Regulatory Requirements, Final Rules, Regulatory Authority

Republicans ask federal banking agencies to withdraw rules, guidance

Ballard Spahr LLP on 4/14/2025

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

CMS Final Rule on Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities Struck Down

Bricker Graydon LLP on 4/14/2025

On April 7, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated staffing requirements published in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) May 2024 Minimum Staffing Rule (the “Final...more

A Texas Federal Court Sides with Laboratories, But There May Be Unintended Consequences for FDA

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 4/11/2025

The obvious result of the legal shootout between the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and clinical laboratory trade associations, the American Clinical Laboratory Association and the Association for Molecular Pathology,...more

Texas Court Vacates FDA’s Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) Final Rule

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/3/2025

A Texas judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling on March 31, 2025, to vacate and set aside, in its entirety, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Final Rule titled Medical...more

New Rule on SEC Delegation of Authority to Director

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/19/2025

On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its final rule rescinding the delegation of authority that had allowed the SEC’s Director of the Division of Enforcement’s (“Director”) to “issue...more

Take it to the Top: The SEC Rescinds Its Delegation to the Enforcement Division to Issue Formal Orders

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/18/2025

To issue a subpoena for documents or testimony, Enforcement staff must first obtain a formal order. A formal order authorizes SEC staff “to administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take...more

PMRA Publishes Final Guidance and Section 66 Agreement for Data Compensation for Re-evaluation and Special Reviews Published Prior...

Bennett Jones LLP on 3/17/2025

Following stakeholder consultations in the fall of 2024, on March 6, 2025, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Authority (PMRA) released the final guidance document and the Section 66 Agreement under the Pest Control...more

Credit Card Late Fee Rule Litigation: CFPB Indicates “Resolution is Feasible”

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/13/2025

In a significant development in the credit card late fee rule litigation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a status report indicating that it is actively working towards a resolution. This update...more

HHS Scraps Richardson Waiver, Clearing Way for Faster Rulemaking

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief on 3/13/2025

On March 3, 2025, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a policy statement rescinding the Richardson Waiver, a policy in place since 1971 that required notice-and-comment rulemaking for...more

SEC Curtails Enforcement Leadership’s Investigation and Subpoena Power, Signals Greater Commissioner Oversight Over Enforcement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/12/2025

On Monday, March 10, 2025, the SEC announced a new final rule revoking the Director of Enforcement’s previous authority to issue formal orders, which have the effect of officially initiating investigations and permitting...more

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