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The US Issues a Detailed Ultimatum Against International "Carbon Tax" Ahead of IMO Net-Zero Framework Vote

As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) prepares to vote this week (October 14-17, 2025) on final adoption of a ...
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Prove It: Department of Transportation’s DBE Program Ceases Presumption of Disadvantaged Status for Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) effective October 3, 2025, instituting an ...
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Overlapping Jurisdictions: California Enacts Law Allowing State to Resolve Labor Disputes When NLRB Cannot

California has joined New York in enacting a law to allow the state to regulate private sector labor disputes when the ...
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OSHA and MSHA Under New Leadership: Anticipating Developments in Workplace Safety Regulation

Recent confirmations at the Department of Labor (DOL) mark a new phase for federal workplace safety and health oversight.
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California Enacts Law Strengthening Protections Against Threats to the Workplace

On October 11, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation—Senate Bill (SB) No. 19—that updates the California Penal Code to add Section 422.3, a new statute that closes a loophole and ...
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This Time, California Governor Newsom Signs Private Equity Group and Hedge Fund Bills

California legislative activity focused upon private equity (PE) group and hedge fund health care transactions has continued notwithstanding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto last fall of ...
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EPA Announces Clearance of Backlog of Chemical Risk Notifications

EPA states that it assembled a team to eliminate the backlog and address the challenges of adapting to modern demands. The team completed review and assessment of more than 3,000 TSCA Section 8 (e) ...
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California AB 460 Signed- Remote Supervision of Radiologic Technologists

On October 7, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 460, amending California’s Radiologic Technology Act to permit certified radiologic technologists to perform venipuncture for contrast ...
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Colorado Limits Medicaid Coverage of Definitive Drug Testing

Key Takeaways As of Oct. 10, 2025, Colorado Medicaid now limits coverage of definitive drug testing for adults 21 and older to 16 units per fiscal year. The emergency rule will remain in effect ...
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Let’s Get to It: Will the Trump Administration Reschedule Marijuana?

It’s not about ‘having’ time. It’s about making time. If it matters, you will make time.” – Unknown Stakeholders in the marijuana space have been anxiously awaiting news about rescheduling marijuana ...
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Following New York’s Lead, California Dramatically Expands State Labor Board’s Powers to Cover Employees Under NLRB’s Exclusive Jurisdiction

On September 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 288, which amends the state’s labor law and significantly expands the power of its Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”) ...
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Certified Professionals Under Act 60-2019: Preparing for the Next Phase of Puerto Rico’s Incentives Code

While the DDEC has yet to issue the implementing regulation, the statutory language already outlines the foundation of what could become a transformative compliance tool for Puerto Rico’s incentives ...