Public Policy Archive » March, 2008

Public Policy - March, 2008

154 articles

• Justices To Review Law On Unions' Payroll Deductions
• Recalls Of Tainted Cantaloupe Continue To Rise
• Paulson's Reform Blueprint Comes Under Fire
• EEOC Proposal Shifts Burden In Age Bias Claims
• JP Morgan To Pay $2M Over National Century Collapse
• HIV Drugs May Increase Risk Of Heart Attack: FDA
• FTC, TJX Settle Retail Data Breach Cases
• Environmentalists Claim Duke's N.C. Air Permit Illegal
• EU Takes A Closer Look At $8B Nokia-Navteq Deal
• Constellation Strikes Deal On Consumer Credits
• FDA Demands Safety Plans For 25 Drugs, Biologics
• FERC Backs New Nuclear Reliability Standard
• Delphi, DOL Call Truce In ERISA Spat
• FERC's New England Electricity Pricing Affirmed
• Calif. Considers Laws To Curb Wage-And-Hour Suits
• States Urge FCC To Block XM-Sirius Merger
• FDA Eyes Suicide Links With Merck's Singulair
• FDA Proposes More Stringent Rules For Some Stents
• Lawyers Bristle At Sovereign Wealth Fund Criticism
• FCC Should Oversee Cable-Provider Swaps: Verizon
• Lower Fares, More Mergers On Horizon For Airlines
• Company Owes H-1B Workers $3M, DOL Charges
• FTC Makes Second Request In Ketel One Merger
• Patent-Holding Co. Illegally Holding Up Digital TV: AAI
• EU Launches Probe Into Visa Interchange Fees
• FINRA Orders GFI To Pay Burlington Capital $1.3M
• Male-Enhancement Products Pose Health Risks: FDA
• Unilateral Effects May Have Failed In Sirius-XM Review
• FMLA Leave, Workers' Comp. Can Concur: 7th Circuit
• EPA Serves Greka With 4th Enforcement Order
• Hollinger Pays $21M To Settle With SEC
• SEC Seeks To Make Overseas Investment Easier
• Biovail Settles With SEC For $10M
• Salmonella-Tainted Cantaloupes Recalled
• FDA Panel To Discuss New Drug Label Warnings
• High Court Won't Hear Retiree Health Benefits Case
• Cisco Prohibits Anonymous Blogging After 'Troll' Spat
• U.S. Targets Doctors In Kickback Scheme: Report
• FERC Rule Aimed At Making Compliance Easier
• Despite DOJ's Nod, Sirius-XM Deal Still Faces Hurdles
• OSHA Levies $1M In Fines For Fatal Tunnel Fire
• DHS Renews Battle To Enforce 'No-Match' Rule
• Kansas Governor Vetoes Plan For New Coal Plants
• Fired Lawyer Makes Anti-Union Claim V. Conn. Bar
• FERC Approves 1st U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas Facility
• Some Employment Rights Still Foggy For Expats
• SEC Sues Volvo Over Oil-For-Food Kickbacks
• Cox Says Bear Didn't Violate Capital Requirements
• FERC Tweaks Paperwork Requirements For Pipelines
• FERC Mulls Refunds In 2000-2001 Energy Crisis
• FCC Nixes Exclusive Phone Deals For Apartments
• FERC Probe To Shine Light On Florida Blackout
• Korean Banks Face Cartel Investigation: Report
• No Concession Offers From Nokia, Navteq
• FDA Finds Impurity In Suspect Heparin Batches
• PBGC Rule Would Change Employer Plan Liability
• Justices Weigh California's Limit On Employer Speech
• FDA Warns Of High Mortality Rate For Medtronic Stent
• Court Tells FERC To Rethink Pipeline Ruling
• AIG Settles Big-Rigging, Reporting Probe For $13.5M
• FERC Stops Fuel Data Collection For Electric Plants
• EPA Analysis Buttresses Senate Global Warming Bill
• FDA Reveals Plan To Open Satellite Offices In China
• House Members Frown On FCC's Ownership Rules
• Senators Offer Bill To Enforce Meat Safety Standards
• Three Bills Aim To Raise Ceiling On Worker Visas
• Air France, KLM Raided In EU Airline Probe
• House Eyes $300B Bill To Address Mortgage Crisis
• GAO Slams FERC For Poor Utility Merger Oversight
• House Committee Embraces Clean Diesel Bill
• FDA Advises Virtual Ban On Amgen, J&J Anemia Drugs
• Bill Would Put Coal-Fired Power Plant Plans On Ice
• Under Pressure, Food Cos. Mull New Recall System
• New Bill Seeks To Stall Alaskan Oil Leasing
• EPA Tightens Pollution Cap, Some Say Not Enough
• Judge In EU Microsoft Case Airs Qualms About Ruling
