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U.S. Access Board Issues Proposed Rule for Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

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Seyfarth synopsis:  Public accommodations planning to add EV charging stations to their properties should take note of these proposed guidelines and file comments by November 4, 2024....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley Comment Letter Highlights Questions Regarding the CFPB’s Statutory Authority to Issue Contemplated Mortgage Servicing...

On July 10, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposal to amend the existing mortgage servicing rules in Regulation X. The substance of the proposal has attracted a lot of attention and...more

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CFPB to Tackle Customer Service, Chatbots

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The CFPB is expected to initiate a rulemaking process that would require companies under its jurisdiction to let customers talk to a human by pressing a single button. The CFPB also has plans to issue rules or guidance...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Is the FDIC's Proposed Rulemaking on Brokered Deposit Restrictions a Solution in Search of a Problem?

One of the most fundamental activities of an insured depository institution (IDI) is taking and safekeeping customer deposits. However, a recent proposed rulemaking by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) poses...more

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White House Takes Aim at Inefficient Business Practices Through “Time Is Money” Initiative: 5 Things Employers Should Do

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The Biden Administration wants to crack down on corporate practices that it believes waste consumers’ time and money through excessive paperwork, long wait times, and other aggravations – and you’ll want to take note so you...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

FCC Regulation of AI-Generated Political Ads Could Go into Effect This Cycle 

By: Oliver Roberts and Jason Torchinsky On Thursday July 25, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will “move forward with a proposal to implement new AI transparency requirements.” The FCC’s...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's July 2024 Round-Up

Holtzman Vogel attorneys wrote on the Supreme Court's landmark Loper Bright decision earlier this month. The Court overruled its 1984 decision in Chevron v. NRDC that introduced the so-called "Chevron deference" principle...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Municipal Securities Regulation and Enforcement - 2024 Mid-Year Review

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In the first half of 2024, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued several fines and suspensions against participants in the municipal market, including for violations of its registration, reporting,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Commerce Proposes Wide-Ranging Regulations for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, With Reduced Court Deference...

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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

McDermott Will & Emery

Draft CCPA Regulations Stalled as Agency Struggles With Applicability of ADMT Rules

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On July 15, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released proposed updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, including updates to the draft risk assessments, automated decisionmaking...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Proposes Interpretive Rule Characterizing Earned Wage Access Products as Loans

On July 18, the CFPB proposed a new interpretive rule that would characterize earned wage access (“EWA”) products as extensions of credit and subject to the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z. Under the interpretive...more

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Highlights from the CFPB’s Spring 2024 Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) recently released its semi-annual regulatory agenda, outlining its planned rulemaking initiatives. The CFPB releases regulatory agendas twice a year in voluntary...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Proposes To Modify Letter of Credit Rules for CAF II, RDOF, 5G Fund, and BEAD

Proposed rules would reduce funding recipients' burdens by reducing LOC valuation requirements and expanding the number of eligible banks - On June 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") issued a Notice of...more

Holland & Hart LLP

the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update - July 2024

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Welcome to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. - This month's highlights include: ...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. Treasury Proposes Regulation of U.S. Outbound Investments

On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“Proposed Rule”) that would regulate certain U.S. transactions with persons of a country of concern involved in the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Proposes Revamped RESPA Mortgage Servicing Rules

On July 10, the CFPB announced proposed rules for mortgage servicers, aimed at helping homeowners avoid foreclosures. The new rules, which would modify RESPA and Regulation X’s existing mortgage servicing framework, are...more

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Six Agencies Finalize Rule on Safeguards for AI Real Estate Valuation Models — AI: The Washington Report

On June 24, 2024, six federal agencies — the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), the Federal Reserve System (FRS), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Key Takeaways from the CFPB’s 2023 Fair Lending Report

On June 25, the CFPB issued its annual fair lending report covering its fair lending activity in 2023. The Bureau noted that in 2023 it undertook 28 fair lending examinations and announced four enforcement actions. It...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Nearly One Year After Proposed HSR Rulemaking, Still No New Rules: What Should Companies Considering M&A Activity Expect?

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Last summer, on June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ), unveiled proposed new rules governing implementation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act’s (HSR) premerger...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Tried and Tested: FCC Rulemaking Proposes Heightened Restrictions on Entities Involved in Testing and Authorizing Tech and Telecom...

FCC seeks to protect telecommunications certification bodies, measurement facilities, and the equipment authorization program from national security threats posed by foreign adversaries....more

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USPTO Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Terminal Disclaimers

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The USPTO recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding terminal disclaimers. ...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

Update On OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention Rulemaking – Join CMC’s Rulemaking Coalition for the Final Phase

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Unsurprisingly, as temperatures rise, activity on OSHA’s Outdoor and Indoor Heat Illness Prevention rulemaking is heating up, too. On May 8, 2024, OSHA announced that it is moving closer to publishing a proposed Heat Illness...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Proposed Federal Contractor Rule Will Impose Pay Equity and Transparency

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There are proposed amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) that will change employment practices for federal contractors in two ways. First, these amendments will prohibit federal contractors from seeking and...more

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FAQs on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Process and Procedures

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What is a CFIUS filing, when should it be made, and what happens if a party fails to file? In passing the Foreign Investment and Risk Review Modernization Act in 2018, Congress provided CFIUS with increased resources to...more

Foley Hoag LLP

AP: DEA to Propose Rule Moving Cannabis to Schedule III

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AP is reporting that the Drug Enforcement Administration will propose a rule to reschedule cannabis to Schedule III under the Controlled Substance Act. The proposed rule is subject to review by the White House Office of...more

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