The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have issued final regulations (TD 10053) that revise the threshold for backup withholding on payments made by third party settlement ...

Since our March 2026 update, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) submitted its initial regulations implementing Senate Bills (SB) 253 and 261 to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) ...

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has been consistent on one point for two years running: it isn't writing new rules for artificial intelligence. It's applying the rules already on the ...

A recent Seventh Circuit decision narrowly cabins Illinois independent counsel doctrine holding that not every divergence of interests among insured parties creates a conflict of interest requiring an ...

On 17 July 2026, the European Commission proposed a revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) (the Proposal) for Phases 5 and 6 of the EU ETS post-2030. The Proposal forms part of a broader ...

Connecticut has joined a growing number of states regulating employers' use of AI in hiring and employment decisions. The “Act Concerning Online Safety” emphasizes notice, transparency, correction ...

1. CFTC Announces Inaugural Meeting of the Innovation Advisory Committee On August 10, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Michael Selig announced that the Innovation Advisory ...

Birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution has been a recurring issue in immigration policy. In January 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that ...

In my profession as a claims consultant for HKA, I get the opportunity to support clients with the commercial management of major construction contracts worldwide, as well as working closely with many ...

New York has kicked off a two-year overhaul of Medicaid provider oversight after winning Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval on Aug. 4, 2026.[1] This initiative aims to ...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published its policy statement on Modernising the Redress System, confirming a series of significant changes to the redress system. The FOS have previously ...

In the early stages of planning any project, one important step that deserves careful attention is environmental testing. While it is sometimes easy to overlook, environmental testing can make a ...