The decline in the financial markets has impacted the country's insurance underwriters. As some of these insurance companies face liquidity challenges or even potential insolvency, it is imperative that senior management and board members evaluate the viability of the carriers that participate in their insurance programs.

Happy New Year! In our first monthly alert for 2025, we report on whether comments on an employee's accent are unlawful harassment, on ‘gig economy' worker rights – plus guidance...

Although the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice have in large part concurrent jurisdiction over electricity mergers, the two agencies have coordinated little in their review of transactions.

On December 19, 2024, the Department of Justice submitted a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend and clarify regulations issued under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

On October 15, 2024, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") established an electronic portal for companies to submit requests to exclude certain machinery used in domestic...

November brought major UK employment law updates, including National Minimum Wage increases, rulings on harassment, philosophical beliefs, whistleblowing, gig economy worker rights, and redundancy consultation standards.

On September 30, 2024, a federal district court in Florida held the qui tam enforcement provision of the False Claims Act ("FCA"), which permits private citizens to pursue...

In 2021, Congress created the Internet of Things Advisory Board (IoTAB) within the Department of Commerce and charged it with providing advice to the Internet of Things Federal Working Group...

On December 11, 2024, the Ninth Circuit struck down an HHS policy that boosted the wage index, and therefore the Medicare reimbursement rate...

Over the past few years, there has been a sharp increase in funds using environmental, social, governance ("ESG"), sustainability, impact or sustainable development goals ("SDG")...

On 27 September 2024, the European Commission ("EC") published draft rules defining "low-carbon hydrogen" and derivative "low-carbon fuels" in the EU...

The incoming Trump administration will bring significant changes to regulatory policy as it relates to the asset management industry, and private funds, in particular.

On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued a draft guidance entitled Expedited Program for Serious Conditions—Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics...

On December 4, 2024, FDA finalized its guidance entitled "Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan...

Medicare Finalizes Appeals Process for Reclassified Outpatient Observation Patients – On October 11, 2024, CMS issued a final rule establishing a new appeals process for Medicare beneficiaries...

In this article, the authors examine the impact of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy on federal banking regulators.

On January 16, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced two final rules and a proposed rule for telemedicine flexibilities. In 2024, the DEA issued a one-year extension...

On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a final rule implementing Executive Order ("EO") 14117 titled "Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data...

Complaint filed United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Case No. 6:24-cv-00507)

The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the "ECCTA") introduced a corporate ‘failure to prevent fraud' offence providing that ‘large' organisations may be held criminally liable if an ‘associate.