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As we at Budding Trends reported last week, the DEA is set to finally accept the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the...more
Since the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) in the United States, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have issued notices of proposed regulations...more
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking codifying existing revocation of consent requirements and establishing new opt-out rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The...more
On January 2, 2024, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) completed its review of the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule on independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Second Report and Order (“Report and Order”) and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Second Further Notice”) at its December Open Meeting. We summarized the...more
Monday, December 4, 2023: Without Notice, OFCCP Updated Its Construction Program and CSAL FAQs - OFCCP quietly updated two of its FAQ sections to address how it will handle enforcement of federal contractor compliance...more
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Office of International Affairs (OIA) recently released an Order in the agency’s ongoing proceeding related to its adoption of an Order and Notice of Proposed...more
On June 27, 2023, the FTC and DOJ (the Agencies) jointly announced proposed changes to the HSR premerger notification form. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which appeared in the Federal Register, includes provisions that...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
At its March 16, 2023 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM, respectively), which significantly...more
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget has released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda) reports on the actions administrative agencies...more
Those anticipating the EPA’s promised end-of-year drinking water regulations may have to wait for the new year. Per EPA’s rulemaking webpage, the agency’s anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for national primary...more
2022 was a momentous year in the robocall mitigation space—with major developments coming from industry and government. One major update coming out of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) was the adoption...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
In 2022, automotive suppliers face many of the same issues that have bedeviled the industry throughout 2021, as well as a host of all-new challenges. Unfortunately, as with many aspects of pre-pandemic life, the relative...more
Commission rules out certain revenue sharing agreements, requires disclosure of exclusive marketing arrangements and restricts sale-and-leaseback arrangements. On February 15, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission...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
A recent update to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website suggests that the answer is “yes”—though that depends on how one defines “soon.” According to its website, OMB received the Office of the National...more
Our friends at Bloomberg Law are reporting that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has sent a proposed new federal overtime rule to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). OIRA is part of the...more