DE Under 3: Big Changes Coming to OFCCP's Supply & Service Contractor ICRs
After an unusually short time at OMB, earlier today, OSHA revealed a pre-publication version of its Final Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process Rule. The Official Final Rule will issue when it is published in...more
The FCC has released the final version of its proposed international Section 214 updates, with a few minor but notable changes compared to the draft version we wrote about here. Specifically: The final version clarifies...more
On April 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) proposed new rules to reshape and significantly expand reporting and FCC review of non-U.S. ownership interests in companies authorized to provide international...more
This article provides a brief analysis of the fundamental changes and clarifications to the Buy America requirements for federally-funded infrastructure projects that are currently proposed by the Office of Management and...more
On November 25, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report & Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (R&O, Order, and FNPRM; collectively, the Item) that makes...more
Tune into today’s DE Under 3 for information on the OFCCP’s published federal register notice seeking what seems to be routine, common renewal of their existing legal authority from the OMB pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction...more
The Biden Administration unveiled details regarding a forthcoming proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission disclosures for major federal suppliers on November 10, 2022....more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) supplemental proposal for regulating methane and volatile organic compound emissions from the oil and gas sector is coming in October, according to the EPA’s latest...more
On March 16, 2022, the vast majority of the new rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – the successor program to the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program created by Congress last year to help offset the...more
On August 26, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent its proposed rule for setting renewable fuel percentage standards to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for review. The proposed rule is expected...more
On June 9, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its long anticipated interim final rule and request for comments for the Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard...more
On January 20, 2021, the White House issued a memorandum to the heads of federal executive departments and agencies requesting a freeze on federal rulemaking activity (the Memorandum). The Memorandum directs agencies not to...more
On October 26, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Necessity Questionnaire for both for-profit and nonprofit borrowers in the Federal Register. This...more
Over the course of the last week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has reportedly begun quietly questioning borrowers who had received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans about the “necessity” of their loans. On...more
Rules Amend Regulations to Provide for Digital Transmission of Documents and Clarifies Language in Letters of Determinations - WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued a final rule...more
On August 24, 2020, CMS released a notice extending its timeline to publish its final rule with significant changes to the Stark regulations that was proposed in October 2019. Previously, CMS had indicated that it intended...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a rule change effective June 18, 2020, which amends the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)...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
On April 8, 2019, Commissioner Hester Peirce of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) delivered a speech entitled “SECret Garden” at the Practicing Law Institute’s 2019 SEC Speaks conference. In her speech,...more
The CFPB has published a notice in the Federal Register that it has submitted to OMB its request to conduct an online survey of 8,000 individuals as part of its research on debt collection disclosures. Comments must be...more
The future of the fiduciary rule—originally set to be implemented this upcoming April—remains uncertain after the White House directed the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to reevaluate, defer implementation and...more
We have heard much over the last few weeks about the new executive orders issued by the White House at the outset of the Trump Administration. One order that is not garnering as much attention as others, but could have a...more
On October 21, 2015, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received the Medicare Parts A and B overpayment final rule from CMS which is the last phase before the rule is issued in the Federal Register. While the text of...more
In response to Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle’s ruling in Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., No. 14-529 (August 12, 2015) that vacated the previous regulations on STEM...more