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I am pleased to share with you an article I wrote for the Corporate Counsel section of ALM.

Employers nationwide, including those in the food and beverage industries, have been gearing up to implement the U.S. Department of Labor's new overtime rule that was scheduled to take effect on December 1.

Through a deal entered into between the California legislature and Governor Jerry Brown, the embattled California Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") will be restructured and reformed.

A Michigan appellate court recently addressed what coverage, if any, was available under a general liability insurance policy for damage caused by the improper installation of rooftop solar panels.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) expanded its roadmap for development of solar projects on government land by releasing new guidelines on March 2, 2016. The new guidelines expand the federal government's approach to its Western Solar Plan, which commenced in 2012.

On August 1, 2016, the New York Public Service Commission issued another groundbreaking order, establishing a new Clean Energy Standard.

On February 22, 2016, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled (2-1) that the Sixth Circuit was the appropriate venue for consideration of challenges, by both state and private-sector petitioners, to the WOTUS final rule.

Although one month remains before President Obama's administration ends and President-elect Trump's begins, the federal government has now formally begun to withdraw from its efforts to curb climate change.

Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced new investments in clean and efficient buildings. As part of her 2023 State of the State, Governor Hochul introduced a series of building...

Some jurisdictions have enacted bans, and others have instituted charges or taxes that are remitted to the government.

The Mao court found that any intent of the environmental consulting services to affect or protect the borrower as a prospective purchaser or future owner was at best secondary.

Bank holding companies have access to a surprisingly diverse array of permissible nonbanking activities under Federal Reserve Regulation Y, extending well beyond traditional banking services. From commodity transactions and real estate settlement services to minority investments in commercial enterprises, the regulatory framework offers strategic opportunities for revenue diversification when specific conditions are met.

Business trusts established for purposes like ESOPs or pension plans qualify as companies under Regulation W, creating compliance obligations when they meet affiliate definitions. Understanding how legal form determines regulatory treatment is critical for holding companies with trust structures that may trigger covered transaction requirements.

The CDFI Fund recently published Interim Rules in the implementation of the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program authorized under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010.

New York, or Kansas City? Miami, or Denver? With the mantra "location, location, location" always relevant to considerations of real estate investment

Financial institutions are evaluated under different CRA examination procedures based on their asset-size classification.

On May 4, 2017, the House Financial Services Committee, by a vote of 34-26, passed the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017, which now moves to the full House.