Public Policy Archive » March, 2010

Public Policy - March, 2010

227 articles

• CFTC Finalizes New OTC Derivative Class
• EPA Poses Rollback On New Source Review Policy
• FERC's Latest Take On Civil Penalties
• Lugar Seeks Support For Bipartisan Climate Plan
• International Accounting Standards For US Cos.?
• White House Opens New Areas For Offshore Drilling
• StarCaps And Lawful Consumable Products Laws
• Obama Signs Student Loan Overhaul
• NLRB Appointments Clear Way For Pro-Union Change
• FDA Tobacco Panel Weighs Menthol Ban
• Can An RTO's Performance Be Measured?
• Biosimilars Pathway: A Far Cry From Hatch-Waxman
• Murkowski Presses EPA For Details On GHG Rules
• Private Employers Push To Repeal Retiree Drug Tax
• EPA To Crack Down On GHG Emissions In 2011
• EPA Considers Regulations On Bisphenol A
• GAO Sees Pros & Cons Of Cap-And-Trade Options
• ABA IP Section Backs Changes To Patent Reform Bill
• New Bill Would Force Carmakers To Share Repair Data
• Senate Again Lets Federal Insurance Plans Lapse
• Addressing The NYC Capacity Market
• Recess Appointments Fill Employment, Trade Posts
• Bill Would Extend COBRA To Domestic Partners
• Peer-To-Patent System Poised For Expansion: Kappos
• USPTO Presses Congress For Authority To Set Fees
• Bill Offers Ponzi Scheme Tax Relief To Small Investors
• Coastal Sens. Take Issue With Offshore Drilling Proposal
• The DOJ Truth-Seeking Mission
• Calif. GHG Allowances Should Be Free: Schwarzenegger
• SEC To Probe Funds' Use Of Derivatives
• House Bill Seeks To Amend False Marking Remedies
• Bill Aims To Upgrade Tracking System For Bad Meat
• Execs Push CFTC To Reject Metals Trading Limits
• EPA Opens Up Scientific Research Database
• Alaska House Gives Boost To Gas Pipeline Project
• Foreclosures Can Pose Hidden Enviro Risks For Banks
• US, EU May Expand Open Skies Partnership
• Recess Appointment Talk For NLRB Draws GOP Ire
• PCAOB To Weigh Auditor, Board Communications
• Senate Panel Approves School Food Recall Notices
• In The EPA Crosshairs: Energy Extraction
• New Bill Puts Superfund Cleanup Onus On Polluters
• La. Bills Would Ban Chinese Drywall Cancellations
• Post Merger Liability For Import-Related Trade Risks
• Firms, Trade Groups Seek Support For First-Sale Rule
• House Panel OKs Electric Grid Safety Upgrade
• EU Keeps Only 2 Antitrust Exemptions For Insurers
• The Annual H-1B Cap Season Is Under Way
• When Is A Cautionary Statement Not Meaningful?
• US Apparel Group Backs Trans-Pacific Trade Pact
• Legislators Fight To Revive Yucca Nuclear Waste Plan
• EU Says Children's Clothes Breach Safety Rules
• Physician Payment Reporting Obligations: A Reality
• EPA Tightens Water Standards For 4 Carcinogens
• Altria Unit Fails To Stop NYC Flavored Tobacco Ban
• Pay Czar Seeks Further Cuts For Top Bailout Execs
• EPA Seeks GHG Emissions Data From Oil, Gas Sector
• NY Senate Mulls Bill To Ban BPA In Child Products
• WTO Finds EU Airbus Loans Contained Subsidies
• Obama Signs Health Care Bill As GOP Eyes Repeal
• New Climate Change Guidance For Federal Agencies
• Utilities, Green Groups Back Robust Forest Offsets
• Senate Dems Demand Climate Bill Vote By End Of 2010
• Colo. Ups Renewable Energy Goal To 30% By 2020
• Trade Protections Denied For Tuna, Shark, Coral Species
• Altering The ADEA Disparate Impact Defense
• Follow-On Biologics: Is Your Patent Portfolio Ready?
• Dodd Financial Reform Bill Headed To Senate Floor
• US Winemakers Lukewarm On Trans-Pacific FTA
• Renovators Scramble To Prepare For Lead Paint Rule
• Shipping Capacity An Issue In Export Plan: Panel
• Health Care Bill Heads To Obama's Desk
• FERC's Proposed Disclosure Of Enforcement Targets
• 16 States Rally Against EPA In GHG Regulation Feud
• Predicting The Future Of Disposable Income?
