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Rulemaking
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Employment Law Worldview
US Supreme Court Substantially Relaxes Requirements for Federal Agency Rulemaking
On March 9, the US Supreme Court issued a decision in Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association, 575 U.S. ___ (2015) that significantly relaxes the requirements for federal agencies making changes…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Thomas & Price on the Federal Rulemaking Process and Atypical Cases
Suja Thomas and Dawson Price have posted on SSRN a draft of their article, How Atypical Cases Make Bad Rules: A Commentary on the Rulemaking Process, which will be published…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
SEC Sets October 2015 Target Date for Certain Dodd-Frank and JOBS Act Rulemaking
By Mark D. Wood, Mark J. Reyes, Austin G. Leach
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently published its agenda with respect to upcoming rulemaking, including rulemaking contemplated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) and…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB’s Rulemaking Process Gets Good Report Card from OIG Report with Only Minor Criticisms
A September 29, 2014 Report of the Joint Federal Reserve/CFPB Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the CFPB’s rulemaking process generally complies with the requirements of Section 1100G…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
GAO: More Pipeline Safety Regulations On The Way?
By Ilya Batikov
Additional pipe line safety regulations may be in the works. Findings by the GOA released September 22, 2014 conclude that newer gathering pipelines, often located in rural areas, fall outside…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Judicial Conference Passes Proposed FRCP Amendments
The National Law Journal reports that the Judicial Conference passed the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure today. The amendments next to go the Supreme Court for…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Commissioners Testify on Proposed EPA Carbon Emission Rule on Tuesday, July 29
Today, FERC Commissioners and Norman Bay, who has been confirmed by the Senate to serve as a FERC Commissioner, will testify before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power regarding…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Independent Research Could Improve the CFPB Rulemaking Process
By Kim Phan
Recently, the Research Integrity Council (RIC) held its first Research Academic Forum, a panel discussion that focused on how independent academic research can help inform the agency rulemaking process, especially…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda Set to Become Even More Active
As we get deeper into the second term of President Obama, OSHA’s regulatory agenda is picking up steam. With the first term focused mainly on increasing enforcement, regulatory initiatives often…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Report on Last Week’s Civil Rules Advisory Committee Meeting
We covered earlier the agenda for the Civil Rules Advisory Committee’s April meeting, which took place in Portland, Oregon last week and was an important step for the recently proposed…