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Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

The DEA’s Rule to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III: Process and Timeline

On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press (AP) reported the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will propose a rule to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). More...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: New Title IX Rules: Navigating Compliance Across Campus

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On April 19, 2024, the US Department of Education issued the final version of its new and long-awaited Title IX regulations. The Final Rule’s release follows a notice-and-comment period that drew over 240,000 comments from...more

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D.C. Circuit Vacates Part of the EPA's HFCs Phasedown Rule

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On June 20, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors Int'l v. Envtl. Prot. Agency, No. 21-1251, (D.C. Cir. June 20, 2023),...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Fifth Circuit Upholds ACA Risk Adjustment Program

Various smaller health insurance issuers have challenged the risk-adjustment program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), alleging, among other things, that its underlying methodology favors larger...more

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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Tipped Worker Pay

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On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule outlining the circumstances under which an employer is permitted to take a “tip credit” against its wage obligation to tipped employees, paying...more

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PTAB/USPTO Update - November 2021

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USPTO News - ..On October 26, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Kathi Vidal, the managing partner of Winston and Strawn’s Silicon Valley office, as the next Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director of the...more

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Rulemaking Redux: DOL Issues Updated Final Rule Adjusting Wage-Level Calculations for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Visa and PERM Cases

On January 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced an updated final rule designed to increase prevailing wages required for certain visa processes. The updated rule, entitled “Strengthening Wage Protections for...more

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National Priority List/Superfund: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Listing...

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (“Court”) addressed in a November 13th decision a challenge to a United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) decision regarding a Comprehensive...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Reinstates 2017 Final Rule Limiting Hospitals’ Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Funding

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On August 13, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned a district court ruling that CMS’s 2017 final rule on the Medicaid DSH program limit calculation violates the Medicaid Act, 42...more

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CMS Reinstates ACA Risk Adjustment Payments

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On Tuesday, July 24, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule intended to clarify the program methodology and reinstate payments under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) permanent risk adjustment...more

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Firm Responds To USDOL's Exemption-Related "Request for Information"

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Fisher Phillips filed its own, extensive remarks yesterday in response to the U.S. Department of Labor's Request for Information seeking additional public comment regarding the 2016 compensation revisions to the agency's...more

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Final BLM Planning 2.0 Rule Released

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The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) has released its final Planning 2.0 rule for publication in the Federal Register. It will be effective 30 days after publication. The rule represents a comprehensive change to the...more

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OSHA Delays Implementation of New Anti-Retaliation Regulations in Light of Legal Challenge

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On July 13, 2016, OSHA announced its decision to delay implementation of the anti-retaliation provisions from its new injury and illness tracking rule until November 1, 2016. As Bryan Cave recently discussed, the rules had...more

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