The Regulatory Situation After the Trump Executive Orders Regulatory Freeze Pending Review
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The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
Government Contractors: Preparing for OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Compliance Certification
COBRA Deadlines and Proofs of Mailing in Carter v. Southwest Airlines Co. Board of Trustees
#WorkforceWednesday: DOL Electronic Notices Guidance, EEO-1 Reporting Delayed, CA COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave - Employment Law This Week®
Information Blocking: How Will the New Rule Impact the Health Care Industry?
COVID-19 Impact for Health & Welfare Plans (Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Issues for Employers Podcast Series)
Underwriters, Universities and Government Debt Issuers Face a Critical Deadline
Obamacare Provision Requiring Businesses to Provide Health Insurance Delayed Until 2015
Former SEC Chairman David Ruder Discusses the Dodd-Frank Timeline, Volcker Rule & Cost Benefit Rules (Part 2 of 2)
The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published a transparency draft of its Statement of Good Practice (SoGP) on Unauthorised Trading Frameworks for consultation. This draft, which builds on FMSB's prior work on...more
On June 23, significant amendments (Amendments) to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (COPPA Rule) became effective, which increase obligations on many operators of websites and online services. The...more
On November 7, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Form 15620, Section 83(b) Election (“Form 15620”), standardizing the requirements to make an election pursuant to Section 83(b) (“Section 83(b) Election”), with...more
Washington law has long given employees the right to inspect their personnel records and former employees the right to receive a written statement about the reasons for their termination – but, until now, employers faced no...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a draft statutory instrument (SI) and policy note on providing targeted support. The draft SI amends the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 by specifying...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a consultation paper setting out proposed reforms to the UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), in tandem with the joint UK Financial Conduct Authority and FOS consultation paper (CP25/22) on...more
Senate Bill 1080 (SB 1080) makes several pro-property rights changes to Florida Statutes that affect local governments’ ability to regulate land use. The bill amends the application and approval process for development...more
On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a direct final rule and companion proposal extending several compliance deadlines related to coal combustion residuals (“CCR”). The direct final...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a suite of publications in its capacity as the UK′s resolution authority, covering significant updates in relation to its approach to setting the minimum requirement for own funds and...more
On July 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), a mandatory, five-year alternative payment model for select specialists who regularly treat...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published three consultation papers under Directive 2013/36 (CRD IV), as amended by Directive 2024/169 (CRD VI), relating to the regulatory requirements for third country branches...more
On July 18, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued the Notice on Launching the Reporting Mechanism for Personal Information Protection Officers (the “Notice ”). This development marks a significant...more
California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, SB 54, requires producers of single-use packaging and plastic food serviceware sold in California to assume financial responsibility for the...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a consultation paper on proposed revisions to its product oversight and governance (POG) guidelines for retail banking products. The EBA considers the update necessary in...more
The July Monthly Minute highlights several benefits provisions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and offers reminders about upcoming PCORI and Form 5500 deadlines. Many Benefits, One Big Beautiful Bill On July 4, 2025,...more
The EU T+1 Industry Committee (the Industry Committee) held a summit, presenting its high-level roadmap for transitioning to a shorter T+1 securities settlement cycle, targeted for implementation by 11 October 2027...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on its proposed revised approach to the ancillary activities test (AAT). The AAT is the test that firms must conduct to determine whether they can use an...more
The budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4 (also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) adds a new provision to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that allows project sponsors/applicants to pay for...more
Our guide to 2026 SEC filing deadlines and financial statement staleness dates (including a color-coded calendar) is now available. Public companies should factor in these key reporting deadlines, disclosure obligations and...more
For family offices and high-net-worth individuals with longstanding real estate holdings in Michigan, recent developments under the Michigan Marketable Record Title Act (MRTA) merit close attention. Originally designed to...more
In a recent decision highlighting the critical importance of timely proposal submissions in federal procurements, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest by challenging the Navy’s rejection of the...more
Colorado’s comprehensive extended producer responsibility (EPR) program reporting deadline is fast approaching. Producers (including brand owners, manufacturers, importers and retailers) of packaging and paper products are...more
On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion in Custom Communications Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission that vacates the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Rule Concerning Recurring...more
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published consultation paper CP25/2 alongside a new webpage, proposing the revocation of Specific Direction 4 (SD4) and its amendment, SD4a. SD4, introduced following the PSR's 2016...more
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published consultation paper CP13/25 proposing amendments to the credit union investment rules to permit investments in credit union service organisations (CUSOs). The proposals...more