Category: Federal Regulatory Issues

By Michael Billmeier, Partner On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission adopted a Final Rule banning employers from imposing non-compete clauses on their employees. The restrictions will be effective 120 days after the Rule’s publication in the Federal Register. …

  Pursuant to Section 100247 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (“BWA”), Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) Director Michael McRaith advised today, April 23, 2013,  that he is seeking comments and supporting information on natural catastrophes and the …

  Above:  Federal Insurance Office Director Michael McRaith   At a meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance today, March 13, 2013, Federal Insurance Office Director Michael McRaith advised that publication of a long-overdue statutory report on recommendations for …

  The Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (“FACI”) has scheduled a public meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 in Washington, D.C. at 10:00 a.m. (EST).  To view the meeting notice, click here. In addition to international insurance matters, topics to …

  The Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (“FACI”) is scheduled to hold its first meeting in Washington D.C. on March 30, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the Cash Room of the U.S. Treasury.  To view the meeting notice, click here. …

  The anticipated publication deadline of an insurance industry modernization report by the newly created Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) has passed.   The FIO, which was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd Frank”), …

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has announced that the date for required reporting by non-group health plans (“NGHPs”) under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“Section 111”) has been extended from …

The pending federal health care reform legislation would have sweeping effects on all sectors of the health care industry, according to a briefing webinar presented by Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP on Monday, January 19, 2009. Key pending issues include …

The Quality Parts Coalition (“QPC”) announced that on Thursday, June 25, 2009, House Bill 3059, known as the “Access to Repair Parts Act,” was introduced in the United States House of Representatives by U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-California) while U.S. …

Today, June 17, 2009, President Barack Obama, flanked by members of Congress, regulators and various White House administration officials announced a proposed overhaul on United States government oversight of financial markets, including the insurance sector, that is considered to be …