• Holding Foreign Manufacturers Accountable In The US
• The Truth About I-9 Compliance
• State AGs Plan To Fight Health Care Reform Law
• Conduct-Based Remedies In Merger Investigations
• Faster Patent Processing For Economic Recovery
• DC Circ. Backs Diesel Exhaust Mining Safety Rules
• House Bill Would End Direct Student Lending By Banks
• SEC Warns Firms After JP Morgan Muni Bond Probe
• Fiduciary Duty For Brokers A Bad Call, Attys Say
• FERC Orders NERC To Close Standards Loophole
• Pitfalls Of Withdrawing From Patent Applications
• The Latest In Secondary Actor Liability
• 5 Issues To Watch In Finance Bill Markup
• German Reforms Could Force Splits For Telecom Giants
• Green Groups Fight Va.'s Bid To Block GHG Action
• PG&E Ballot Measure In Calif. Anti-Competitive: Utilities
• FERC Unveils New Civil Penalty Enforcement Guidelines
• NY Insurance Bill Plays Down Rating Agencies' Role
• Vertical Price-Fixing Ban Clears Senate Committee
• EPA Launches New Hydraulic Fracturing Probe
• FCC Seeks Comments On Comcast-NBC Merger
• Auto Industry Group Takes EPA's Side On GHG Limits
• Pay-For-Delay Ban Dropped From Health Care Bill
• FDA Sets Rule Limiting Tobacco Marketing Toward Kids
• Senate Eyes Expanded Ch. 12 For Small Businesses
• Schumer Pushes For Probe Of NRC Background Checks
• State Insurance Chiefs Face Grilling Over Holding Cos.
• Return To PLAs On Federally Funded Plant Construction
• Dismissal Of FINRA Merger Class Actions Appealed
• The Cigarette Rule — Up In Smoke?
• House Bill Aims To Reward Family-Friendly Workplaces
• Focusing On Food Labeling Enforcement
• Targeting Temp Imports/Exports Of Defense Articles
• Brazil Aims To Boost Clarity Of Cartel Leniency Plan
• US, India Pen Trade, Investment Pact
• Senate Targets China Over Currency Manipulation
• Schapiro Says SEC Moving Past Missteps
• House To Examine Lehman's Regulators
• Sens. Propose Easing Rules On Trade With Cuba
• Bunning Plays Hardball With USTR On Trade Nominees
• GOP Lawmakers Pooh-Pooh SEC Climate Directive
• FINRA Priorities And FINRA Results
• Inventor Tafas Seeks Fees In Suit Over USPTO Rules
• Pro-Wind Governors Urge Renewable Energy Reforms
• US Begins Talks On Pacific Free-Trade Area
• Gas Caucus Defends 'Fracking' In Face Of Probe
• House Signs Off On Bill Adding 35 Bankruptcy Judges
• CPSC OKs Rule On Factors For Civil Safety Fines
• FTC Warning Letters: A New Era Of Enforcement?
• House Eyes Penalty Upgrade For OSHA Violations
• Wyo. Says New DOI Rules Slowing Coal Leases
• Strategies In PSD Permitting Of Greenhouse Gases
• Obama Faces Backlash Over Iran Sanctions Exemptions
• Don't Put GHGs Under CAA Purview: Chamber
• Dodd Reveals Financial Reform Bill Amid Criticism
• JFTC Transparency Proposal Heads To Lawmakers
• 'Red Tide' Bill Creating Task Force Passes House
• FDA Slaps Black Box Warning On Plavix
• The Future Of NJ Environmental Programs
• CPSIA — The Challenge For Smaller Businesses
• Strategic Early Retirement Incentives
• A New Market Access Rule For Broker-Dealers?
• Obama Says Export Control Reform Plan Imminent
• Conference Committee Picked For Iran Sanctions Bill
• Senators Hash Out Effects Of Paycheck Fairness Act
• Obama Taps Boeing, Xerox CEOs For Export Council
• Sens. Ask GE-Comcast Regulators To Walk Fine Line
• Iran's Mahan Airways Again Denied Export Rights
• Dodd Will Forge Ahead With Finance Bill
• Treasury Should Have Let GMAC Go Bankrupt: Report
• Air France Accuses Ryanair Of Taking Illegal Aid
• Basel II Capital Rules: Here We Go Again
• Bill Gives 30M More People Paid Sick Leave: Report
• Ill. Judge Throws Wrench Into Frontier, Verizon Deal
• Sens. Introduce Volcker Bill Despite Weak Support
• High Court Draws Senate's Ire Over Citizens United
• Sessions Tests Left Leanings In District Court Nominees
• Sens. Press For Info In NCAA Football Antitrust Probe
• 1st Responders Press For Collective Bargaining Rights
• Lugar Floats New Energy Plan Minus Cap-And-Trade
• Landrieu Pushes For Small Business Patent Power
• SEC's Chief Economist To Step Down
• USTR Mulls Action Over China's Internet Policies
• Brazil Must Take Lead In Cotton Dispute: Sens.
