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The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the health care reform law has been subject to a lot of analysis already, but the bottom line is that all of the health care reform provisions that apply to group health plans and insurers that sell coverage to group health plans have been left standing and employers must make sure that their health plans comply.

Governor Brown recently signed several bills significantly impacting employers in California.

Last year, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Retail Worker Safety Act (Act), one of the most extensive retail workplace violence prevention laws in the nation.

On January 6, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking identifying three industry sectors for which it will begin the regulatory development process for financial assurance requirements under Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA).

On September 17, 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Revised Policy Statement on Penalty Guidelines (Revised Policy Statement).

In American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut, 564 U.S. ___, No. 10-174, 2011 WL 243701 (June 20, 2011) ("AEP"), the U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-0 opinion, held that federal courts have no authority to apply the federal common law of nuisance to control greenhouse gas emissions ("GHGs").

On February 2, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an interpretive release related to climate change disclosure for publicly traded companies. The SEC approved the issuance of this guidance on January 27, 2010, as discussed in our February 1, 2010 Update.

Public agencies generally prefer not to prepare EIRs – at least for their own plans and projects – unless they have to.

On February 28, 2012, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior, directing the Department of the Interior to revise its regulations regarding the evaluation of economic impacts associated with designating critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The Clean Fuel Program applies to transportation fuels. Transportation fuels include electricity and any liquid and gaseous fuels used to propel motor vehicles or intended for transportation purposes.

On December 7, the White House Council on Environmental Quality published draft guidance to improve the efficiency and timeliness of environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act.

This post continues our discussion of the calculation of "gross notional amounts" included in a fund's "derivatives exposure" under Rule 18f-4.

On Friday, June 15, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") proposed regulations pursuant to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act").

On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") unanimously adopted a new rule to define a series of terms related to the over-the-counter swaps market.

On Monday, July 23, 2012, U.S. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced S.3416, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2012.

This post continues our examination of the "10% buffer" for Hedging Derivatives, which refers to the amount by which the notional amounts of Hedging Derivatives...

On November 19, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new rule, based on requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Financial Reform Act, defining "venture capital funds" for purposes of exempting advisers to these funds from registering under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.