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2011 is a reporting year pursuant to the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule.

While various greenhouse gas regulation initiatives in the U.S. remain unclear, the United Nations’s upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen could ultimately affect businesses that currently produce these emissions. During the conference, President Barack Obama is expected to commit to cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.

On Dec. 14, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) announced that the parties had reached an agreement on the next steps to develop a multilateral climate change treaty.

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a bill that changes the definition of "marriage" in Illinois from an act between a man and a woman to one between two people.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Rule to establish Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) on Oct. 20, 2011.

In the ongoing saga of the much-delayed rules to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act, the FDA recently agreed to a new set of deadlines to submit final rules for publication in the Federal Register.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published a new regulation defining the term "gluten-free" for voluntary food labeling.

The FDA recently issued a draft Guidance titled, "The 510(k) Program: Evaluating Substantial Equivalence in Premarket Notifications." The draft Guidance states that its purposes are "to identify, explain, and clarify each of the critical decision points in the decision-making process FDA uses to determine substantial equivalence" and "to enhance the predictability, consistency, and transparency of the 510(k) program by describing in greater detail the regulatory framework, policies, and practice

The FDA recently issued a draft Guidance titled, "Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products" which addresses FDA’s current thinking on how to assess the safety of using nanomaterials in cosmetic products.

FDA states that the program, dubbed the "Expedited Access PMA" or "EAP," will "help patients have more timely access to premarket approval medical devices.

In an effort to increase access to health insurance, Congress designed the exchanges as online portals where individuals could compare and enroll in plans offering certain benefits and meeting other requirements.

In today's competitive immigration landscape, the H-1B visa often dominates conversations around employment-based pathways. However, the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program...

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a notice announcing that employers should begin using a revised version of the Form I-9.

On July 30, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it will conduct another drawing for the FY 2025 H-1B lottery.

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a significant restructuring of prevailing wage calculations for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 visa classifications that would increase average certified wages by approximately $14,000 annually per sponsored employee. These changes would also impact the PERM labor certification process for employment-based green cards, with more than half of PERM applications filed on behalf of workers already in H-1B status. Employers should prepare for potentially higher wage requirements a

The United States Supreme Court upheld a secured creditor’s absolute right to credit bid when a debtor files a Chapter 11 plan.

The summer of 2017 saw a number of severe storms in the Midwest, with resulting insurance claims.