The role of independent contractor owner-operators (“ICOOs”) in the trucking industry has a long history as a business model and also as a lightning rod for scrutiny. ...more
In November 2019, President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration’s withdrawal of California’s emissions waiver went into effect. ...more
Countless hours are being spent categorizing cookies and other tracking technologies to work with consent management platforms, part of a purpose-built industry aiming to help companies deal with the increasingly complex and...more
In a recent edition of this Newsletter, I wrote about the end of Chevron Deference and its potential impact on employment law broadly. Less than five months since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in the...more
In a surprise decision likely to add further fuel to the fires calling for permitting reform and uncertainty to the environmental review process for federal funding and approval, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...more
On August 23, 2024, in Restaurant Law Center v. DOL, the Fifth Circuit vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule concerning tipped employees. Citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo,...more
Update: Since the alert below was issued on March 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) appealed the lower court’s decision to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. On July 19, 2024, the Board filed an...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on July 10, 2024, announced a proposed rule that would require servicers to more intently assist borrowers throughout a "loss mitigation review cycle" before being permitted to...more
Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime pay for employees employed as bona fide executive, administrative, professional, computer, and outside sales...more
On April 23, the FTC issued its much-anticipated Final Rule banning worker non-competes. The Final Rule targets the Biden administration’s goal of reducing barriers to employee mobility....more
EPA’s action finalizes aggressive emission reduction targets for certain subcategories of fossil fuel-fired power plants, based on implementation of carbon capture and sequestration. On April 25, 2024, the US...more
New report raises social cost of carbon estimates, surpassing previous estimates by more than 250%. On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases...more
UPDATE: As of October 23, 2023, the FMCSA extended the comment period by 30 days to November 29, 2023. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking...more
On October 3, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its widely anticipated proposed rule on the regulation of laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The proposed rule and policy are the latest in an over...more
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (“APRNM”) and request for comment on Thursday, August 29, 2023, in efforts to fulfill the Motor Carrier Safety Act...more
On August 25, 2023, Justice Wendlandt of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling in Robinhood Financial, LLC v. Secretary of the Commonwealth which upheld the legality of the fiduciary duty standard imposed...more
On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its issuance of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”). In the NPRM, the DOL proposes to increase substantially the salary threshold for most employees to be...more
Beginning with the PFAS Action Plan of 2019, it became clear to industry observers and environmental professionals that EPA intends to regulate PFAS compounds in industrial wastewater permits. The Action Plan identified an...more
On May 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in the Northern District of Illinois seeking to enjoin closing of Amgen Inc.’s proposed $28 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics. This is the first time...more
On February 21, 2023, in the case of McLaren Macomb, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that an employer violated the National Labor Relations Act by including non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in...more
Outside of the small circle of federal securities law nerds (we proudly proclaim our membership), the phrase "disclosure controls and procedures" (DCP) rarely garners much attention. However, a recent settled order issued by...more
PFAS has been on European regulatory radars for some time, but 2023 looks to be a significant year for the EU’s broad PFAS restriction proposal. In January, five EU member states submitted the proposal to the European...more
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rulemaking on Jan. 18, 2023, revising the definition of "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) within the Corps1 and...more
Just before the crystal ball dropped in Times Square on New Year's Eve, the U.S. EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made available a pre-publication copy of their final revised definition of "waters of the United States"...more
In the midst of the year-end legislative push, Congress last week passed S. 3905, the "Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act." This "good government" law requires the Federal Acquisition...more