News & Analysis as of

Enforcement Actions Public Comment

Blank Rome LLP

The FMC Announces Investigation into Flags of Convenience and Unfavorable Conditions Created by Flagging Practices

Blank Rome LLP on

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (“FMC”) announced on May 21, 2025 that it is initiating a non-adjudicatory investigation into whether the: 1) vessel flagging laws, regulations, and/or practices of certain foreign...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Corporate Transparency Act is Again on Hold

On February 27, 2025, FinCEN announced “that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI)...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Rulemaking Petition Seeks Clarification on Trading After Public Commentary

In January 2025, the founder of Citron Capital, LLC (“Citron”) filed a petition for rulemaking with the US Securities and Exchange Commission requesting the SEC to initiate rulemaking to clarify the regulation of trading by...more

Paul Hastings LLP

DOJ Announces Significant Proposed Changes to Amend and Clarify FARA

Paul Hastings LLP on

On December 19, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to “update and clarify” the regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The proposed changes to...more

Fenwick & West LLP

New SEC Crypto Task Force Led by Commissioner Hester Peirce: Key Takeaways and Path Forward

Fenwick & West LLP on

On Tuesday, acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda announced the creation of a Crypto Task Force to devise a “sensible regulatory path” for the $3 trillion cryptocurrency market. This represents a departure from the former chair, Gary...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Biden’s OSHA Pushes Heat Illness Prevention Rule Close to the Finish Line

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on

On January 14, 2025, just six days before the transition from the Biden Administration to the second Trump Administration, OSHA closed the books on collecting public comments on the agency’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CBP Proposes Changes to the De Minimis Entry Process

Husch Blackwell LLP on

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on January 13, 2025, regarding an update to the rules governing de minimis shipments. The public can make comments on the proposed rule until...more

Akerman LLP

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Initiates Section 301 Investigation on Nicaragua Relating to Labor and Human Rights

Akerman LLP on

On December 10, 2024, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai initiated a Section 301 investigation on Nicaragua relating to labor rights, human rights, and the rule of law. Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 is designed to...more

Jenner & Block

California Issues First-of-its-kind Willful Heat Standard Violation

Jenner & Block on

On December 12, 2024, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced a first-of-its-kind citation for a willful violation of California’s Heat Illness Prevention regulations. Per the Agency’s...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The FTC Announces New Enforcement Actions Against Certain Businesses for Engaging in “Deceptive AI” Practices

Ballard Spahr LLP on

As part of a new enforcement initiative called “Operation AI Comply,” the FTC recently announced that it has brought the following five enforcement actions against businesses that use or sell AI tools in a manner that the FTC...more

Goodwin

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

Goodwin on

Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Pushes to Expand Hospital Price Transparency Requirements, Enforcement Activity

McDermott Will & Emery on

On July 26, 2023, two days after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its second largest civil monetary penalty for noncompliance with the hospital price transparency rule, CMS hosted a webinar...more

White & Case LLP

Four Takeaways From The FTC’s Unprecedented Crackdown On Noncompete Agreements

White & Case LLP on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) kicked off 2023 by using Section 5 of the FTC Act to take legal action against three companies and two individuals, forcing them to drop noncompete provisions. This is the first time that...more

BakerHostetler

FTC Seeks to Ban Non-Compete Restrictions in Employment Contracts

BakerHostetler on

On Jan. 5, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-1 to propose a new rule under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act that would largely ban non-compete agreements between employers and employees. If passed, the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FTC Proposes Rule to Strike Noncompete Agreements Nationwide

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed new rule that would effectively prohibit employers from requiring employees to agree to noncompete clauses. The public is invited to submit comments...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Cybersecurity Regulation: Key Takeaways From an Unusual FTC Order That Will Follow CEO for a Decade

The FTC recently issued a proposed order that would settle an enforcement action against Drizly, LLC and its co-founder and CEO, James Rellas, arising from data breaches in 2018 and 2020 that affected over 2.5 million...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: April 2022

FDIC Directs Banks to Provide Notice Before Engaging in Crypto-related Activities According to guidance recently issued by the FDIC, banks that it supervises and that intend to engage in, or are already engaged in, activities...more

Hogan Lovells

SEC issues proposal to amend rules to incentivise whistleblowers

Hogan Lovells on

On February 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to Exchange Act Rules 21F-3 and 6, which govern the implementation of its whistleblower program. These amendments increase the SEC’s...more

Adams & Reese

CFPB Solicits Feedback on “Junk Fees” – Are New Regulations Coming?

Adams & Reese on

On January 26, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a request for public comment relating to “junk fees” consumers may be subjected to when engaging in financial services. So what exactly is a...more

Goodwin

SEC Proposes Changes To Whistleblower Program Rules

Goodwin on

On February 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed two amendments to the rules governing its whistleblower program, Exchange Act Rules 21F-3 and 6. “These amendments, if adopted, would help ensure that...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FARA 2021 Year in Review

Wiley Rein LLP on

The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) continued to make headlines in 2021 as enforcement and modernization of the law remained a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) priority. DOJ maintained its focus on enforcement,...more

Fish & Richardson

ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2021

Fish & Richardson on

It was another busy month at the ITC. A Final Determination was issued by the Commission in three Section 337 Investigations: Certain Laparoscopic Surgical Staplers, Reload Cartridges, and Components Thereof, Inv. No....more

ArentFox Schiff

Biden’s HHS Seeks to Undo Trump Era Regulations

ArentFox Schiff on

Proposed Rules Seek to Repeal Multiple Trump Era Regulations That Received Prior Industry Scrutiny - The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – still within its first full year under the direction...more

ArentFox Schiff

Privacy Update: FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the "Internet of Things"

ArentFox Schiff on

FCC Seeks Public Comment on the Current and Future Regulation of the “Internet of Things” - The FCC is requesting public comment in a proceeding that will help determine the scope and nature of regulation of the “Internet of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hooper, Kearney and Macklin on Cutting Edge Topics in the False Claims Act

While the pandemic put many things on hold, it did not do the same for the False Claims Act (FCA). To find out what is happening in FCA activity we spoke with Patrick Hooper, Jordan Kearney and Alicia Macklin, partners at the...more

85 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 4

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide