Federal Law and Legal News from National Law Review

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Date	Title	Organization
31 Jan	USCIS Implements Final Rule on Public Charge Ground of Admissibility	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
31 Jan	The Office of the United States Trade Representative Releases 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy Naming 6 Chinese Online Markets	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
31 Jan	The FDA Gets Blunt: “New Regulatory Pathway for CBD is Needed”	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
31 Jan	Revisiting the Extraterritorial Reach of Equal Employment Opportunity Laws for U.S. Employers	Mintz
31 Jan	Nota Bene Episode 158: The U.S.-China Trade War: How It Started and Where It’s Headed with Reid Whitten [PODCAST]	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
31 Jan	New OSHA Enforcement Guidance Promises Steeper Penalties for Employers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
31 Jan	Antitrust Risks of ESG Initiatives: Rhetoric vs. Reality	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
31 Jan	DOL Announces Expansion of OSHA's Authority to Issue Increased Instance-by-Instance Citations and Penalties	K&L Gates
31 Jan	GSA Issues Request for Information on Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
31 Jan	Has the Bloom Come Off the Rose? It May Be Time to Pull the Plug on Your Private Equity Investment	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
31 Jan	SEC Delays Enforcement of Rule 15c2-11 Compliance	Katten
31 Jan	FDA Issues Final and Draft Guidance Documents Regarding Food Allergen Labeling	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
31 Jan	What is a Disaster Preparedness Plan?	Stark & Stark
31 Jan	Northern Long-Eared Bat “Uplisted” to Endangered Status	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
31 Jan	A Summary of FinCEN’s Uniform Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rules and Related Rule Proposals	Nelson Mullins
31 Jan	The Transformation in Behavioral Digital Health Services	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
31 Jan	Home Health and Hospice – A Look at Value-Based Initiatives Underway in 2023	Nelson Mullins
31 Jan	Review of Recent Whistleblower Developments: January 2023	Foley & Lardner LLP
31 Jan	CEQ Issues Updated NEPA Guidance on GHG Emissions	Van Ness Feldman LLP
31 Jan	Revisiting the Attorney Client Privilege in the Wake of the Supreme Court's Dismissal of In re Grand Jury	Mintz
31 Jan	Compliance Update — Insights and Highlights January 2023	Jones Walker LLP
31 Jan	SECURE 2.0 Act Legislation Includes Significant Changes to Individual Retirement Accounts	K&L Gates
31 Jan	2023 Outlook: The Impact of Interest Rate Hikes on the Real Estate Market	ArentFox Schiff LLP
31 Jan	100 Industry Organizations Request Extension of Comment Period on FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
31 Jan	ARE YOU AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED CMS GUIDELINES? If You Purchase Leads, Sell Leads Or Are Involved In Marketing, Then YES!	Troutman Firm
31 Jan	NIST Releases New Framework for Managing AI and Promoting Trustworthy and Responsible Use and Development	Hunton Andrews Kurth
31 Jan	FDA Issues Orphan Drug Exclusivity Policy That Could Be a Catalyst for Future Litigation	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
31 Jan	FDA Issues Procedural Notice on Front-of-Package Labeling Research	Keller and Heckman LLP
31 Jan	SECURE 2.0 Includes PBGC Premium Relief… for Some Plans	Proskauer Rose LLP
31 Jan	A New Normal? Omnibus Bill Extends High Deductible Health Plan Telehealth Safe Harbor	Proskauer Rose LLP
31 Jan	DOE Publishes New Strategy for Plastics Innovation	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
31 Jan	Losing the Keys to the Kingdom – How Key Personnel Unavailability Can Jeopardize Contract Award	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
31 Jan	EPA Proposes to Bar Manufacturing and Processing of 300 PFAS Assumed to be Out of Commerce	Keller and Heckman LLP
31 Jan	This Week in 340B: January 24 – 30, 2023	McDermott Will & Emery
31 Jan	Weekly IRS Roundup January 23 – January 27, 2023	McDermott Will & Emery
31 Jan	Telecom Alert:$100L NAL Over USF Filings; E-Rate Tribal Participation NPRM; 988 Outage Reporting NPRM Adopted; CPF Grants [Vol. XX, Issue 5]	Keller and Heckman LLP
30 Jan	News For Veteran-Owned Small Businesses – SDVOSB and VOSB Certification Moves to the SBA in 2023	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
30 Jan	Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Submits Stir/Shaken Report to Congress, Clarifies Robocalling Consent Rules and Upholds Call Limits, Targets Mortgage Scam Robocalling	Mintz
30 Jan	LET’S TALK TEXTS/SMS: Real Quick Synopsis on the Current TCPA Rules On Marketing Text Messages	Troutman Firm
30 Jan	US Executive Branch Update – January 30, 2023	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Jan	DOJ Expands Availability of Declinations with Disgorgement for Corporations that Self-Disclose Misconduct	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
30 Jan	SCOTUS Cert Recap: SCOTUS Adds Eight Issues To Its Docket, Including Appellate Procedure, Religious Accommodations In Employment, Civil Forfeiture, Free Speech, And The False Claims Act	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
30 Jan	The New Hart-Scott-Rodino Filing Thresholds: The FTC and Congress Join Forces to Further President Biden’s Antitrust Agenda	Robinson & Cole LLP
30 Jan	Healthcare Industry May be Impacted by FTC Proposed Rule Prohibiting the Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements by Employers	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
30 Jan	FTC Announces 2023 Thresholds Under HSR Act and Clayton Act New Filing Fee Schedule Implemented	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Jan	Inflation Reduction Act: EPA Invites Stakeholder Input on Grant/Technical Assistance Programs for Lower-Embodied Carbon Construction Materials, Standards	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
30 Jan	SECURE 2.0: Retirement Plan Rules Get a Makeover!	Polsinelli PC
30 Jan	New Year, New Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees	Foley & Lardner LLP
30 Jan	USCIS Announces H-1B Cap Registration Period for March 2023	Mintz
30 Jan	USCIS Announces Registration Period for the FY 2024 H-1B Cap	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
30 Jan	Amazon’s Most Favored Nations Policies Scrutinized Under Sherman Act	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Jan	Accountable AI Systems through Risk Management: NIST Creates Inaugural Framework with Principles and Playbook	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
30 Jan	Did You Hear? The EEOC Issues New Guidance on Auditory Disabilities in The Workplace (US)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Jan	Congress Codifies Longstanding M&A Broker Exemption from SEC Registration	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
30 Jan	FDA Announces Important Shift in CBD Products Regulation	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
30 Jan	Update: Reclassification of Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered Delayed by 60 Days	Pierce Atwood LLP
30 Jan	FCC Provides Some Clarity On Healthcare Messages, Indirectly Confirms No Requirement To Use Free-To-The-End-User Texts	ArentFox Schiff LLP
30 Jan	SECURE 2.0 Brings Significant Changes for 403(b) Plans	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Jan	Digital Decision Making: Community Association Board of Directors Can Conduct Business Electronically	Ward and Smith, P.A.
30 Jan	SECURE 2.0 Act Brings Slate of Changes to Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans	Varnum LLP
30 Jan	FDA Finalizes Guidance to Prevent Unsafe Contamination of Animal Feed from Drug Carryover	Keller and Heckman LLP
30 Jan	Outside Tips: SEC Sues Trio for Trading on Equifax Breach	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
30 Jan	Congress Continues to Expand Bank Secrecy Act Whistleblower Program	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Jan	SECURE 2.0 Series Part 7: Matching Contributions Based on Student Debt Repayments and Financial Incentives	Jackson Lewis P.C.
29 Jan	Feds "Hack the Hackers" and Take Down Prolific (and dangerous) Ransomware Gang	Mintz
29 Jan	New York Woman Sentenced for $9.2 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud	The U.S. Department of Justice
29 Jan	Registration for H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Opens in March (H-1B Lottery)	Varnum LLP
29 Jan	Beltway Buzz, January 27, 2023	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
28 Jan	Five Quick Tips for Drafting and Negotiating ESI Protocols	K&L Gates
27 Jan	Federal Reserve Issues Policy Statement Limiting Crypto-Activities of State Member Banks	K&L Gates
27 Jan	OSHA Announces Significant Expansion of ‘Instance-by-Instance’ Citation Policy	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
27 Jan	What Is Going On With Gas Stoves?	Foley & Lardner LLP
27 Jan	IRS Releases Memorandum on Deducting Cryptocurrency Losses	McDermott Will & Emery
27 Jan	NIST Delivers Guidance for Responsible AI	Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
27 Jan	OSHA Increasing Fines Through Major Changes in Enforcement Policies	Keller and Heckman LLP
27 Jan	US Executive Branch Update – January 27, 2023	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 Jan	Another OIG Fly in EPA's Ointment	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
27 Jan	H-1B Cap Season for Fiscal Year 2024 Is Fast Approaching	Jackson Lewis P.C.
27 Jan	HSR Thresholds Increase for 2023; Filing Fees Go Up (and Down)	Nelson Mullins
27 Jan	EPA Proposes SNUR for PFAS Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
27 Jan	Don’t Forget Taxes When Negotiating Non-Competes	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
27 Jan	U.S. Employers: H-1B Registration Process for Fiscal Year 2024	Miller Canfield
27 Jan	The IRS Achievement: No One Gets Research Credits	Miller Canfield
27 Jan	Guilty Plea in $250 Million Federal Child Nutrition Fund Fraud Scheme	ArentFox Schiff LLP
27 Jan	Obtaining Consent for Privacy Practices	Nelson Mullins
27 Jan	EEOC Releases Updated Guidance on ADA Requirements for Individuals with Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace	Proskauer Rose LLP
27 Jan	Direct Pledges in NAV Secondaries Facilities: Common Uses and Key Considerations	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
27 Jan	IRS Issues Rules on Deadline for Forms 1095-C and 1095-B and Other ACA Features	Hill Ward Henderson
27 Jan	CMS Proposes a National Healthcare Provider Directory: Beneficial or Burdensome?	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
27 Jan	Top Ten for 2023 – Happy Data Privacy Day!	Jackson Lewis P.C.
27 Jan	Proposed Changes to Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Rules Would Support Better Care, Decrease Stigma, and Penalize Violators	Nelson Mullins
27 Jan	What makes the Adidas Thom Browne case so interesting?	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
27 Jan	IMS Insights Episode 51: Apparel Expert Witness Experience & Discovery Advantages [VIDEO]	IMS Consulting & Expert Services
27 Jan	Legal Challenges the FTC Faces in Light of Proposed Ban on Non-Compete Agreements	Jones Walker LLP
27 Jan	Federal Reserve Announces Pilot Climate Scenario Analysis Exercise Details	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
27 Jan	Employment-Based Immigration Updates for 2023	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
27 Jan	FDA Concludes that New Regulatory Frameworks for Foods and Supplements Containing Cannabidiol are Needed, Will Work with Congress	Keller and Heckman LLP
27 Jan	WOAH–DID THE FCC JUST KILL PHONE BURNER?: The FCC Just Issued Another Directive for Carriers to Shut Down Traffic And PhoneBurner Looks to be In Serious Trouble	Troutman Firm
27 Jan	Decisions, Decisions - The Thorny Problems At The Heart Of Stakeholderism	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
27 Jan	CFTC Chair Confirms CFTC's Planned Involvement in Policing the U.S. Carbon Markets	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
26 Jan	FTC Announces 2023 Increase in HSR Notification Thresholds and Effective Date for Increased Filing Fees	Bracewell LLP
26 Jan	ITC Practice and Procedure: Form of Witness Testimony	Foley & Lardner LLP
26 Jan	Essential Tips for Lawyer Time Management	Bill4Time
26 Jan	CFPB Reiterates Position on ‘Negative Option’ Programs	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
26 Jan	HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Provide Clarity on Rights of Conscience in Healthcare	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Jan	What the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Employee Noncompete Agreements Could Mean for the Technology Industry	Foley & Lardner LLP
26 Jan	SEC Re-Proposes Dodd-Frank Act Section 621 Conflicts of Interest Rule	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
26 Jan	US Executive Branch Update – January 25, 2023	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
26 Jan	Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds and Filing Fee Structure to Change Significantly	Foley & Lardner LLP
26 Jan	CFPB Report: ID Theft Among Servicemembers Increasing	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Jan	New Legal Settlement Should Provide Relief to H-4 and L-2 Dependents	Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
26 Jan	USCIS Agrees to Bundle Adjudications of H-4 & L-2 Spousal Extensions and EAD Applications with H-1B & L-1 Principals	Mintz
26 Jan	Goodbye LIBOR — Hello Reg ZZ	Jones Walker LLP
26 Jan	This Week in 340B: January 17 – 23, 2023	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Jan	Proposed FTC Rules Prohibiting Noncompete Agreements Excludes 'Banks'	Jones Walker LLP
