Public Policy Archive » April, 2009

Public Policy - April, 2009

184 articles

• Parts Of Tort Law Unconstitutional: Ark. High Court
• FDA Slaps Botox, Similar Toxins With MedWatch Alert
• EU Bans Chemical Linked To Dermatitis Outbreaks
• A Chance For Real Immigration Reform
• Senate Kills Mortgage 'Cramdown' Amendment
• UK Competition Agencies Push Consistent Protocol
• Paper Or Plastic? Retailers May Be Losing Choice
• Bill Takes On Wage Gap Between Sexes
• German Regulator Halts Total Gas Station Deal
• Facing Enforcement Of The False Statements Act
• Wis. Anti-Bias Bill Ready For Gov.'s Signature
• CPSC Issues Testing Protocols For Lead In Paint
• Bill Seeks Oversight Panel For Cap-And-Trade Cash
• ETP Must Face FERC Adversary Hearing: 5th Circ.
• Specter Switch Signals New Hope For EFCA
• Groups Push To End Mandatory Arbitration Pacts
• EU Reveals Draft Plan For Hedge Fund Regulation
• La. House Panel OKs Limit On Storm Deductibles
• Lawmakers Consider Reversing Leegin
• Bill Would Stop Substandard Drywall At US Border
• NH Senate Rejects Transgender Rights Bill
• BofA Chair Ousted Amid Calls For Info On Merrill Deal
• House Legislators Push To Broaden Scope Of FMLA
• Damages Provisions Of The Patent Reform Act
• Newly Bankrupt Tropicana Casino Seeks Fast Auction
• Wis. Bill Would Limit Pre-Existing Condition Denials
• Reducing Discovery Costs With Rule 502
• FTC Finalizes Rule Changes To Streamline Hearings
• Senate Sends Anti-Financial Fraud Bill To House
• Senate Passes Bill To Extend Court Deadlines
• Bill Seeks More FDA Scrutiny Of Foreign Medical Cos.
• Obama Officially Kills Bush-Era ESA Rules
• FDA Says OTC Pain Pill Labels Must Be Revised
• Understanding The Shift In Canada's Competition Law
• Tracking Labels Under The New CPSIA
• Alfalfa Sprouts Linked To Salmonella Outbreak
• How Employers Can Use CFAA To Get Back Laptops
• Possible Changes In NLRB Law
• Insurers Attack Maine's Bad-Faith-Claims Bill
• FINRA BrokerCheck Sets Sights On Former Brokers
• Salazar To Use Courts To Nix Bush-Era Mining Rule
• EPA Reconsiders 3 Bush-Era Emissions Rules
• Fla. Bill Backs Hurricane P&C Insurance Reform
• DOJ Targets Immucor In Reagents Antitrust Probe
• PCA: Trading Tax Relief For Unionization
• Dems Introduce Bill To Give OSH Act More Teeth
• Calif. Adopts US' 1st Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
• Bill Would Add More Worker Protections To WARN Act
• China Institutes 'Protectionist' Postal Service Limits
• Bill Aims To Boost BEACH Grants, Water Standards
• Wash. Close To OK'ing $12B CenturyTel-Embarq Deal
• EU Parliament Votes To Extend Copyright To 70 Years
• Tweak Climate Bill Or Endanger Economy: Experts
• Making Room For Renewable Energy In Calif.
• House Panel Balks At Changes To Patent Bill
• EU Court Advised To Uphold €21M Akzo Cartel Fine
• EU Passes Rule Targeting Ratings Agencies' Failures
• DOJ Monopoly Crackdown May Hit Hurdles In Courts
• SEC Takes Adviser To Task For Endorsing Bayou
• Placement Agents Under Fire In NY Pension Scandal
• DOL Backs Off Bush-Era Union Finance Report Rule
• Texas Senate Adopts Solar Energy Incentive Bill
• DOI Finalizes Rule For Offshore Energy Projects
• Green Bill Will Drive Economic Transformation: EPA
• 3 Pesticides Harm Salmon: NMFS Opinion
• DOJ Demurs On Newspaper Antitrust Exemptions
• EU Parliament OKs Energy Unbundling Compromise
• Obama Officials Push For GHG Caps, Cleantech
• EPA To Curb Cement Plants' Mercury Emissions
• Howard Economist Tapped For Labor Policy Post
• Crane Preservation Bill Flies Through House
• EEOC Puts Caregiver Bias Back In The Spotlight
• Brownback Joins Push For Flex-Fuel Cars
• What New GTLD Names Mean To Banks
• Curbing GHG Emissions Via Clean Air Act?
• Retroactivity In The Medical Device Safety Act
• Anticipating GHG Regulation Under The Clean Air Act
• Doha Bank Branch To Pay $5M Over DOT Claims
• Planned NM Mine Falls Under Federal Law: 10th Circ.
• Back To The Future For Toxics Release Program: EPA
• Varney's Vision Of Antitrust Enforcement
• Sens. Seek Subpoena Power For TARP Watchdog
• EU To Investigate Star Alliance, Oneworld Members
• Bankrupt Lender Fremont Settles With Mass., Calif.
• Texas Sen. Backs Lower Bar For Mesothelioma Claims
• Insurance Groups Blast 'One-Way' Minn. Bill
• Executing OCS Renewable Energy Projects
• Climate Bill Backers Compromise On Preemption
• NJ Court Issues Mixed Ruling On Layoff Rule
• FERC Must Weigh Antitrust Claims In Decisions: AAI
• Evolving Employment Authorization Enforcement
