A New Era at the Federal Election Commission?
#WorkforceWednesday: State of the Union, Federal Task Force Report, Biden’s SCOTUS Pick - Employment Law This Week®
Episode 18 | Unpacking the Packing: A Perspective on the Efforts to Expand the Supreme Court
#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Seeks to Boost Competition, HERO Act Guidance, and Key Nominees Advance - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Obama-Era Approach, Pro-Union Push, and States Split on Vaccination Policies - Employment Law This Week®
Podcast: Labor Management Relations Under President Biden - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday
Podcast: Who Is Marty Walsh and What Would His DOL Appointment Mean for Employers? - Employment Law This Week® - #WorkforceWednesday
Labor and Employment Podcast Series - Anticipations for 2021 Under the Biden Administration
Repo America Podcast: There's A New Sheriff In Town - What To Expect From The Revived CFPB
#WorkforceWednesday: Biden Picks Labor Nominee, The Biden EEOC, Temporary Special Relief for FSAs - Employment Law This Week®
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#WorkforceWednesday: Judge Barrett’s Employment Law Record, Arbitrator to Rule on Postmates’ Challenge, Responding to Frivolous Lawsuits - Employment Law This Week®
Since returning to office for a second term, President Trump has taken steps to reshape federal agencies. Here, we discuss the significant changes that have occurred at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) during...more
Senate Confirms FDA, NIH Nominations, Advances CMS Nomination. On March 25, 2025, the Senate confirmed Martin Makary, MD, as the next FDA commissioner by a 56 – 44 vote. Sens. Durbin (D-IL), Hassan (D-NH), and Shaheen (D-NH)...more
Government Funding Deadline, Healthcare Program Expirations Approach. Following recent House and Senate passage of their competing budget resolutions, Congress’ attention has now turned to the March 14, 2025, government...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination hearings to be the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focused on a variety of areas, his testimony and questions from U.S. senators focused on a few...more
The American public knows that 2024 is a critical election year, with the next race for the presidency in November expected to be another face-off between President Biden and former President Trump. What the majority may not...more
Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector. ...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
The Biden Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed head of the federal Food and Drug Administration, as well as two new interim Cabinet-level appointees to advise the president on scientific matters. Still, the...more
SCOTUS Halts OSHA’s Vax-or-Test ETS (but Greenlights CMS Rule). On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 12 (December, 2021) - A month after rumors circulated that President Biden planned to tap former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf to serve again, the...more
In Washington - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is calling Democrats back from the August recess to vote on legislation that would prohibit operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that could curtail mail-in...more
On May 9, 2017, the Senate confirmed Dr. Scott Gottlieb as the next FDA commissioner. With a 57-42 vote, the Senate fills the commissioner position most recently held by Dr. Robert Califf, who resigned in January 2017 and was...more
According to a White House statement, President Trump intends to nominate Scott Gottlieb, M.D., as FDA Commissioner. Dr. Gottlieb has previously served in government in various capacities, including as deputy commissioner for...more
As the Trump presidency completes its first 10 weeks, the administration is celebrating big wins on the regulatory reform front while nursing some wounds from a major defeat on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable...more