In its first case challenging a company's failure to post negative reviews on its website as a deceptive practice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with fast-fashion retailer Fashion Nova, LLC in late January 2022.

At its Oct. 9-–10, 2024, meeting in Sacramento, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) unanimously voted to make the western burrowing owl a "candidate"...

Last week, President Biden released the administration's Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget proposal. The Budget presents an ideological vision the administration would like to see Congress adopt.

On Sept. 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published guidance for federal and state consumer protection enforcement officials to use to prevent banks and credit unions from charging...

On Nov. 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas vacated the U.S. Department of Labor's rule that would have increased the salary threshold for white-collar exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

On April 19, 2022, Clark County District Court Judge Bita Yeager issued a decision vacating the Nevada State Engineer's (State Engineer) June 15, 2020, Order 1309.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, California commercial property owners will have to contend with new (and expanded) tenant protections for any small business or nonprofit that is a "qualified commercial tenant" under SB 1103.

Last week, the House held its long-awaited "China Week" to vote on a series of legislation targeting various aspects of the U.S.-China relationship.

On Wednesday, Aug. 24, President Biden announced a three-part plan to provide student loan debt relief to tens of millions of Americans.

The Senate voted to pass the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Aug. 7, concluding a marathon session that began the night before.

On Aug. 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to propose new rules to require callers to disclose if they are using artificial intelligence (AI)...

Hot on the heels of a new Biden administration initiative to cut industrial sector emissions via carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) and other methods

In an effort to push hospitals toward compliance with federal hospital price transparency laws, Gov. Jared Polis signed HB 22-1285, "Prohibit Collection Hospital Not Disclosing Prices," into law on June 8, 2022.

A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has set aside the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) controversial noncompete rule, ruling that it will not become effective on Sept. 4 as previously scheduled...

A recent FCC order bans certain types of contractual arrangements between building owners and telecommunications carriers or cable operators.

This week, two House Republican Committee Ranking Members, Reps. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) from the House Financial Services Committee and James Comer (R-KY)...

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Paul Atkins as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Atkins, who served as an SEC commissioner...

On July 12, 2022, the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. ("NASAA"), an organization representing state securities regulators, released a proposal...

Several Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, ...

Recently, Gurbir Grewal, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's director of the Division of Enforcement, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives' Subcommittee on...