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Securities Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Faults SEC Rulemaking Process Once Again
The D.C. Circuit continues its practice of carefully reviewing the SEC rulemaking process and remanding rules when it finds the process deficient, particularly when the SEC has not, in its…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda Picking Up Steam
After issuing a flurry of new enforcement initiatives earlier in the year, such as the Severe Violator Enforcement Program and its memorandum administratively increasing civil penalties, OSHA seems to have shifted its…
LawSites
Site offers Better Access to Federal Rulemaking
For any lawyer who follows or participates in federal rulemaking, the U.S. government's launch a few years ago of Regulations.gov was a great leap forward. Finally, from a single site,…
Crunched Credit
Congress Kicks the Can Down the Road
By Rick Jones
Do you have any idea how often each of the House and Senate reform bills proposes to solve an intractably complex problem by simply asking the regulators to come up…
EvidenceProf Blog
Your Expert(‘s) Advide: District Of Puerto Rico Finds No Expert Disclosure Problem In Bed Burning Case
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) requires the proponent of expert testimony to disclose the witness' identity, along with a written report that contains, among other things, a “complete statement of…
Broadcast Law Blog
Comments Regarding Possible Revisions to FCC’s Emergency Alert System (EAS) Rules due May 17
With the recent April 15th publication of an FCC Public Notice in the Federal Register, the due date for Comments regarding possible revisions to the FCC's Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules…
OSHA Law Blog
OSHA: A Review of 2009
In 2009, OSHA emerged from the regulatory and enforcement shell that had shrouded it during the eight years of the Bush Administration. Once confirmed, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced that a…
Labor Law Prof Blog
EEOC Listening Sessions on ADA Amendments
The EEOC is holding listening sessions on its proposed rules interpreting the ADA Amendments Act. BNA's Daily Labor Report (subscription required) has a story on the first session. As is…
World of Employment
Oregon BOLI Files Multiple Proposed Rule Changes
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has filed several proposed rules pertaining to labor and employment law, and is inviting public comment. Click on the title of each to…
Securities Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Remands SEC Fixed Indexed Annuity Rule for Further Consideration
The D.C. Circuit continues its practice of being tough on the SEC's compliance with the requirements for federal rulemaking . Yesterday the Circuit remanded to the agency the SEC's controversial rule 151A that…