Predictions regarding the 2023 CRA Rule and Section 1071 and how to prepare for expected developments
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
FCPA Compliance Report: Death of CTA
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Alan Kaplinsky’s “Fireside Chat” with Former CFPB Leader David Silberman: His Experience During the Prior Transition from the Obama Administration to Trump
SBA’s Final Rule Is Here: Key Takeaways on Updates to HUBZone Program, Other Small Business Programs, and Various Small Business Matters
Hidden Fees in the Live-Event Ticketing and Short-Term Lodging Industries
Podcast — Drug Pricing: What’s in the New CMS Medicaid Final Rule?
Director Review Under the USPTO's Final Rule – Patents: Post-Grant Podcast
#WorkforceWednesday®: After the Block - What’s Next for Employers and Non-Competes? - Spilling Secrets Podcast - Employment Law This Week®
Employment Law Now VIII-150 - The FTC Noncompete Rule is Dead: What Now?
ERISA Blog | Changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rules A Primer for Self-Insured Group Health Plans
Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Employment Law Now VIII-145 – Status Update: Injunctions for FTC Non-Compete Ban and DOL Overtime Exemption Regs
Legal Alert | Reign It In: Federal Court Enjoins DOL's Expansion of Davis-Bacon Coverage
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What Banking Leaders Need to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling That the CFPB’s Funding Mechanism is Constitutional Part I
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
The Burr Broadcast: Key Differences Between PWFA and ADA
DOL’s Expanded Overtime Salary Limits, EEOC’s Sexual Harassment Guidance, NY’s Mandatory Paid Prenatal Leave - Employment Law This Week®
The FTC Issued a New Rule to Ban All New Noncompete Agreements
On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to end its defense of its Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors rules in the ongoing Eighth Circuit case Iowa v....more
In March of 2024, we reported on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s adoption of a comprehensive set of rules governing climate-related disclosures. The rules would require public companies to disclose climate-related...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (together with its implementing regulations, the CTA) is a federal law that went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA is aimed at combating financial crimes such as money laundering,...more
The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently promulgated rules expanding the scope of its enforcement against alleged “junk fees,” including business practices for consumer subscriptions, renewals, and recurring charge...more
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has announced new consumer protection regulations targeting so-called “junk fees.” Effective September 2, 2025, the regulations require businesses to clearly and prominently...more
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
On February 11, 2025, Mark T. Uyeda, the acting chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, took action with respect to The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Disclosures for Inventors rule, which was adopted...more
The Investment Company Institute (ICI) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a comment letter to delay enforcement of its new short sale disclosure rules (the “Short Sale Final Rules”) until additional...more
FTC's Final Junk Fees Rule Narrowed in Scope - On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its final Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, commonly known as the "Junk Fees Rule." This final rule has a...more
The rule impacts both B2B and B2C subscription autorenewals and other negative option programs; however, significant legal challenges could impact the rule’s implementation....more
Following a decade of increased enforcement of what has been considered an oft-confusing law, the Department of Justice recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing several changes to regulations implemented...more
On November 29, the CFPB published a final rule in the Federal Register to make “ministerial updates” to its supervision and enforcement procedures, effective upon publication, to reflect recent organizational changes within...more
It is no secret that the incoming Republican Administration has been skeptical of the federal government’s climate change measures, which brings further uncertainty to the SEC’s new climate change rules (the “Rules”). To be...more
Last year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed ambitious rules relating to artificial intelligence (AI) that have drawn significant commentary and criticism. While it is unlikely that any changes in the...more
This is the fourth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2023. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the new General...more
The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically focusing on:...more
Health plans and issuers racing to implement overlapping price transparency and disclosure requirements in response to the Transparency in Coverage final rule (TiC Final Rule) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...more
On August 26, 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a final rule amending Regulation S-K that, among other things, changes a long-standing test obligating registrants to disclose certain...more
In This Issue. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized amendments to its proxy solicitation rules that will modify the practices of proxy advisory firms, providing them with greater transparency and...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the single director leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for the CFPB and other...more