR, the SEC has faced administrative issues that potentially impact EDGAR’s reliability and integrity....more
On July 28, 2020, the NLRB issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) calling for public comments as to two important changes to its regulations governing representation elections. The first change would modify the...more
Less than seven months following its proposal, DOL has finalized a new safe harbor regulation governing the use of electronic media for furnishing participant-level disclosures required by Title I of ERISA. The new safe...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
Under HIPAA, patients have a right to information about certain disclosures, referred to as an accounting. Under the current iteration of the regulations, covered entities and business associates need not account for...more
I recently presented to the Corporate & Securities Law Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) on the topic entitled “Behind the SEC Curtain: Practical Tips for Interacting with the SEC Staff.” The...more