Reg Spotlight: Regulatory reform to help our country

 

September 20, 2012

 

IRS rule regarding health insurance premium tax credit enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

September 13, 2012

 

SEC rules derived from Dodd-Frank relating to disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers

 

August 1, 2012

 

IRS regulation on reporting interest paid to nonresident aliens

 

July 24, 2012

 

The Cost of Federal Regulations

 

July 18, 2012

 

EPA Refinery Rule Regulating Process Heaters and Flares in Petroleum Refineries

 

June 26, 2012

 

Food and Drug Administration Regulation Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments

 

June 18, 2012

 

Department of Interior regulation requiring disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land

 

June 5, 2012

 

Department of Energy rule on residential furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps

 

May 8, 2012

 

No Child Left Behind waivers granted to states by the Obama administration

 

April 26, 2012

 

OSHA's final rule on Hazard Communication Standards

 

April 18, 2012

 

Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Power Plants

 

March 27, 2012

 

Expansion of Medicaid/Mandatory Coverage

 

March 20, 2012

 

Pool lift requirement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

 

March 5, 2012

 

Nutrition standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs

 

February 28, 2012

 

A tax on medical devices

 

February 15, 2012

 

EPA regulation on air emissions from Hydraulic Fracturing

 

February 7, 2012

 

Coverage of preventive services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

December 5, 2011

 

Hours of Service rules for truck drivers

 

November 30, 2011

 

The Volcker Rule

 

November 14, 2011

 

Notification of Employee Rights regarding unionization

 

November 1, 2011

 

Medical Loss Ratio requirements

 

Ocotber 24, 2011

 

The cost of federal regulations

 

October 11, 2011

 

Costly impact of financial reporting requirements on the American economy

 

October 4, 2011

 

Definition of an academic "credit hour"

 

September 20, 2011

 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

 

September 13, 2011

 

Requirement of public companies to calculate and disclose median annual compensation of all employees.

 

September 7, 2011

 

"Grandfathered" employer health plans

 

August 2, 2011

 

Proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) mandate increased to 54.5 mpg

 

July 26, 2011

 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Report and Order creating regulations for Internet service providers

 

July 20, 2011

 

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) mandates to replace road signs

 

July 11, 2011

 

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proposed rule to accelerate union elections

 

July 6, 2011

 

Changes to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

 

June 21, 2011

 

Risk-based capital requirements for large banks.

 

June 14, 2011

 

Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children

 

May 24, 2011

 

Proposed rule to review state Medicaid changes

 

May 10, 2011

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) proposed rule on Qualified Residential Mortgages (QRM)

 

May 2, 2011

 

Department of Labor’s (DOL) Proposed Rule Redefining “Fiduciary”

 

April 12, 2011

 

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent entity within the Federal Reserve System, will administer, enforce and implement Federal consumer financial protection laws and, among other powers, will have authority to: “protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices when obtaining consumer financial products or services.”

 

April 4, 2011

 

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final Rule governing Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for Industrial Boilers (Boiler MACT).

 

March 28, 2011

 

Mandatory reporting of greenhouse gasses (GHG), requiring emitters to submit annual reports to the EPA.

 

March 14, 2011

 

EPA’s proposed ruleto regulate the disposal of coal combustion byproducts (CCB’s) as hazardous waste.

 

March 9, 2011

 

Deepwater drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico and subsequent inaction on drilling permits.