26 Jan	Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Thresholds to Increase and Filing Fees to Change	K&L Gates
26 Jan	FDA Passes New Cannabis Guidance for Clinical Research	Beveridge & Diamond PC
26 Jan	Considerations For In-House Counsel In Wake Of U.S. Supreme Court’s Refusal To Address Privileged Treatment Of Dual-Purpose Communications	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
26 Jan	Is It Compensable? Missing Work Due to Inclement Weather	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
26 Jan	Deleting Goods from Registration Subject to Cancellation During Audit May Result in Adverse Judgment	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Jan	Start the New Year on the Right Foot by Getting Your ISO and ESPP Returns and Statements Filed on Time	K&L Gates
26 Jan	2023 Federal Forecast – Agriculture	ArentFox Schiff LLP
26 Jan	2022 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments Address Emerging Digital Technologies	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
26 Jan	Podcast: Post-Dobbs: Considerations for Clinical Trials and Research – Diagnosing Health Care	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
26 Jan	5 Trends to Watch: 2023 Data Privacy & Cybersecurity	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
26 Jan	Employees’ Perspective on Source and Use for Series Financings and Acquisitions	Mintz
26 Jan	Do the Products You Sell Contain PFAS?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
26 Jan	SECURE 2.0 Act — A Bigger and (in Some Ways) Better Version of the SECURE Act Part I — What to Do Now (or Soon)	Jones Walker LLP
26 Jan	Bursting the Bubble on Prosecution Delays	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Jan	Kick Start Your Data Inventory Project in 7-Steps	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
26 Jan	Medicaid Disenrollment’s Are Coming, But There Is Still Time to Fix Eligibility	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
26 Jan	SECURE 2.0 Series Part 6: Changes to Retirement Plan Notice Requirements	Jackson Lewis P.C.
26 Jan	CFPB: Negative Option Marketing Practices May Violate CFPA	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
26 Jan	Congress Eases Criminal Offense Restrictions for Employment With Financial Institutions	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
26 Jan	Privacy Tip #355 – Avoid Employment Offer Scams	Robinson & Cole LLP
26 Jan	USCIS Agrees to Bundle H-4, L-2, and EAD Applications Filed with Principal’s Petition	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
26 Jan	What Do You Need to Know When Facing an OFAC Investigation?	Oberheiden P.C.
26 Jan	PTO Introduces Intellectual Property Identifier Tool	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Jan	TCPAWorld After Dark: TCPAWorld almost brought you the world’s first robot lawyer, until…	Troutman Firm
26 Jan	6 Essential Emails Your Law Firm Should Be Sending	Lawmatics
26 Jan	Not-So-Open Gaming License: Dungeons & Dragons Publisher Tries to Tighten Grip on Third-Party Content	Katten
26 Jan	EEOC Anticipates Mid-July for 2022 EEO-1 Reporting to Begin	Jackson Lewis P.C.
26 Jan	Privacy World 2022 Year in Review: Biometrics and AI	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
25 Jan	How the Legal Industry Can Effectively Use Chat GPT in Content Creation Efforts	Stefanie Marrone Consulting
25 Jan	DOJ Updates Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy to Incentivize “Extraordinary Cooperation” with Prosecutors	Beveridge & Diamond PC
25 Jan	Will New U.S. Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions Face Headwinds?	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
25 Jan	OFCCP’s Scheduling List Targets Contractors That Didn’t Certify in OFCCP’s Contractor Portal	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
25 Jan	The USMCA – More than A Trade Agreement, A Competitive Strategy: Four Big Questions	ArentFox Schiff LLP
25 Jan	EPA Requests Comment on NAMs to Screen for Endocrine Effects	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
25 Jan	‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It’: U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Case on Attorney-Client Privilege	Greenberg Traurig, LLP