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Making Waves No Longer: SEC Abandons Climate Disclosure Rule

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In a widely anticipated move, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will no longer defend the agency’s climate disclosure rule issued during the Biden administration. The disclosure rule...more

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Trump Department of Labor Signals Likely Retreat from Biden Era Independent Contractor Classification Rule

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We’ve written before about the “tennis match” that describes how, with changes in presidential parties, the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed different tests to determine whether workers are “employees” covered by the...more

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Biden Administration Finalizes Controls on U.S. Investment in China

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On October 28, the Biden Administration released its long-awaited final rule to restrict U.S. investment in China. This outbound investment regime, which is effective January 2, 2025, will impact all U.S. companies and...more

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The First Ruling Is In: FTC Noncompete Rule Enjoined - But No Nationwide Impact

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Following extensive briefing from Ryan LLC (Ryan), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and briefs from dozens of amicus curiae, the United States District Court for the Northern District...more

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Enhanced Sustainability Requirements for Federal Contractors

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On April 22, 2024, the U.S. government issued a final rule ("Rule") to restructure and update the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") to implement a requirement for agencies to procure sustainable products and services to...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

WOTUS Rule Finalized: What Does it Mean?

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Following decades of regulatory actions and lawsuits concerning the definition of “waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act, on December 30, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army...more

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Novel Sanctions Against Business-Related Services Connected to Russia and Additional Export Restrictions

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On Sunday, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced novel and sweeping sanctions on specific categories of services in order to cripple Russia’s wartime capabilities and sanctioned key...more

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EPA to Modify the Navigable Waters Protection Rule

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Proposed regulatory changes will increase the extent of lands throughout the country that will be designated, and regulated, as wetlands. On June 9, 2021, the Department of the Army and the Environmental Protection Agency...more

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DOL May Rescind Final Rules on Independent Contractor, Joint Employer Status

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed on March 11, 2021, withdrawing the independent contractor and joint employer final rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The independent contractor final rule provides...more

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Biden Administration Delays Trump-Era Rule Changing H-1B Lottery System

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The Biden Administration announced that it would delay implementing a new rule promulgated in the waning days of the Trump Administration that would change the long-standing practice of allocating H-1B visas for highly...more

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