Topic
Rulemaking
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Canna Law Blog
Oregon Cannabis: What to Expect from OLCC This Fall
Fall is always eventful in Oregon cannabis. Croptober is an Oregon cannabis tradition— hopefully the crops come in lee of any wildfires. We also have administrative rulemaking annually once summer…
AD-ttorneys Law Blog
Recapping the FTC Rulemakings Initiated Since 2021 – A Lot of Announcements and Just a Few Developments
It has been just over two years since Lina Khan was appointed FTC Chair, and a hallmark of her tenure on the consumer protection side has been the enormous amount…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
PRA consults on PRA statement on the review of rules
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Anita Edwards, Victoria Pridmore
On 30 June 2023, the PRA published Consultation Paper 11/23: PRA statement on the review of rules (CP11/23). Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSM Act), the PRA…
Wage & Hour Developments
Washington State Issues New Rules for Paid Family and Medical Leave
By Emily A. Bushaw, Shannon McDermott
The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) adopted new rules for the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFML) regarding employer reporting requirements, child placement, and self-employment elective coverage requirements.…
Global Policy Watch
SEC Delays Cybersecurity Rules
By Micaela McMurrough, Ashden Fein, Caleb Skeath, Shayan Karbassi
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published an update to its rulemaking agenda indicating that it does not plan to approve two proposed cyber rules until at…
Free Writings + Perspectives
SEC Spring Rulemaking Agenda Published
By Anna T. Pinedo, Hanson Hairihan
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs published the Spring 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. This includes the SEC’s spring rulemaking agenda. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair…
Healthcare Law Blog
CMS Releases CY2024 Final Rule for PACE Organizations
On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule updating key regulations pertaining to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) (the…
Health Care and Life Sciences
CMS Forwards Its Health Equity Agenda Through Its Annual Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Process
By Marjorie T. Scher, Clifford E. Barnes, Alexis Boaz
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is using its annual rulemaking process to update the CMS payment system rules for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 as a mechanism to…
Patents Post-Grant
PTAB Rule Ideas – The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
Unnecessarily Ambitious Late last week the USPTO issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that floated numerous rule proposals and requests for feedback -- too numerous. Proposals addressing current…
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Rulemaking at the US Patent Office: Does Director Guidance On Discretionary Denials of Review Require Opportunity for Public Comment?
By Tamara Fraizer, Frank Bernstein
The Federal Circuit has refused to uphold the dismissal of a complaint alleging that the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) improperly issued instructions to PTAB judges regarding…