On February 15, 2012, FERC issued a notice announcing that it is establishing a docket to solicit comments exploring the extent to which the natural gas and electricity markets are interdependent and how FERC should oversee coordination between such markets.

A detailed background on the NRC's transition to CUI is available in our previous posts on January 24, 2019 and December 8, 2021.

On December 23, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has reached settlement agreements with certain states and environmental groups to propose standards and guidelines to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric utilities and petroleum refineries.

President Obama announced on September 2 that his administration was withdrawing the draft ozone ambient air quality standards that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had prepared and was in the process of issuing as new regulations.

CFTC and SEC solicit comments on proposed rules governing the commercial end-user exemption to the clearing requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Last month, we had an engaging Fast Break session covering compliance topics regarding healthcare professionals' relationships with pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.

Under new requirements effective April 22, government contractors must now submit to the government information regarding past criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings when bidding for a contract or grant.

On October 1, a New York appellate court held in RLI Ins. Co. v. Smiedala that an insured who prevailed in a declaratory relief coverage action brought by its excess insurer could recover its attorney’s fees in the litigation, even though the excess insurer’s coverage obligations with respect to underlying litigation had not yet been triggered.

In an opinion that was poised to set a single standard governing the patent eligibility of computer-implemented inventions, no majority is reached.

Litigation for the technology industry has long been mistakenly thought of as synonymous with intellectual property litigation.

On November 12, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS or Service) released an Action on Decision (AOD), AOD 2010-05, stating that it disagrees with the U.S. Tax Court’s reasoning and decision in Veritas Software Corp. v. Commissioner, 113 T.C. No. 14 (2009).

A recent complaint by the US Department of Justice against private equity firm Riordan, Lewis & Haden signals that such firms could be a new class of defendants in False Claims Act cases.

The Act was recently amended to cover more New York City employers and to impose even greater compliance obligations than the original law passed in 2013.

Employees will not be able to use paid sick leave under the Ordinance until September 20.

Employers are now relieved of the requirement to include employee compensation information on EEO-1 reports.

Final rule seeks to reduce exposure to formaldehyde vapors by establishing emission standards and labeling requirements for certain wood products.

CEQ, the US federal agency tasked with coordinating and overseeing the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act, has announced its intention to update the CEQ's longstanding NEPA-implementing regulations.

The long-awaited decision maintains the illegal status of marijuana under federal law.

The final guidance confirms FDA's enforcement discretion for many fitness and wellness technologies but raises issues for certain testing services.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released rules that impose specific requirements applicable to prepaid accounts, including prepaid cards.