On August 21, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) held its second virtual public workshop on California’s climate reporting laws, Senate Bill 253 (The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and Senate Bill...more
On August 21, 2025, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) held its second virtual workshop to “support the development of California’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program” reflected in the Climate Corporate Data...more
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
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced last week that it will hold its second virtual public workshop to support the development of California’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, established by Senate...more
FATF’s latest Targeted Update Report on Implementation of the FATF Standards on VAs and VASPs stresses that many jurisdictions continue to struggle with the fundamentals of virtual asset regulation, including undertaking risk...more
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (“Board”) will hold a workshop on May 23, 2024, to solicit comments on proposed amendments to Nevada Gaming Commission (“NGC”) Regulations regarding, without limitation, Regulations 5, 7A, 8,...more
In July of this year, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) released draft regulations requiring the advance reporting of certain healthcare transactions that could affect the cost of healthcare or...more
As we previewed in our previous blog article, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (“HCAI”) hosted a public workshop on August 15, 2023 for in-person and virtual attendees to make comments and pose...more
The FDA is hosting a virtual public workshop on September 19, 2022 on “Increasing the Efficiency of Biosimilar Development Programs.” The workshop will focus on comparative clinical studies and “discuss possible...more
The New York State Office of Cannabis Management hosted a “Get Ready, Get Set,” workshop to provide community members with vital information about the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) and the conditional adult use...more
Yesterday, the FDA published its draft guidance Remanufacturing of Medical Devices to help clarify whether activities performed on devices are likely remanufacturing. The draft guidance includes recommendations as well...more
The San Francisco Planning Department is updating the City’s General Plan, and Department staff held a two-week series of online workshops on the proposed General Plan updates beginning Monday, March 15th. All development...more
CARB Finalizes Amendments to At-Berth Vessel Rules - On August 27, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted new emission reductions requirements for At-Berth Vessels. These regulations will require...more
The Federal Trade Commission held a virtual workshop on July 13, 2020, to examine its proposed amendments to the Safeguards Rule. The Safeguards Rule, promulgated under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, requires financial...more
CARB to Hold Second Public Workshop on Clean Miles Standard to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Ride-Sharing Services - On July 17, 2020, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold another public...more
CARB to Hold Public Workshop on Clean Miles Standard to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation Vehicle Services - Consistent with a recent trend of actions and publicly held workshops aimed at reducing...more
On February 14, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) published Draft Guidance for the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State (Draft...more
CARB Developing Revisions to Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is in the process of developing revisions to regulations that are applicable to commercial harbor craft in...more
The California Geologic Energy Management Division (“CalGEM”), formerly known as the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (“DOGGR”), is actively working on revising its regulations to better align its regulatory...more
Continuing progress on the initiatives announced in its Biosimilars Action Plan in July 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released information about several important biosimilar-related actions on February 3, 2020....more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission today released a joint statement regarding collaboration to advance competition in the market for biologic products. According to the FDA press release,...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had regulated medical image analyzers for more than 20 years under the agency’s most stringent regulatory requirements. But the agency recently reclassified a subset of these device...more
Although non-competes are generally viewed as matters governed by state law, the issue is increasingly under the scrutiny of federal lawmakers and regulators. The FTC has been studying non-compete clauses and their impact on...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering a rulemaking to address the use of non-compete provisions in employment contracts. On January 9, 2020, the FTC held a day-long workshop to start a public conversation on...more
In short, the petitioners asked for a rule that non-competes are an unfair method of competition that is illegal per se under Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Further, they asked that any employer presenting,...more