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While Federal OSHA establishes the baseline for OSHA standards, it is increasingly no longer the full story for employers. Indeed, the real compliance challenge today is keeping up with state plans as rules, guidance, and...more
On February 1, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially started accepting requests to participate in the FDA PreCheck pilot program. The goal of the program is to strengthen the domestic pharmaceutical supply...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance reminding the cosmetics industry that the agency can access a variety of business records during an inspection of a product’s responsible person and...more
The Dutch authority carrying out GMP inspections, the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ), announced it will carry out a series of pilot inspections focussing on the validation of computerised systems (CVS) during GMP...more
The United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) published a January 14th Interpretive Letter clarifying the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to cargo tanks. See Reference...more
As we discussed in in a previous post here, the New York City Council passed ordinances last year with the intention of reducing the amount of sidewalk sheds that cover the City, particularly Manhattan. This month, the...more
Brazil’s National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ) has revised its port oversight model as of 2026. In addition to compliance checks under Resolution No. 75 and risk-based operational reviews, ANTAQ will now systematically...more
A summary of the important professional liability topics by our expert team members for the fourth quarter. When the Supreme Court decided Sec. & Exch. Comm’n v. Jarkesy, 603 U.S. 109 (2024) last summer —holding that the...more
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and PAK American, L.L.C. d/b/a PAK American Shell (“PAK”) entered into a December 30, 2025 Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing an alleged violation of the...more
On Dec. 10, 2025, the FDA announced that, as a result of the ongoing investigations into the contamination of ByHeart infant formula, the Centers for Disease Control expanded the case definition to include any infant...more
Throughout the second half of 2025, competition authorities across Europe have continued to conduct raids across varied sectors with a focus on digital evidence. Several authorities are seeking wider inspection powers....more
Senate Bill (SB) 642 amends California’s Equal Pay and Pay Transparency laws to clarify that the “pay scale” that employers must disclose to an employment applicant in a job posting means a “good faith estimate of the salary...more
As OSHA inspections continue to take place throughout the U.S., employers across industries need to be prepared to respond. An inspector’s arrival onsite can be disruptive and stressful, particularly if supervisors and...more
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and All America Paint & Supply, Inc. (“AAPS”) entered into a Settlement Agreement (“SA”) addressing alleged violations of the Louisiana Hazardous Waste Regulations....more
The State of Ohio Division of Cannabis Control’s (“DCC”) recently adopted rule on employee training and qualification requirements takes effect on January 1, 2026. This new rule contained little details on how operators are...more
In Gidor v. Magnus, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether 68 Pa. C.S. § 7512 (“Section 7512”) of the Pennsylvania Home Inspection Law constitutes a statute of repose or a statute of limitations. The Court held that...more
Mandatory notices related to immigration actions. Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of five blog posts focusing on new compliance challenges for entities with employees in California. One of the most...more
In Pennsylvania, statutes of repose materialized in the 1960s in large part as a result of the construction industry’s concerns with respect to ongoing liability for latent defects. Pennsylvania’s Home Inspection Law provides...more
The FDIC has announced that its Consumer Compliance Examination Manual has been revised to reflect an updated examination schedule for financial institutions. As a result, agency consumer compliance examinations and Community...more
Mexico’s Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS)) is responsible for verifying if employers comply with the obligations established in the Federal Labor Law. To do so, the...more
On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the deployment of its own artificial intelligence system, “Elsa.” The large language model-powered system was scheduled for full-scale implementation...more
With a federal government shutdown now in effect, FDA has activated its FY 2026 contingency staffing plan. While essential safety activities and user fee–funded reviews will continue, many programs including new submissions...more
On October 15, 2025, a major change in Massachusetts residential real estate transactions relative to home inspections took effect. Under the new legislation, titled An Act Relative to the Affordable Homes Act...more
As part of the Hogan Lovells Horizons 2025 life sciences event series, our cross-practice team recently gathered in Boston to discuss shifting regulatory paradigms under the Trump administration's Food and Drug Administration...more
When you take on a new residential listing in New Jersey as a real estate agent or broker, you’re not just looking to sell the property to the highest bidder, you are now a part of a statutory and regulatory system designed...more