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The Reversals Continue: CFPB Proposes Rescission of Supervisory Designation Amendments

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On May 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) published a proposed rule to rescind amendments to its Procedures for Supervisory Designation Proceedings, originally adopted in 2022 and 2024. This...more

Morgan Lewis

Farewell Reg AT, Hello Electronic Trading Principles

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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on June 25 withdrew from consideration Regulation Automated Trading (Reg AT), along with its comprehensive registration and “AT Person” designation regime, and instead...more

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White House Proposes Significant Rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act

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The Trump administration proposed rules intended to speed up approval of major projects subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), such as pipelines, power facilities, mines, highways, and other public...more

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CMS Improves Stark Advisory Opinion Process

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated its advisory opinion regulations, codified at 42 CFR §§ 411.370 through 411.389, in a final rule issued November 15, 2019. The update liberalizes and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

EPA Proposes Rulemaking to Modify Methane Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has proposed rulemaking revisions to the regulation of methane and volatile organic compounds ("VOCs"). The proposed rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on...more

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Waters of the United States/U.S. EPA Proposed Rule: Arkansas Valley Audubon Society Comments

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has received thousands of comments in the Administrative Docket for the proposed revisions to the Clean Water Act definition of Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”)....more

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What to Consider as DHS Moves to Rescind H-4 Employment Authorization Document Rule

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally moved to rescind the H-4 Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Rule, which permits the spouses of certain H-1B professionals to apply for work authorization if their...more

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Waters of the United States/Proposed Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules: Arkansas Commenters

Thousands of comments have been submitted in regards to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Army Corps of Engineers (collectively “Agencies”) July 27th, 2017 proposed rule titled: Waters...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Department of Education Seeks Public Input for New Title IX Policy

• The Department of Education (DOE) plans to gather public input—including input from educational institutions—on new Title IX policy, rejecting the prior administration’s issuance of policy by letter. • The DOE has not,...more

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USDOL To Propose Modified Tip-Pooling Regulation

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Readers will recall our prior posts regarding the U.S. Department of Labor's regulatory position adopted in 2011 saying that an employer may not retain any of an employee's tips even if it...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

Opportunity Foreclosed: The International Entrepreneur Parole Rule May Die Before it Gets Out of the Gate

The U.S. and worldwide entrepreneur community had been looking forward to July 17th with great anticipation. This was supposed to be the effective date of the new International Entrepreneur Parole immigration regulation....more

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EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Propose Rescission of WOTUS Rule

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On June 27, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt along with the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works signed a proposed rule to rescind the Obama administration “waters of the United States” or “WOTUS” rule. The proposed...more

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Schwabe In The Field: Certainty on the “Waters of the United States” Remains Elusive

On June 27, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that will rescind the 2015 Clean Water Rule, often referred to as the Waters of the...more

Proskauer - Labor Relations Update

Out With A Whimper: DOL Moves To Rescind Persuader Rules

As we reported last month, the DOL was considering what to do with the enjoined persuader rules, new regulations that would have drastically changed the interpretation of the advice exemption to the LMRDA reporting...more

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