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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1
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Are Overtime Wages and Tips Exempt From Income Tax? What Employers Need to Know to Prepare
The Regulatory Situation After the Trump Executive Orders Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB's Proposed Data Broker Rule
Understanding the DFPI's Proposed Rules: A Deep Dive Into California's Digital Financial Assets Law — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
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Legal Alert: USPTO Proposes Major Change to Terminal Disclaimer Practice
FDA Releases Laboratory-Developed Tests Final Rule – Thought Leaders in Health Law
The FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements | What You Need to Know
An In-Depth Analysis of the CFPB’s Proposed Overdraft Rule - The Consumer Finance Podcast
The FTC Takes Initiative to Stop Junk Fees
Understanding the CFPB's Proposed Digital Payments Larger Participants Rule and Its Implications for Digital Assets — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Instant Decline, Instant Relief? Unpacking the CFPB's Proposed Rule on NSF Fees — Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
Redefining Banking: A Conversation on the CFPB's Proposed 1033 Rule — Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
DE Under 3: FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”
The FTC Announces Three Important Developments
Exploring the Future of Open Banking: A Discussion on CFPB's 1033 Proposed Rule – Crossover Episode With Regulatory Oversight Podcast – The Consumer Finance Podcast
In the first Omnibus packages, introduced on February 26, 2025, the European Commission (EC) has (among other proposals, which we have covered in detail here) proposed changes to streamline the Carbon Border Adjustment...more
On March 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is reopening the comment period for the January 2025 proposed rule to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by...more
19 U.S.C. § 1321(a)(2) authorizes administrative exemptions from duty, tax, and formal entry procedures for shipments of certain imported articles, including articles valued at $800 or less. The importing community often...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Jan. 21, 2025 (Jan. 21 NPRM), narrowing the scope of the administrative exemption under...more
The proposals would codify features of the existing low-value entry processes (with new enhancements) but would not allow merchandise subject to certain trade or national security ad valorem tariffs to continue to use the...more
FDA issues proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling. The FDA has released its proposed rule on front-of-package nutrition labeling which, if enacted, would add a requirement to include an informational box that...more
In the final days of the Biden administration, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued several notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at restricting use of the “de minimis” imports provisions of Section 321(a)(2)...more
This week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking that could significantly impact and curtail the entry of low-value shipments not exceeding $800 (commonly known as de...more
On January 14, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a proposal to alter its regulations regarding de minimis imports. Section 321(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 currently authorizes duty exemptions, as well...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on January 13, 2025, regarding an update to the rules governing de minimis shipments. The public can make comments on the proposed rule until...more
On Sept. 26, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled,...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
On 23 September 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would prohibit the sale in or import into the United States of Connected Vehicles integrating specific...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), on September 23, 2024, issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to curb national security and privacy risks associated with information and...more
On September 13, 2024, the White House announced that it will take several steps to crack down on use of the “de minimis exemption” for imports of unsafe and unfairly traded goods. The de minimis exemption currently allows...more
In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new proposed rule that would require importers of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products to provide an FDA-issued submission tracking number (STN)...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) earlier this month proposed a set of wide-ranging revisions and additions to its regulations (i.e., the “Proposed Rule”) for antidumping and countervailing duty (“AD/CVD”)...more
On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a proposed rule designed “to enhance the administration of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws.” Commerce is accepting comments on...more
Welcome to the July 2024 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
The United States, the European Union, and Germany have recently adopted or proposed new rules requiring enhanced due diligence in supply chains, targeting human rights and environmental issues. This alert examines key...more
On July 1, 2022, the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a proposed rule to pause the collection of any antidumping (AD) or countervailing (CVD) duties under its pending circumvention inquiries on crystalline...more
Relaxed rules will permit direct-to-consumer and importation rules for pre-authorization RF devices. Additional requirement adopted for consumer protection. ...more
Is This a “PBT 2.0” Scenario in the Making? On June 10, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule for collecting information about manufactured and imported goods containing any chemical...more
FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would relax the rules on conditional sales and imports of RF devices prior to authorization. Comments are due February 11 and Reply Comments are due February 26....more
Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued numerous regulations to implement fully the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign...more