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In late April, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin issued a press release announcing EPA’s anticipated policy platform for addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the...more
On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a sweeping withdrawal of 67 guidance documents issued since the CFPB’s inception, signaling a marked shift in its regulatory approach. This move...more
In April, CMS finalized its Contract Year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (Final Rule). With CMS releasing the 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Proposed Rule in December under the Biden Administration,...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – the federal agency tasked with enforcing, implementing, regulating and supervising consumer financial products and services across the country – is expected to see dramatic...more
The CFPB says it wants to scrap a Biden Administration rule that prohibits credit reporting agencies from including medical debts on credit reports, one of many Biden era rules that the Trump Administration has sought to...more
In recent years, the U.S. Department of Labor has regulated who is an independent contractor and who is an employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The substance of the regulations has whipsawed based on who was...more
Several April releases seem to signal some basis for optimism for stakeholders in Medicare Advantage and Part D, though with sufficient undertones to recommend caution....more
Hi, thanks so much for joining us. I’m Samantha Kirby, chair of financial services here at Goodwin, and today, we’re going to talk to you about what we’re watching with respect to the bank regulatory agencies and the Consumer...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s March 27, 2025 decision (the Decision) to withdraw the defense of its landmark climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March of 2024 (the Rules) did not formally pause or...more
On April 11, 2025, a new rule went into effect in which the United States government will start to strictly enforce the requirement that foreign nationals register their presence with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...more
Welcome to our third issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. SEC may Reverse Proposed Cryptocurrency Custody Rule and Ohio House...more
On April 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department or DOT) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment to assist DOT in identifying existing regulatory obligations “that can be modified...more
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have sent letters to financial regulators asking them to rescind a variety of measures the regulators issued during the Biden Administration....more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) recently announced that it plans to revisit – and potentially revise – its controversial small business data collection rule implementing Section 1071 of the...more
In recent court filings in several ongoing lawsuits, the Department of Labor (DOL) has indicated that it will reconsider its 2024 independent contractor rule issued by the Biden Administration and may issue a new rule. The...more
Health care providers and payers have been subject to a flurry of developments at the federal level in recent weeks. Considering that health care represents almost 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product, this was perhaps...more
On April 1, 2025, the House Financial Services Committee issued a press release regarding a number of Committee requests to various federal agencies for rescission, modification, or re-proposal of specific Biden...more
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Late last week, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a pre-publication version of a new rule, which would remove the implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in line with the...more
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