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Are Your Employees Still Exempt From Overtime Under the New Department of Labor Regulation?
The Department of Labor this week announced a final regulation that changes the tests for determining whether executive, administrative, and...
FDA Finalizes Guidance Document about Medical Foods
FDA has updated and published its Guidance for Industry: Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Foods; Second Edition (05/12/2016). The guidance...
John Block: Peanuts
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block As a farmer, I would not like it if Europe shipped subsidized beef...
$380 Million Keepseagle II Settlement Reached
As published in Agri-Pulse The landmark civil rights lawsuit by Indian farmers and ranchers against the Department of Agriculture for...
EU-US Regulatory Cooperation: Strides Made, but More Can Be Done
Earlier this week, the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center released a significant report, “International Regulatory Cooperation: Benefits, Limitations, and...
In Memoriam: Robert A. Hahn
Our dear colleague, partner and friend, Robert A. (Bob) Hahn passed away on April 20, 2016, at the age of...
NYT: Mosquito vs. Mosquito in the Battle Over the Zika Virus
Please see Dr. Nina Fedoroff and former USDA Secretary John Block’s op-ed featured in the New York Times on April...
Medical Privacy Update: OCR Issues Revised Audit Protocol For Phase II
As a foundation for moving forward with Phase II of its Audit Program of Covered Entities (CEs) and their Business...
Where are the “Farmers and Ranchers for Donald J. Trump”? Let alone for Ted Cruz?
Anyone who has spent time around political circles in Washington, D.C., knows that, by this point in a presidential campaign,...
CPSC Issues Record $15.45 Million Civil Penalty
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that Gree Electric Appliances Inc., of Zhuhai, China; Hong Kong Gree...
Expect More Food Labeling Changes Even After FDA Finalizes its New “Nutrition Facts” Regulations
FDA is scheduled to issue regulations finalizing its proposed Nutrition Facts label soon according to the US Regulatory Agenda. Many...
A Tale of Two Maps: Why Crop Insurance Is Different.
People often ask why Washington has to involve itself at all in providing crop insurance to American farmers. After all,...
John Block: GMO Legislation
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Nancy Reagan was laid to rest this week. She was a very elegant...
The Leap Year Effect at the CPSC
By former CPSC Commissioner Nancy Nord Leap year occurs every four years when an additional day is added to the...
The Zika-Agriculture Connection
By Marshall Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse Q. Is there a connection between the Zika virus and global food security?A....
SNAP, Crackle, Pot! Kentucky Federal Court Holds FNS Cannot Deny a Retailer’s Food Stamp Authorization for Misdemeanor Marijuana Conviction
USDA’s Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) is authorized to administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”). This $80 billion program,...
Medical Privacy Update: HHS Guidance on Permitted Uses and Disclosures of PHI for Treatment and Health Care Operations
Late last week, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued...
Interstate Structure to Oversee and Regulate Medical Marijuana
There is a need for an interstate structure to provide coordination and regulatory oversight of medical marijuana (cannabis) use in...