U.S. Introduces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” Marking Significant and Impactful Shift in Trade Policy
2025 Outlook: The Department of Health and Human Services Under the Second Trump Administration – Diagnosing Health Care
The Implications of President Trump's EO on Gender Ideology: What's the Tea in L&E?
Employment Law Now - IX-160 – Trump 2.0 Immigration Policy and Employer Best Practices
Changes at the CFPB Under the Trump Administration
Government Contracts and New Mandates Executive Orders and Cost Recovery Strategies Explained
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Will the State Attorneys General and Other State Agencies Fill the Void Left by the CFPB?
#WorkforceWednesday®: Federal Agencies Begin Compliance Efforts Under Trump Administration - Employment Law This Week®
Preparing Employers for ICE Enforcement
Adapting to Tariffs and Other Trade Policy Shifts Under the Trump Administration
UDAAP and Fair Lending Developments: 2024 Year-in-Review and 2025 Predictions — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The Labor Law Insider: Student Athletes as Employees – Changes and Updates on the Dartmouth Case, NIL Litigation
False Claims Act Insights - How Tariffs Can Increase Whistleblower Activity and Associated FCA Liability
A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
Employment Law Now IX-159 - 8th Anniversary Special: The Current State of Politics for Employers
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of the Election on the CFPB: What to Expect with Supervision and Enforcement During Trump 2.0
Adapting to Changes in a New Presidential Era
#WorkforceWednesday®: Employment Law Changes Under President Trump - Employment Law This Week®
What to Expect from the New FTC Leadership
AGG Talks: Women in Tech Law Podcast - Episode 5: How the Tech Industry Can Monitor Regulatory Changes Under the Trump Administration
On February 19, the White House unveiled an interim final rule (IFR) to rescind all National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations that the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has promulgated since 1977....more
The National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, is in the midst of a major judicial and regulatory shakeup. In the past three months, four major events have thrown the validity of NEPA regulations into doubt ...more
Date Issued: Jan. 21, 2025 This executive order suspends all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including those pertaining to recruitment and hiring, within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and...more
Terminates the use of diversity and inclusion practices in the Federal Aviation Administration’s hiring and recruitment processes. The Administration has issued a more comprehensive EO eliminating DEI programs, policies and...more
Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter published by Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility Team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous and connected vehicles, smart infrastructure,...more
Good Afternoon! NORAD may not have fired up the Santa Tracker just yet, but the first two weeks of December have been chock full of presents for the space industry, with the FAA digging into licensing reform, NASA deciding...more
The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) aviation consumer protection regulations may once again face scrutiny and be rolled back under the new Trump Administration—just as they were during Trump’s first Administration. There...more
DETROIT — City Becomes Largest U.S. City to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments - Detroit residents will have the option beginning in mid-2025 to make payments with the digital currency through a secure platform managed by...more
The U.S. Department of State announced on May 16, 2022, a series of measures aimed at supporting the Cuban people and independent Cuban entrepreneurs and loosening Trump-era restrictions that largely isolated the island and...more
In a shot from beyond his presidency via Executive Order 13981 (signed on January 18, 2021, but published in the Federal Register after President Biden’s inauguration), Former President Trump wants government agencies and...more
In March of 2020, we blogged about a draft Executive Order (EO) on certain foreign made drones (with a focus on those made in China) that would have not only banned essentially all U.S. government procurement and operation of...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly pronounced effect on the aviation sector. Passenger carriers have grounded their aircraft and slashed their schedules, cargo carriers scrambled to maintain healthcare and other...more
*Wiley continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 crisis and will update this list as new information is available. This alert was originally published on March 25, 2020, and last updated October 9, 2020. 1. Administration...more
Blaming a “U.S. move to impose tariffs on French goods,” luxury brand conglomerate LMVH is pulling out of a proposed $16 billion deal to buy jeweler Tiffany & Co. Tiffany is now suing to enforce the ill-fated agreement....more
Twitter will pay the Federal Trade Commission up to $250 million to “resolve new charges . . . that the social media giant breached a 2011 consent decree by using data provided for security purposes to target users with...more
In Washington: On Friday, the House passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, “The HEROES Act” (H. R. 6800) with a vote of 208-199. The legislation included aid for local governments and additional direct payments...more
This Week: House passes Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, House Energy and Commerce holds hearing on sale of fake products as bipartisan Judiciary Committee leaders introduce SAFE SHOP...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate are in this week. The House is scheduled to vote on a bill that would enhance the benefits and workplace protections for Transportation...more
This Week: FTC releases annual privacy and data security report; AI: White House endorses OECD efforts, Pentagon adopts new ethical principles; FAA hosts Drone Advisory Committee meeting, solicits new members....more
This Week: House Energy and Commerce examines online manipulation and deception, DOT unveils AV 4.0, updated guidance for autonomous vehicles, two courts block California from enforcing AB 5 for truck drivers for motor...more
Saudi Aramco’s slow trickle of IPO-related information continued this weekend, including its goal of setting overall company market value at a staggering $1.7 trillion. The figure, though massive, is still well short of the...more
The U.S. and China have tentatively [maybe?] agreed that a first phase of a trade agreement “would roll back a portion of the tariffs placed on each other’s products, a significant step toward defusing tensions between the...more
This Week: Senate Antitrust Subcommittee holds hearing on antitrust enforcement, FAA sends proposed rule for remote identification of drones to OIRA for review, NHTSA proposes minimum sound requirements for hybrid and...more
This Week: DOT report updates status of automated vehicle, drone regulations; California legislature passes worker classification legislation; House Transportation Subcommittee discusses solutions to roadway congestion....more
Amgen will pay $13.4 billion in cash to buy psoriasis treatment Otezla, a deal that will “pave the way for Bristol-Myers Squibb to complete its acquisition of Celgene” by addressing “regulatory concerns over their union”....more