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In January 2022, the President assented to the Financial Sector Laws Amendment Act, 2021 (the "FSLAA"), which adds a new Chapter 12A (Resolution of Designated Institutions) (the "Bank...
As readers may remember from our previous blog post, on September 9, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“the Order”) pertaining to mandated COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal...
Most federal contractors will soon see a new Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) clause mandating COVID-19 vaccinations and safety protocols included in their future federal...
13 (also known as the Service Contract Labor Standards); (3) for concessions; 14 or (4) for services provided to federal employees, their dependents, or the general public on federal property or lands. The Executive Order does not apply to contracts subject to the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. 15 The Executive Order revokes the Trump Administration's EO 13838, which removed mandatory federal contractor wage minimums for certain recreational services and equipment rental contracts on federal land. 16 That means individuals performing outfitting and guide services on federal land must be c...
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On October 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) adopted final rules imposing speculative position limits in derivative contracts referencing 25 agricultural, metals and energy commodities (the Final Rules). These limits are the culmination of almost a decade of work from the Commission and its staff, including revising the rules after a federal court vacated its last attempt to expand speculative position limits in 2012. The Final Rules are intended to “prevent excessive speculation” and broadly ...