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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, August 2025

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - PANNA Files Writ Of Mandamus Against EPA For Failing To Respond To Petition To Cancel Organophosphate Pesticides: On June 30, 2025, the Pesticide Action and Agroecology Network North America (PANNA) and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Clarity on California’s Climate Disclosure Rules Could Be on the Horizon

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As the January 1, 2026, deadline to make the first required disclosure under California’s landmark climate laws approaches, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it will host another virtual public...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

H-1B Visa Rule Moves Closer to Release: Wage-Based Selection Likely

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The Trump administration is one step closer to unveiling a major change in how H-1B visas are allocated. On August 8, the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) signed off on a proposed rule that...more

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A WARNing for Maryland Employers: Mandatory Notice Requirements for Mass Layoffs or RIFs Are Now in Effect!

According to the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL), employers must now comply with the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act, which requires employers to provide notice of mass layoffs or reductions in force (RIFs) in certain...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

July 2025 Summer U.S. Immigration Updates

H-1B Cap Lottery for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Completed - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received sufficient congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and 20,000 H-1B...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

9 Questions About the 2009 Endangerment Finding Reconsideration (Updated with New Information from EPA Announcement on July 29,...

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Over the course of the last 15 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a suite of regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) built upon EPA’s finding – originally made in 2009 – that greenhouse gas...more

Cozen O'Connor

Newly Proposed Changes to Overhaul the H-1B Random Selection Lottery

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On July 17, 2025, the Trump administration formally submitted a proposal to overhaul the H-1B cap selection process, marking a significant shift in U.S. immigration policy. Currently, the USCIS conducts a random lottery to...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Proposed rule on H-1B cap selection process should be coming soon

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has sent for review a proposed rule (Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions) regarding the H-1B lottery selection...more

Fisher Phillips

Wave of Deregulation Hits DOL: What Employers Need to Know About the 60+ Rules on the Chopping Block

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The U.S. Department of Labor just quietly launched one of the most sweeping deregulatory efforts in recent memory, advancing over 60 proposals that could reshape workplace rules across industries. From overtime and minimum...more

Cozen O'Connor

Update on California's Climate Disclosure Laws: What Companies Need to Know

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On May 29, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) held a virtual public workshop to discuss forthcoming regulations implementing California’s corporate climate disclosure laws. The workshop focused on the scope of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

New Jersey Proposes New Privacy Rules That Would Impact Compliance

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On June 2, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) published proposed regulations to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA). Of note, these rules were proposed months after the NJDPA went into effect...more

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DOL Plans to Replace ESG Rule for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) indicated in court documents that it intends to begin new rulemaking to replace a previous rule that permitted 401(k) plan fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...more

BCLP

Prepare Now for Mandatory Roth Catch-Up

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Proposed Treasury regulations relating to catch-up contributions were issued in January of 2025 that include guidance for the mandatory Roth catch-up requirement, which was first provided under section 603 of Division T of...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CFPB Changes Approach to Guidance

On May 12, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a sweeping withdrawal of 67 guidance documents issued since the CFPB’s inception, signaling a marked shift in its regulatory approach. This move...more

Perkins Coie

Buckle Up! CPPA Is Driving Privacy Regulation and Enforcement Forward

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After a relatively slow start to 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is firing on all cylinders now. In recent weeks, the CPPA (i) revised the proposed Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) regulations...more

Fisher Phillips

New Jersey Sharpens Focus on Misclassification Issues, Inches Closer to Adopting “ABC Test” Regulations: What Businesses Need to...

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As independent contractor misclassification enforcement eases up at the federal level, New Jersey is doubling down on the state’s strict test for determining how a worker should be classified under various state laws. The New...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: What Government Contractors Need to Know

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On May 6, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published draft revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as part of a sweeping, phased update known as the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EPA Announces Sweeping Deregulatory Agenda: The Complete Set of EPA’s 31 Actions and Affected Environmental Regulations

In what it called “the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its most expansive deregulatory initiative to date on March 12, 2025. Through a...more

Cooley LLP

New Executive Order Will Consolidate Federal Agency Procurement Functions in the General Services Administration

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On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order requiring federal agencies to consolidate much of their existing procurement responsibilities in the General Services Administration (GSA). The new order,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

FinCEN and the U.S. Treasury Department Suspend CTA Enforcement – Forthcoming Rule to Narrow CTA Compliance to Foreign Reporting...

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On February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced a suspension of enforcement actions related to the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). This announcement means that reporting companies are...more

Holland & Knight LLP

CFPB Grinds to a Halt: Impacts on Industry

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U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was appointed as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) on Feb. 3, 2025. In his capacity as acting director, Bessent reportedly...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Four Things to Know: Upcoming Changes to NEPA Regulations and Environmental Reviews

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On February 19, 2025, the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) released a pre-publication version of an interim final rule (the “Interim Rule”) to rescind all of CEQ’s previous and current regulations implementing the...more

Kaufman & Canoles

ESOPs, Benefits & Compensation Client Alert - January 2025

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On January 16, the Department of Labor released long-awaited guidance on how to determine the value of employer stock in purchase and sale transactions involving an ESOP. Unfortunately for those in the ESOP community hoping...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

How Now, High Five? IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for the Expanded Definition of “Covered Employee” Under Section 162(m) that...

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On January 16, 2025, the IRS issued proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), which limit the amount of compensation a publicly held corporation may deduct for wages paid to...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Threat to Many Patent Portfolios Fades as USPTO Withdraws Controversial Proposed Rule

Facing strong opposition from a rare alliance of the pharma and tech industries as well as past agency leaders, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has withdrawn a proposed new rule directed at Terminal Disclaimer...more

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