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Stephanie Trunk
After many years of policy debate and attempts at proposed legislation, some of the most meaningful changes to the ways in which Medicare pays for prescription drugs – and the obligations of manufacturers selling drugs to Medicare beneficiaries - have finally come to pass.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Nadia Patel, Apeksha Vora
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Jon K. Jurva, Yusef Abutouq, Helenka B. Mietka
On August 10, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a joint proposal to amend Form PF,[1] a reporting form for SEC-registered reporting private fund advisers to require enhanced periodic disclosures.
Daniel J. Deeb
An important step in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Strategic Roadmap for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) was completed on August 12 when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the completion of its review of an EPA proposal to designate two PFAS as hazardous.
Headlines that Matter for Privacy and Data Security.
Jane E. Montgomery, David M. Loring, Evgeny Magidenko
This week, President Biden signed legislation designed to infuse billions of dollars into the economy to promote clean energy, manufacturing, and construction through a wide array of tax incentives and grants.
Richard L. Brand, Zak D. Welsh
Recently, Major League Baseball (MLB) informed teams that cannabidiol (CBD) sponsorships were no longer off limits and that they were free to pursue sponsorships in the CBD category under certain conditions. CBD companies will also no longer be prohibited from airing commercials during MLB games.
Evgeny Magidenko
Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”). Although the proposal further restricting the availability of long-term capital gain treatment with respect to carried interests ultimately was dropped from the final version of the bill.
Richard L. Brand, Thomas R. Castiello, Brian D. Schneider, Anjelica L. Fuccillo
On August 3, 2022, eleven suspended PGA Tour members filed a complaint [1] in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”) against PGA Tour, Inc. (the “Tour”), alleging violation of federal and California state antitrust laws.
Samuel A. Rasche, Jane E. Montgomery, Evgeny Magidenko
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), has several primary goals, including: promoting clean energy, manufacturing, and construction through a wide array of tax incentives and grants; and raising revenue through the primary mechanisms of a new corporate alternative minimum tax.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Apeksha Vora
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Les Jacobowitz, Madeline Roe
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, under a reconstituted Commission, is signaling a new era of aggressive enforcement of the Commodity Exchange Act.
J. Michael Showalter, James D. Cromley
Consent decrees play a major role in environmental litigation. This week, Maine People’s Alliance v. Holtrachem Manufacturing Company, one of the nation’s longest-running cases under the RCRA citizen suit provisions, has essentially ended with a Maine district court's entry of a consent decree.
Jon K. Jurva, Yusef Abutouq
As use of cryptocurrency investment has increased throughout the world, regulators have faced a bevy of novel questions, especially related to applying different strains of law to regulate novel digital assets.
David P. Grosso
- The efforts to legalize cannabis have gained traction in some states and run into serious roadblocks in others.
- Nineteen states allow adults to possess and use cannabis for non-medical uses (adult use).
- Thirty-seven states allow for medical cannabis use through state run programs.
- Nineteen states allow adults to possess and use cannabis for non-medical uses (adult use).
- Thirty-seven states allow for medical cannabis use through state run programs.
Lowell C. Brown, Gayland O. Hethcoat II, Jill A. Steinberg
In a newly filed lawsuit against the State of Idaho, the federal government argues that Idaho’s “near-total ban on abortion,” scheduled to take effect on August 25, 2022, overreaches by prohibiting abortion even where federal law may require physicians to perform an emergency abortion.
Paul R. Lynd
Most of California’s Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) wage orders mandate that employees “shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.
Five new state omnibus privacy laws have been passed and will go into effect in 2023.
Organizations should review their privacy practices and prepare for compliance with these new privacy laws.
Organizations should review their privacy practices and prepare for compliance with these new privacy laws.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Laura Zell
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
J. Michael Showalter
Regulators at all levels – federal, state, and local – seek to address climate concerns. On July 27, Washington, DC, joined localities banning natural-gas hookups when Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an ordinance limiting use of fossil fuels like natural gas in newly constructed buildings.
Anne M. Murphy
A series of new developments combine to make the broad topic of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing, disclosure, and regulation more relevant to the not-for-profit healthcare sector (Sector).
Michael Fainberg, Mohammad Zaryab
The use of cryptocurrencies for online purchases has been steadily gaining popularity. However, using crypto to pay for goods in stores has been slow due to the lack of infrastructure that can support crypto transactions.
Stephanie Trunk
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its annual proposed rule related to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems for 2023 (the HOPPS Proposed Rule) on July 26, 2022.
Brian D. Schneider
The Metaverse offers broad opportunities for trade associations to expand their reach and enhance member experiences like never before. These new and exciting possibilities, however, come with unique challenges. This alert gives a brief overview of the Metaverse and highlights a few key benefits.
On July 26, 2022, Massachusetts joined seventeen other states which prohibit race discrimination based on natural hairstyles when Governor Charlie Baker signed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (“Crown”) Act, which bans discrimination based on hairstyles at work and school.