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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations recently released its 2024 Examinations Priorities, a yearly report that provides insight into the Division’s areas of focus to improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risk, and inform policy.

Beware not only of “hallucinations,” but inadvertent disclosure of proprietary info and copyright protection as well.

On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newson signed into law AB-418, the California Food Safety Act, which completely bans, on safety grounds, the use in food of four additives that are considered safe by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ban becomes effective January 1, 2027.

The US Supreme Court has announced it will evaluate whether “impact fees” associated with permits can violate the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution.

Kevin Nelson will speak at the American Conference Institute’s 9th Annual Paragraph IV Disputes Master Symposium on October 25, 2023.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a comprehensive inquiry designed to explore ways the Commission’s Mapping Broadband Health in America platform could be expanded and enhanced to help better leverage digital health tools to improve maternal care.

As we highlighted in the Family Office Newsletter’s pages in June, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is slated to go into effect on January 1, 2024.

On October 3, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule regarding the regulation of in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs).

Every year, thousands of applications are filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by defense contractors and equipment manufacturers seeking approval for experimental wireless operations in support of National Security objectives.

James Kim has been invited back to present a webinar to members of the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) on October 25, 2023. The association roster currently tops 500 members representing key companies supplying the North American heavy and medium transportation sector.

As we discussed in our September 25 publishing, Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey: IRS Issues Moratorium on Processing New Employee Retention Credit Claims, the IRS previously stated that it was finalizing details for a special withdrawal option for taxpayers.

James Kim will present on a webinar to the members of the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA).

On October 17, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on truck and bus tires from Thailand.

On November 9, 2023, the AFS Electric Mobility team will address a plenary session of the Electric Vehicle Tech symposium at the Advanced Design and Manufacturing conference in Toronto, Canada.

Mike Showalter will join a panel of speakers in a webinar hosted by Gradient that explores various topics on Environmental Justice updates.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the US Department of the Treasury released final regulations on October 16 that address the changes enacted by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA).

When an employer discharges an employee, California Labor Code, Section 201(a), provides that “the wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge are due and payable immediately.”

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a new rule aimed at eliminating certain “hidden” and “junk” fee practices. The FTC said that these fees, which may be undisclosed until late in the transaction process, are estimated to cost consumers 10s of billions of dollars annually.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Just in case you were starting to get comfortable with last year’s massive raft of regulations on the advanced computing, supercomputer, and semiconductor industries in China, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has dropped another 400-something pages.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that International Practice Co-Leader Hunter Carter has co-authored a chapter titled “Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards: Colombia,” featured in the Global Arbitration Review’s (GAR) extensive online resource, Know-how.

Christine Quigley will speak at an ABA webinar co-hosted by the Special Committee On Career and Wellness of the ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law & Section of Taxation webinar on October 19, 2023.

As we enter the final quarter of 2023, the ArentFox Schiff Hospitality Industry group has identified several opportunities and challenges that could impact the hospitality industry.

ArentFox Schiff secured a significant appellate decision in federal court concerning the rights of US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical personnel. For the second time, a federal court has admonished the VA for failing to adhere to employment law protections.

ArentFox Schiff’s Chairman Anthony Lupo, AI, Metaverse & Blockchain Industry Group Co-Leader Dan Jasnow, along with Associates Felicia Xu and Emily Caylor, have co-authored an article for Retail Leader on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the fashion industry.