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After almost fifteen months of legal challenges, conflicting court rulings, changing guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and a general air of uncertainty, it appears...more
Following the Treasury Department’s announcement regarding the removal of fines and penalties under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has now advised that U.S....more
As discussed in our May 7, 2024 alert, on April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a foreign military support package (i.e., H.R. 815), which included a provision doubling the statute of limitations (“SOL”) from five...more
On December 4, 2023, CMS issued an interim final rule (the Interim Rule) (RIN 0938-AV26) to implement new enforcement authorities that CMS may use if states fail to comply with new reporting requirements or with federal...more
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan recently announced a series of significant actions to advance environmental justice. The U.S. Department of Justice...more
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced what Attorney General Garland described as a: . . . new comprehensive environmental justice enforcement strategy to guide the Justice Department’s work and issued...more
Despite continuing disputes as to the legality and enforcement of the CMS vaccine mandate for certified providers and suppliers, CMS has indicated it will proceed with enforcement of the mandate in those states where it is...more
On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal government’s petition for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court in Louisiana that...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 4, 2021, issued a long-anticipated Interim Final Rule with comment (IFC) requiring COVID-19 vaccination for most healthcare workers at certain healthcare facilities...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule with comment period (IFR) on November 5, 2021, that implements the Biden administration’s previously announced vaccine mandate for...more
On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked enforcement of the OSHA vaccination-or-testing rule. Citing “grave statutory and constitutional issues” with the rule, a three-judge panel issued the...more
As the public health and economic responses to COVID-19 dominate the headlines and traditional government enforcement actions slow, anticipate a significant increase in government enforcement actions, internal investigations...more
In This Issue. The ongoing global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow in scale and scope. In response, federal financial regulators are continuing efforts to bring regulatory relief to promote stability...more