Conversation with Former SEC Chief Economist Dr. Jessica Wachter on Investment Management Rulemaking at the Commission – PE Pathways
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Regulators Escalate Focus on the Risks of Bank Relationships with Fintechs and Other Third Parties
DE Under 3: OFCCP Resurrects Proposal for Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors
DE Under 3: Updated EEOC COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Case Decision & Wage & Hour Division Proposed Rule
Digital Assets Regulation Framework: Commerce Solicits Public Comment
DE Under 3: EEOC & DOJ Technical Guidance for Employer’s AI Use; Upcoming EEOC Hearing; Event for Mental Health in the Workplace
Comment Deadline Approaching: Proposed Amendments Restricting Use of Prop 65 Short-Form Warnings
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch
III-44- A Little Help From The DOL
[WEBINAR] Laying the Foundation for Maximizing Benefits Around Emerging Technologies
[WEBINAR] Fairly (or Unfairly?) Traceable: Are Discharges Through Groundwater Subject to the Clean Water Act?
Episode 014: Business Divorce Stories: Business Appraiser Tony Cotrupe and Attorney Jeff Eilender
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On August 22, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a proposed rule to increase its monetary based small business size standards for 263 industries (259 receipts-based and four assets-based). The SBA also...more
On February 26, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal Register, seeking to renew and make changes to its construction compliance review scheduling letter and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued new draft Merger Guidelines on July 19. The draft Merger Guidelines were created with the goal "to better reflect how the agencies...more
On November 27, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a Proposed Rule to revise the small business size standards for businesses in five North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) sectors in an...more
The US Department of the Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published proposed rule changes on May 21 addressing when parties must notify the Committee of proposed transactions....more
After a few years of debating and making into law, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) took effect on Feb. 13,...more
Dear Ms. Fernandez - We are writing to submit comments on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) above-referenced proposed rule on amendments to its regulations to merge the 8(a) Business Development Program...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a proposed rule (https://bit.ly/2RQhpwb) that would merge its mentor-protégé programs and amend many of its rules governing the 8(a) Business Development program. ...more
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Today, SBA will issue an interim final rule increasing the receipts-based size standards for inflation. An unpublished version of the rule is available here. The change should be effective August 17, 2019, 30 days after the...more
Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Regulations - DoD Issues...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice on May 16, 2017, announcing the availability of and requesting public comment on a draft guidance document entitled “Guidance on EPA’s Section...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Implementing Category Management for Common Goods and Services - The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (“OFPP”) in the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) has proposed the issuance of a...more
More Small Business Subcontracting Plan Changes: SBA Proposes to Allow Subcontracting Plan Credit for Small Business Subcontractors at any Tier - Following recent proposed changes to the FAR’s small business...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - President Obama Drafts Executive Order Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Contractors - President Obama has drafted an Executive Order (E.O.) that would force any company that contracts with the...more