Government in the Virtual World: A Look at Public Meetings and Hearings
On September 17, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a statement concerning the proposed revisions to the Fire Brigades Standard (to become the “Emergency Response Standard”)....more
There is big news in the world of multidistrict litigation: On August 15, 2023, the public comment period opened on a new proposed amendment to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifically addressing case management in...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) on May 23, 2023, published a new suite of proposed standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants that will limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The proposed rule...more
On April 20, the USPTO announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public input regarding potential PTAB reforms, including proposed changes to discretionary institution practices, petition word limits,...more
On April 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the notice of proposed rulemaking for “Multi-Pollutant Emission Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles” (the “proposed...more
On March 14, EPA released its long-awaited proposed rule limiting concentrations of six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals,” in public drinking water. The proposed rule would set a legally...more
On January 23, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held a public hearing on updated proposed rules to implement the city’s automated employment decision tools (AEDT) law (Local Law...more
As we previously reported, on September 23, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published proposed rules to implement the city’s automated employment decision tools (AEDT) law (Local...more
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection recently published proposed rules providing guidance on the artificial intelligence law enacted in December 2021 that prohibits employers from using automated...more
As we previously reported, restrictions concerning the use of automated tools to screen candidates for employment or employees for promotion within New York City are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2023. The New...more
On June 1, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a Proposed Rule aimed at modifying the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) Section 401 Certification Process in response to regulatory changes made by the Trump...more
New York City regulators recently proposed new rules that will further burden fast food employers, revealing a mixed bag of employer-unfriendly interpretations of existing city law while introducing potentially immense...more
On December 22, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) issued a proposed rule regarding workplace safety committees under the HERO Act. As we have previously reported, the HERO Act requires all employers in...more
Ohio EPA has provided notice of proposed amendments to its Accidental Release Prevention Program/Risk Management Program rules, which are found in Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3745-104. Many of Ohio EPA’s proposed changes...more
On September 25, 2020, we attended a virtual meeting with the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”). During that meeting, the DOR stated that it plans to hold two public hearings on 10 CAT rules before the end of the year. ...more
As we previously reported, in 2019, the New York City Commission on Human Rights (“Commission”) provided legal enforcement guidance (“Enforcement Guidance”) advising that workplace grooming and appearance policies “that ban,...more
On May 28, 2020, the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”) added two new Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (“CAT”) draft rules, OAR 150-317-1050 (Sourcing of Commercial Activity for Financial Institutions) and OAR 150-317-1160...more
On New Year’s Day in 1970, Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (“NEPA”), creating the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) and proclaiming “that the 1970s must be the years when America pays...more
On October 8, 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors, 84...more
On January 9, 2020, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) proposed major changes to National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations originally issued more than four decades ago. The proposed rulemaking aims to...more
Massachusetts’ Secretary of the Commonwealth, William F. Galvin, caused the Securities Division to issue, on November 29, 2019, a revised proposed uniform standard of conduct for broker-dealers, investment advisers, and their...more
Fluctuating Workweek Reg Drops. On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for computing overtime compensation for salaried nonexempt employees whose...more
As a follow up to last week’s post about the proposed rules that would limit the development of solar PV on certain high-value farmland in Oregon, the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development issued its staff...more
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued proposed rules for the recently enacted New Jersey paid sick leave act (the “Act”), which will take effect on October 29, 2018. The proposed rules will...more
Manufacturers who will be affected by the new changes to the overtime rules may be interested in attending a public hearing and/or providing public comment on the development of the Oregon Administrative Rules that BOLI will...more