• Chemical Execs Ask Congress For TSCA Reform
• US OKs Iran, Cuba, Sudan Exports To Boost Web Use
• Energy Groups Seek Exemption From OTC Reform
• Fla. Launches Anti-Cadmium Bill
• Suggestions For Improving USPTO Re-Examinations
• Relief In Sight For Calif. Employers?
• NY Legislators Target Controversial Gas Drilling Method
• FDA Chief Walks Tightrope In 2011 Budget Talks
• Markey Calls On GAO To Examine Nuclear Plant Policy
• Cost-Containment And The Need For Health Courts
• Sens. Aim For Trade Preference Reform Within Months
• UK Panel Eyes Kraft Claims On Cadbury Plant: Report
• Wash. Senate Backs BPA Ban On Children's Products
• EPA Chief Bashes Efforts To Delay GHG Regulations
• NYC Jacks Up Penalties For Dumping In Harbor
• NHTSA Eyed Over Post-Recall Toyota Complaints
• High Court Lets Closure Of Air Pollution Loophole Stand
• Health Insurers Told To Post Premium Justifications
• Rule 2019 Revisited
• Climate Change Considerations Under NEPA
• Agreements Under Canada's New Competition Regime
• ITC Probes Effects Of Changes To US-Bahrain FTA
• Patent Reform Compromise Won't End Debate
• Sage Grouse Ruling Allows For More Oil Development
• Bill Would Allow Private Action For Trade Remedy
• Bill Proposes Federal Veto For Health Premium Hikes
• The Regulation Of Private Fund Advisers
• An Eye On The US Jobs Bill
• Sens. Seek To Extend Tax Breaks For Wind Projects
• Senate Leaders Reveal Patent Reform Compromise
• A Health Reform Workaround
• Export Initiative Means New Opportunities, Vast Rules
• Lieberman Introduces Bill To End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Employment Taxes Audit — Is Your Company Ready?
• Legislators Seek To Force US Exit From NAFTA
• Attorneys Fear Return Of Outside Compliance Monitors
• Climate Change Disclosures For Public Companies
• Sens. Want Private Energy Projects To Buy American
• Lawmakers Call For End To Mexico-US Trucking Fight
• EU Nixes Vivendi Antitrust Claim V. France Telecom
• Senate Approves Obama's FTC Nominees
• House Approves Insurance Broker Licensing Bill
• Rockefeller Seeks To Delay EPA Emissions Action
• Becker May Get Recess Appointment To NLRB
• International IP Treaty Won't Affect US Law: Kirk
• Schumer Urges EPA To Act Quickly On BPA
• Rethinking Non-GAAP Financial Measures
• Senate Urges Action On Job-Boosting Trade Measures
• Sens. Put Forth $6B Home Star Energy Savings Bill
• Customs Nixes Rule Closing Drawback Loophole
• SEC, IRS Form Municipal Bond Oversight Committee
• Federal Insurance Programs Extended After Delay
• What All H-1B Employers Should Know
• Sens. Aim To Restore States' Control Over LNG Sites
• The Heavy Cost Of Violating US Sanctions
• US Weighs New Brake Rules After Toyota Recalls
• Ex-O'Melveny Partner Nominated To DOC Post
• Superseding Stoneridge
• The Latest Swipe At Insurers' Antitrust Exemption
• Support Builds To Block EPA's GHG Finding
• Class Actions Over FINRA Merger Tossed
• Microsoft Rolls Out EU Antitrust Deal For 100M Users
• Senate Delays Threaten Federal Insurance Programs
• Attorneys General Make Last-Ditch Plea for CFPA
• Say-On-Pay Bill Unveiled In Senate
• EU Accuses Polish Telecom Giant Of Blocking Rivals
• Sierra Club, Others Denounce Energy-Only Climate Bill
• Orange, T-Mobile Get OK For Deal After Concessions