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Test Validation: How it Helps Foster Merit-Based Decision-making

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With the recent push by the EEOC for employers to use merit-based hiring to promote equal opportunity, the federal government is making it clear that employers should be using job-related, skills-based employee selection...more

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Big Changes Are on the Federal Grant Horizon

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (EO) titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,” which has the potential to fundamentally change the federal grant award and administration processes as we...more

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Small Business Admin. letter directs lenders to end “unlawful banking”

On August 26, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it sent a letter to over 5,000 lenders with instructions to end “politicized and unlawful banking practices,” stating that lenders who fail to comply...more

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SBA directs financial institutions to end, correct debanking actions

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Citing President Trump’s Executive Order, the SBA has sent letters to its network of more than 5,000 lenders instructing them to end what the Trump Administration said is politicized or unlawful debanking....more

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FDA Continues Dismantling "Recipe Approach" to Food Standards of Identity

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food standards are experiencing the most activity in a generation, with FDA aiming to revoke 52 food standards followed by a proposal to revise the orange juice standard. If...more

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President Releases "America's AI Action Plan"

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released America’s AI Action Plan, a comprehensive strategy designed to secure U.S. global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI). The plan, developed under the direction of President...more

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Federal Judge vacates CFPB medical debt rule

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A Texas federal judge has voided a Biden Administration CFPB rule that would have prohibited medical debt in credit reports....more

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In Response to President Trump’s Executive Order, the OCC Removes Disparate Impact References from Fair Lending Examination Manual

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On July 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued Bulletin 2025-16, announcing the removal of references to disparate impact liability from the “Fair Lending” booklet of the Comptroller’s Handbook and...more

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Facilities Accessibility Standards on the Chopping Block at the Department of Energy

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The Department of Energy recently issued a fast-track proposed rule that would eliminate accessibility standards for facilities of recipients of federal funding under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.  Is ADA Title III...more

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OFCCP director urges federal contractors to voluntarily report on affirmative action program wind-downs

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On June 27, 2025, Director of the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Catherine Eschbach issued a letter to federal contractors asking them to volunteer information on their efforts...more

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A Look Ahead in Life Sciences: What We Are Tracking in the Third Quarter of 2025 and Beyond

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As the life sciences, medtech, and diagnostic industries continue to grow increasingly complex, so does the legal, regulatory, and compliance landscape. To help companies and investors navigate the many evolving and emerging...more

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HHS Issues a Request for Information on Deregulation and Innovation: Considerations for Legal and Compliance Teams

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On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its Request for Information (RFI) “Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation To Make American Healthy Again,” which HHS describes as...more

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Client Alert: OSHA’s Deregulatory Agenda Takes Shape

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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

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OFCCP Issues Invitation to Voluntarily Report Efforts to Comply with Executive Order 14173

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Last week, OFCCP Director Eschbach issued a letter to federal contractors inviting them to voluntarily submit information regarding their efforts to comply with Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and...more

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EPA Proposes to Repeal Biden-era Regulations Governing Air Toxic Emissions from Coal- and Oil-Fired Power Plants

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On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a proposed rule to repeal the amendments to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (“MATS”) adopted by the Biden administration in 2024. These...more

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Departments Will Not Enforce 2024 Final Rule under MHPAEA

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The Trump Administration has just announced that it will pause enforcement of the September 2024 final rule (“Final Rule”) under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”)....more

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CFPB rescinds 67 guidance documents

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Contending that policies implemented by guidance represent an unfair regulatory burden and might be contrary to federal law, the CFPB is rescinding 67 guidance documents  issued since the bureau began operating in 2011....more

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Parity in Peril? Plan Sponsors Breathe Easier As Trump Administration Hits Pause on Enforcement of Mental Health Parity Final Rule

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On May 15, 2025 the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) announced they will temporarily not enforce their new standards published under the mental health parity Final Rule last...more

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CFPB Continues Efforts to Rescind Multiple Biden-Era Rules

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The CFPB has withdrawn its 1) Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)/Regulation V Proposed Rule (Data Broker Rule), 2) Prohibited Terms and Conditions in Agreements for Consumer Financial Products or Services (Regulation AA)...more

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CFPB Withdraws Proposed FCRA Data Broker Rule

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Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) filed its decision to withdraw the proposed rule titled “Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V)” in the Federal Register....more

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CFPB Rescinds 67 Guidance Documents

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The CFPB announced on May 9, 2025, that nearly 70 guidance documents will be withdrawn after an agency-wide review of documents that violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). ...more

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Trump signs resolution nullifying CFPB overdraft rule

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President Trump has signed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution nullifying the CFPB’s controversial overdraft rule. ...more

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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – May 2025 # 2

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

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Rescission of Useless Water Pressure Standards (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs the Secretary of Energy to rescind or amend specific appliance efficiency regulations, suspend enforcement of those provisions and related statutory standards. It also instructs the Secretary and the Director of...more

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CFPB Rescinds Dozens of Regulatory Guidance Documents in Major Regulatory Shift

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced the withdrawal of 67 regulatory guidance documents, including interpretive rules, policy statements, and advisory opinions that have been issued since the...more

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