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Regulators have to meet a lot of documentation requirements in asking for and then addressing public comments.

There have been a number of new regulatory developments since our prior Alert, including updates on Prince George’s County rent control, Montgomery County tenant protections, Montgomery...

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What Does it Mean for Your Business? This article updates and provides new information and guidance and replaces our original article dated August 3, 2023. ...

This article updates and provides new information and guidance and replaces our original article dated August 3, 2023. On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act...

On January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act” or the “CTA”) will go into effect. It is expected to impact approximately 32.6 million small and medium-sized businesses...

​​​​​​​On September 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued the final rule to implement the beneficial ownership reporting...

In January, we posted about the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes NEPA...

Introduction In our last Review, we reported that the National Labor Relations Board had a very busy year.  Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was also a fairly busy year for the Board.  In its final year, the Trump Board produced a number of key decisions for employers.  Whether those decision stand the test of time remains to be seen, because the Biden Board will soon begin its work.  In the meantime, we will review the highlights from 2020 and preview some of the possi...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On 2 December 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Notice of Final Rulemaking in the Federal Register (Final Rule), 1 modifying the regulations implementing the federal physician self-referral law (the Stark Law). 2 In the Final Rule, CMS largely finalizes many of the proposals set forth in the Proposed Rulemaking issued on 17 October 2019 (Proposed Rule), 3 with certain modifications. CMS has indicate...