As of January 23, 2025, the regulation discussed below has not been withdrawn by the Trump administration and is not subject to automatic withdrawal under President Trump’s Executive Order freezing regulations. It currently...more
The new Trump administration will likely take a deregulatory approach to artificial intelligence (AI). President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to repeal President Joe Biden’s AI executive order, which imposed new reporting...more
Earlier this year, the Biden administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14117, which instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a framework that would prohibit certain data transactions. ...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) on October 21 that would prohibit or restrict the transfer of certain data of U.S. persons to China and other countries of...more
The US Department of Justice issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) October 21, 2024 that, if finalized, will prohibit or restrict a significant amount of international data sharing with countries of concern,...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on Sept. 26, 2024, to address certain undue or unacceptable risks identified in Executive Order...more
In a notice published on September 9, 2024, announcing a proposed rule and request for comment (“Proposed Rule”), the U.S. Department of Commerce called for new reporting requirements for the development of certain advanced...more
Duty-free imports of low-value goods under the Section 321 program will soon face significant restrictions under rulemaking signaled by the Biden Administration. ...more
On July 22, 2024, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Notice of Tribal Consultations (Notice) in the Federal Register related to a forthcoming proposed rulemaking affecting a number of SBA's small...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to implement Executive Order 14105 (“EO 14105”) “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies...more
On 21 June, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement President Biden’s August 2023 Executive Order 14105 (EO 14105 or “the EO”) which directed restrictions and...more
In an era where technological prowess and economic security are more entangled than ever, the United States has refined its approach towards restricting outbound investments. As we have been blogging since 2022, the past two...more
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently announced proposals to update their approaches to evaluating bank mergers and other business combinations under the Bank Merger...more
The growth of cloud services, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (“IaaS”) arrangements, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) models, and increased reliance on the use outsourced technology service...more
The maritime industry is undergoing a significant transformation that involves increased use of cyber-connected systems, coinciding with increased nation-state and cybercriminal targeting of cyber systems in ports and...more
On February 28, 2024, the Biden Administration issued a new “Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern” (the “EO”). The...more
On Monday, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued guidance on the patentability of inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI). This guidance, which was published in the Federal...more
Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter from Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, emerging mobility...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule last week that would ban employers from requiring workers to sign non-compete provisions in employment contracts. The rule also would prevent employers from entering into new...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed rule that, if enacted, would amount to a near-total ban on the use of non-compete agreements and leave employers with fewer legal means of protecting their...more
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance. On July 12, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its COVID-19 guidance as it relates to the testing of employees in the workplace. Since the start of the pandemic, the...more
The Biden Administration's Department of Education issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 23, 2022 – the 50th anniversary of the day Title IX was signed into law – intended to overhaul the Trump...more
Infrastructure Bill Passes - Now What? Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are out this week. But before they left for home, on November 5, 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure...more
On August 5, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in model years (MY) 2022-2026. In coordination with the...more