• Bill Sparks Heated Debate Between Employers, Unions
• DOJ Faces Scrutiny Over Corporate Monitor Guidelines
• EU Fines Italian Banks €123M Over Illegal Aid
• Compulsory License Battle Moves To Indian Court
• FERC Fines Constellation, Entergy New Orleans $5M
• Lawmakers Unveil First Of Three Mortgage Crisis Bills
• Gates Asks Congress To Raise Limits On H1-B Visas
• SEC, CFTC Sign Cooperation Agreement
• Budget's Focus On Nuclear Power Provokes Critics
• Recalls Raise Talk Of Mainstreaming Food Irradiation
• N.D. Tops List In Ranking Of U.S. Tort Systems
• FDA Gives OK To Miss Some Drug Approval Deadlines
• EU Blesses Google-DoubleClick Marriage
• EU Raids Lufthansa, International Passenger Airlines
• SEC Fines A.G. Edwards Trio In Market-Timing Scam
• China To Overhaul Energy Management Departments
• FCC To Take Stand On Net Neutrality At Comcast
• Study Sees Drop In U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Rule Change Won't Affect Most Small Companies: PTO
• Measure Would Overturn EPA Ruling On Emissions
• Senators Propose Clean Energy Investment Bank
• EU To Probe U.S. Ban On Internet Gambling
• CSPC, Vietnam Agree To Closer Scrutiny Of Imports
• EU Rebuffs Germany's Amended VW Law
• House Presses Meat Co. Exec On Recall Details
• GAO Pushes For Streamlined GSE Regulation
• Senate Passes Consumer Product Safety Bill
• U.S. Lawmakers Take On Credit Card Interchange Fees
• Trade Rep Warns Of Risks In Climate Change Bills
• SEC Sues Certified Services CEO Over $30M Scheme
• DOE Pushes Ahead With Power Corridor Plans
• Microsoft Starts Document Interoperability Initiative
• FDA Asks GSK, Others For Data On Asthma Drugs
• In China, Make Sure 'Guanxi' Doesn't Mean Bribery
• China Redirects Foreign Money From Unclean To Green
• SEC Offers Word of Caution To Public Pension Funds
• U.S. Officials Concede Vaccines Led To Disorder
• Former Duke Energy Trader Settles With CFTC
• GSK Probe Prompts U.K. To Boost Drug Oversight
• FDA Warns Internet Sellers Of Unapproved STD Drugs
• Senate Vote Expected Soon On Consumer Safety Bill
• Micro-Hoo May Slam Up Against China Antitrust Law
• Drug Safety Concerns Prompt GAO Probe Of FDA
• Lawyers Say NYSE Data Flawed
• Lawmakers Eye Measure To Create Energy Agency
• Teva Sues FDA Over Delisted Risperdal Patent
• Budget Boost Won't Help OSHA's Woes: Study
• Charges Loom In Municipal Bond Probe: Report
• GAO Says SEC's Information Security Falls Short
• Feds Put Rural Power Plant Loans On Hiatus
• Senators Move To Thwart Media Ownership Rules
• Without Merger, Alitalia Bankruptcy Looms: Official
• House Subpoenas Exec For Hearing On Beef Recall
• Labor Agencies Brace For New President
• IBM-Telelogic Deal Poses No Antitrust Threat: EU
• SEC Proposes Streamlining ETF Exemption Process
• States' Push Unlikely To Alter Electric Corridors
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Barr's Morning-After Pill
• New Bill Takes Aim At Non-Tanker Oil Spills
• Official Predicts U.S. Won't Meet Ethanol Goals
• Regulators Step Up FCPA Enforcement: Report
• DOJ, EU Force Divestitures In Steel Mill Merger
• Senate To Begin Debate On CPSC Overhaul
• Pressure Mounts On EPA For Alleged Stalling Tactics
• Potential ESA Listing Could Chill Natural Gas Boom
• N.J. Senate Approves Family Leave Benefits Bill
• FDA Unlikely To Curb Off-Label Marketing: Sources
• Miners Look To Senate For A Friendlier Reform Bill
• EEOC Clarifies Tough Veteran Employment Protections
• India Implicates Nine Firms In Cement Cartel
• Noble Challenges Nigerian Laws That Call Rigs Boats
• Futures Regulator To Probe Jet Fuel Market: Report
• Fannie, Freddie Set Up Appraisal Watchdog
• EPA's Logic On Calif. Emissions Law Draws Fire
• Regulator Wants Banks' Detailed Data On Mortgages
• EPA Hopes To Expedite Federal Air Quality Reviews
• Puget Energy Faces Penalties From 2006 Spill
• Bill Aims To Beef Up USDA Recall Power