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On July 30, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to reconsider the 2009 Endangerment Finding that has served as the foundation for EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs) for...more
The federal government’s commitment to supporting small businesses through procurement remains strong, but the shape and scale of that support may soon look very different. In accordance with recent executive orders, sweeping...more
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released new guidance in the push to consolidate federal procurement activities. The guidance, which expands on Executive Order 14240, aims to reduce waste and duplication by...more
The last six months have been a tumultuous time for employers. The pace and degree of change is creating new challenges — and ongoing uncertainty. Our Mid-Year 2025 report sifts through the volume of federal-level executive...more
On July 1, 2025, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published 18 Notices of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, marking a sweeping regulatory initiative by the current administration. The proposals...more
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) passed by U.S. Congress and signed into law, Congress now has less than three weeks that it will be in session before government funding expires on Sept. 30, 2025. Appropriators will...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has begun what the US Department of Labor describes as “aggressive deregulatory efforts” to “put American workers and job creators first.” In response to President...more
On July 17, 2025, FDA announced several rulemakings aimed at modernizing its standards of identity (SOIs) for food products – regulations that define what a food must contain and how it must be made to lawfully bear a...more
On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to revoke the standards of identity for 52 food products the agency characterizes as obsolete. To do this, FDA has issued three proposed rules and...more
On July 9, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) provided notice of a 30-day comment period for proposed regulations designed to modernize its acquisition process. This is a critical window for small businesses to directly...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group breaks down an advance notice of proposed rulemaking by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on possible amendments to the Hazardous Materials...more
In a sweeping shift, the Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to rescind nearly all affirmative action requirements that apply to federal contractors under EO 11246 and Section 503. The changes, outlined in recent...more
Having recently announced a resumption of its processing of complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability or veteran status, the Office of Federal Contract Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal...more
On June 27, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a policy statement, “Guidance on Referrals for Potential Criminal Enforcement,” which outlines its plan to address criminal regulatory offenses within its...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing changes to the forms used to file complaints of employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. The proposed changes would remove...more
On July 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay in Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, No. 24A1174, permitting the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14210, which...more
On July 1, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released three notices of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted, will change federal contractors’ affirmative action obligations....more
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
President Trump’s revocation of Executive Order 11246 on January 21, 2025, left federal contractors and subcontractors wondering what would be required going forward. On July 1, OFCCP published three Notices of Proposed...more
The week of June 30, 2025, will go down in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) history as another one for the books — federal agencies have begun their efforts to overhaul their NEPA procedures and Congress has...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is slated to publish, on July 7, 2025, an information collection request seeking comments relating to complaints involving employment...more
On July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published twenty-five proposed rules and one final rule taking actions that include limiting OSHA’s application of the General Duty Clause, removing...more
On July 1, 2025, the DOL published two separate proposed rules that would affect federal contractors’ obligations to have affirmative action plans for individuals with disabilities, as well as minorities and women....more
In conjunction with the recent proposed rule changes to the Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503) and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) regulations, the Department of...more
On Tuesday, July 1, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposal to rescind the Executive Order (EO) 11246 regulations – a widely expected action after President Trump signed EO 14173 in January, which directed the DOL to...more