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Nov 11, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Sherwet H. Witherington |Charles A. Samuels
The Consumer Product Safety Commission launched its eFiling Beta
Pilot a little over a year ago. Non-pilot participants were invited
to participate in voluntary eFiling last summer, and the CPSC
extended this stage to October 10, as it continued to work on a
revised rule.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Charles A. Samuels |Sherwet H. Witherington
The Consumer Product Safety Commission launched its eFiling Beta Pilot a little over a year ago. Non-pilot participants were invited to participate in voluntary eFiling last summer, and the CPSC extended this stage to October 10, as it continued to work on a revised rule.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Sherwet H. Witherington |Charles A. Samuels |Angela Y. Kung |Christen B'Anca Glenn
Skip to main content November 06, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 311 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | R. Neal Martin |Charles A. Samuels
Like other spheres of federal public policy, consumer product safety laws and regulations could be profoundly impacted by the upcoming November elections. A Congress controlled by one party will likely have a very different legislative agenda than one that is under divided control.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Charles A. Samuels |Sherwet H. Witherington
On July 30, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a Decision and Order against Amazon, finding that Amazon is a "distributor" of third-party products, as defined by the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), and therefore bears legal responsibility for recalls of products sold on the platform.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sherwet H. Witherington |Charles A. Samuels
On July 30, 2024, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a Decision and Order against Amazon, finding that Amazon is a "distributor" of third-party products, as defined by the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), and therefore bears legal responsibility for recalls of products sold on the platform.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Charles A. Samuels |Sherwet H. Witherington
When the CPSC finds that a product is defective and constitutes
a substantial product hazard, it will ask a company to voluntarily
undertake a corrective action, commonly called a recall. If the
company refuses to take such action, a major recourse for the
agency is to bring an administrative complaint or even a complaint
in federal district court. In recent years, the Commission has most
often opted to issue so-called "unilateral press
releases" without issuing a judicial complaint.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Charles A. Samuels |Sherwet H. Witherington
When the CPSC finds that a product is defective and constitutes a substantial product hazard, it will ask a company to voluntarily undertake a corrective action, commonly called a recall. If the company refuses to take such action, a major recourse for the agency is to bring an administrative complaint or even a complaint in federal district court. In recent years, the Commission has most often opted to issue so-called “unilateral press releases” without issuing a judicial complaint.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Louis Froelich |Britt Whitesell Biles |Sherwet H. Witherington |Charles A. Samuels
The Labor Department has posted updated processing times for permanent labor certification (PERM) applications and prevailing wage determination (PWD) requests. PERM Processing Times: As of June 1, the department was adjudicating applications filed in May 2023 and earlier, conducting audit reviews on applications filed in December 2022 and earlier, and reviewing appeals for reconsideration filed in August 2023 and earlier.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Sherwet H. Witherington |Charles A. Samuels
When the CPSC finds that a product is defective and constitutes a substantial product hazard, it will ask a company to voluntarily undertake a corrective action, commonly called a recall. If the company refuses to take such action, a major recourse for the agency is to bring an administrative complaint or even a complaint in federal district court. In recent years, the Commission has most often opted to issue so-called “unilateral press releases” without issuing a judicial complaint.