• US Stalls For More Time On E-Verify Rule Change
• DOE To Dole Out $4B For Smart Grid Efforts
• US, Mexico Plan Cooperation On Green Issues
• Canadian Antitrust Reforms Need Clarification: ABA
• EPA Paves Way For Greenhouse Gas Regulations
• The NLRA And Non-Union Employers
• NIH Limits Stem Cell Funding To Fertility Clinics
• CPSC Votes To Delay Lead Rules For Kids' ATVs
• Utilities, Experts Clash Over Efficiency Standards Bill
• Del. OKs Bill To Boost Shareholders' Election Rights
• FTC Issues Revised Rule On Oil Market Manipulation
• Md. Requires Insurers To Report Slavery Dealings
• Insurers Group Fights Texas Workers' Comp Bill
• EPA Issues List Of Pesticides To Undergo Screening
• EPA Floats Proposal To Increase Ethanol Cap
• Obama Names 2 For Labor Posts
• A New Code Of Conduct For Health Care Industry
• Effects Of CFIUS Rules On Minority Investments
• Courting Patent Reform
• EPA Greenhouse Gas Finding Clears OMB Review
• New Regulations For Insurance Telemarketers
• State By State Employee Monitoring Laws
• Central Coast Salamanders Are Threatened: 9th Circ.
• EPA Probes Impact Of Ocean Acidification
• Conn. Jumps On Anti-Bisphenol A Bandwagon
• Recent Developments At The ITC
• Sebelius Vetoes Bill To Allow Coal-Fired Power Plants
• Massive Sewage Upgrade Suit To Move Forward In Pa.
• FERC, DOI Bring Official End To Hydropower Turf War
• DOC Nixes Broadwater Long Island Sound LNG Plan
• Treasury, GM Hammer Out 'Surgical' Ch. 11 Plan
• Battle Over EFCA Heats Up With Advertising Blitz
• The Problems With The Mortgage Bailout Plan
• Congress Could Strip EPA Of Power To Regulate GHGs
• Jackson Calls For Legislative Fix For Clean Water Act
• House Draft Bill: Climate Change, Clean Energy
• EU To Investigate French Bid To Privatize Ports
• EPA Nixes Incentives For Charging Water Permit Fees
• Eni May Offer Deal In EU Gas Transfer Antitrust Probe
• Calif. Proposes Tougher Rules For Toxic-Site Owners
• OSHA Orders Air Cargo Co. To Pay Ex-Workers $8M
• EU Probes Dutch Aid To Fortis Amid Economic Crisis
• Germany Slaps Microsoft Unit With €9M Antitrust Fine
• Spurring Competition Among UK Airports
• SEC Proposes Uptick Rule Among Short-Selling Fixes
• Santa Barbara Drops Support For Offshore Drilling
• The State Of Smokeless Tobacco Competition
• Life Insurers Await Word On TARP Fund Requests
• Transgender Rights Bill Squeaks Through NH House
• Next Battleground In EU Antitrust Litigation
• CPSC Fines TJ Maxx, Others $1M Over Drawstrings
• Senator From Ark. Puts Nail In EFCA Coffin
• SEC Defends FIA Rule Against Insurers' Challenge
• Increasing Enforcement Of Wage Claims
• Kucinich Demands SEC Probe Into Merrill Bonuses
• Sen. Proposes 2-Day Wait Period For Ticket Resales
• 44 House Dems Urge Obama To Repeal ESA Rules
• Biologics Legislation In The 111th Congress
• Nonperformance On Nuclear Waste Storage
• SEC Corporate Penalties: The Changing Tide
• Sens. Nix Coastal States' Bid For More Drilling Profits
• Bill Seeks SEC Suspension Of Mark-To-Market Rules
• Program For Patent Judges Could Cut Case Delays
• CPSC Head Denies Bid For ATV Lead Exemption
• House Bill Targets Chinese-Made Drywall
• Bill Seeks Ban On Calif. Offshore Drilling
• Senate Bill Seeks To Overturn 1872 Mining Law
• Senate Closes Door On Fast-Track Of Climate Bills
• The Amended Coverage Provisions Of COBRA
• Obama Auto Team Seeks Delay On GM-Delphi Deal
• Clean Water Restoration Act Reintroduced In Senate
• Rep. Demands Probe Of AIG Debt Payments
• New State Product Labeling Laws: Preempted?
• Audit Blasts OSHA Program For High-Risk Employers
• Senate Panel Pushes Through Patent Bill
• What GHG Reporting Portends For Industry
• Obama CAFE Rule Worse Than Bush Proposal: CBD
• Bill To Give FDA Control Over Tobacco Passes House
• Tech Groups Call On Obama To Diversify IP Appointees
• Copyright Office Ups Fees For Paper Filings
• House OKs Bill Linking Executive Pay, Performance
• CPSC Head Beseeches Obama To Fill Vacancy
• Bill Would Revive CAIR, CAMR In Wake Of Acid Rain
• US Rep. Pushes To Kill '05 Bankruptcy Code Reforms
• Union Bill In Jeopardy As Key Senator Drops Support
• Bill Would Make Competition For Pharma Sales Reps
• Bill May Keep Lead, Phthalates On Shelves Longer
• BP Unit Must Step Up Wastewater Monitoring: EPA
• Ecuador Puts Competition Regime In Place
• House Approves New Benefits For Federal Retirees
• Computer-Intensive Services Under The EPA
• CPSC Staff Denies Bid For ATV Lead Exemption
• Bill Seeks Federal Regulation For Insurance Industry