Public Policy Archive » May, 2008

Public Policy - May, 2008

109 articles

• Unions Chide Cos. For Abusing Bankruptcies
• SEC One Step Closer To Filling Job Vacancies
• CFTC Needs More Staff, Chairman Says
• Treasury Dept.'s New Foreign Investment Regulations
• FDA Wants To Reclassify Digital Mammograms
• In Rare Move, CFTC Reveals Oil Price Probe
• California Senate Mulls Sick Leave Bill
• FDA Seeks To Amend Drugs' Pregnancy Labeling
• Vote Looms Over Right To Sell Prescription Info
• House Report Urges Cost-Effective Cap-And-Trade
• FERC Endorses New Version Of Reliability Standard
• FDA's Online Tainted Food Registry Delayed
• EPA's New Smog Rules Come Under Fire
• Give Consumers More Say In Antitrust Policy: Study
• Colo. Energy Regulators Nix Bid To Limit Rule Making
• FDA, Medicare Launch Drug Safety Initiative
• Senate To Weigh Cost Of Key Climate Change Bill
• U.S. Ratifies Treaty On Nuclear Damages Liability
• Bill Would Fine Employers For Misclassifications
• Some Employers Not Complying With FMLA: Study
• SEC Moves Toward Adopting High-Tech Filing Rule
• EU To Look Into Microsoft Support Of ODF Format
• Bill Aims To Swap Visa Lottery For Worker Permits
• Senate Committee Passes Bill To Overturn EPA Ruling
• Calif. Bar OKs New Insurance Disclosure Rules
• Investors Push Senate To Enact Climate Change Bill
• Lawmakers Ask Drug Companies To Improve Ads
• Bill To Allow Suits Against OPEC Clears House
• Pension Funds Blamed For Commodity Price Spikes
• Senate Committee Approves Housing Reform Bill
• New Bill Would Crack Down On Plaintiff Kickbacks
• Obama Vows To Take Tougher Antitrust Stance: Report
• U.K. Antitrust Guidelines To Cover IP, Remedies
• Green Groups Win Partial Victory On Alaska Leases
• Sarkozy Pushes To Drop 35-Hour Workweek
• Calif. Utility Asks FERC To OK Power Corridor
• Congress Approves Plan to Close Enron Loophole
• Comcast Suffers Blow In Set-Top Box Appeal
• Alternative Energy Tax Credit Bill Moves Forward
• Bush Interfered In EPA's Ozone Decision, Dems Allege
• Senate Votes To Block FCC Ownership Rules
• Light Cigarettes Marketing Bill Heads To Senate
• FERC Policy Revisions To Strengthen Enforcement
• Bill Would Let Workers Swap OT Wages For Comp Time
• Bush Readies Veto Stamp As House Passes Farm Bill
• Sirius CFO Says Co. May Reject Merger Conditions
• SEC Eyes Computer-Coded Filing Requirements
• Senate Considers Unions For First Responders
• CSC Settles DOJ Kickback Claims For $1.37M
• FDA Puts Immucor On Notice For Safety Violations
• Court Reinstates Florida Allstate Ban
• JP Morgan Gets Wells Notice In Municipal Bond Probe
• Senate Votes To Halt Stockpiling Of Oil
• FTC Furthers Probe Into Mylan's Keppra Settlement
• Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Settles Insider Trading Suit
• Allstate, Texas Regulators Settle Suit For $71M
• Fighting FINRA Pays Off: Sutherland Study
• Groups Ask DOJ To Probe Market For Online Searches
• EPA Committee Seeks Long-Term Pollutant Standards
• GunnAllen Pays $750K To Settle FINRA Action
• Countdown to China's New Anti-Monopoly Law
• Hong Kong Ponders Nation's First Competition Law
• Patent Commissioner Promotes Hiring Push
• Merchants, Credit Card Cos. Face Off Over Fee Bill
• No Clear Hazards In Plastic Additives: FDA, CPSC
• FTC Asks FERC To Consider Transmission Unbundling
• Mercury Emissions Bill Comes Under Fire
• Patent Reform Act Runs Aground In Senate
• EU Scuttles Probe Into Sea Shipping Price-Fixing
• EC To Simplify Medical Device Legislation
• Lawmakers Fight FDA's Anti-Estriol Stance
• U.S. House Passes IP Enforcement Bill
• Companion Bill Would Extend Green Tax Incentives
• Congress Examines Regulation Of Investment Banks
• European Parliament Wants Airline Emissions Capped
• USPTO Decides To Appeal Tafas Ruling
• FDA Panel Rejects New Uses For Cancer Drug
• DOE Tags $126M For Carbon Sequestration Projects
• Antitrust Group Backs Auto Repair Parts Patent Bill
• Mandatory E-Verify Program Could Cost $1B: GAO
• AGs Examining J&J Nominal Pricing Deals
• DOJ Under Pressure To Probe JBS Swift Merger
• Bush OKs Bill To Secure Student Loans
• D.C. Circ. Affirms FERC's Calif. Utility Fee Scheme
• ConocoPhillips Asks FERC To Punish Entergy
• Wal-Mart Shields Itself In U.K. Supermarket Probe
• FDA Warns Stryker Again Over Quality Control
• Nuclear Investment Demands CO2 Charges: CBO
• Brokerage Service's Rules Cramp Competition: DOJ
• FTC Gives Green Light To Agrium Deal
• Senators Ask EPA To Change Ethanol Mandate
• N.Y. Regulatory Task Force To Probe Subprime Players
• Bill Seeks An End To Enron Loophole
• Big Pharma To Defend Ad Practices At House Hearing
• Wider Fentora Use Could Encourage Abuse: FDA
• Bill Says OPEC's WTO Members Breach Trade Laws
• Bridgestone Cited In EU Marine Hose Probe
• Lawmakers Urge Probe Into Lerach Kickback Claims
• EPA To Crack Down On Lead Emissions, Monitoring
• SEC Takes Aim At Swap Agreements
• Local Laws Complicate Compliance For National Cos.
• In Cephalon Case, FTC Hopes For High Court Ruling
• Dietary Products Tainted With Chromium: FDA
• Fla. OKs Energy Law But Delays Tailpipe Provision
• BofA Unit To Pay $9.8M In SEC Settlement
• FERC Defends Merger Oversight In Front Of Senate
• Genetic Bias Bill Passes House With Ease
• FDA Scolds Merck About Conditions At Pa. Plant
• McCann Erickson Pays $12M To Settle Fraud Charges