Stacy Swanson

2 months ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Julia Jacobson |Stacy Swanson |Charles Helleputte |Rodney Emery

Since the Trump 2.0 administration commenced, the U.S. federal government has experienced some major policy shifts. Several Biden-Harris administration era regulations are now eliminated or on a 60-day hold while under review. States and other organizations have filed lawsuits to stay implementation of certain Trump 2.0 initiatives (i.e., the funding freezes, deferred resignation offer, birthright citizenship, among others).

Apr 22, 2024 | lexology.com | Alan L. Friel |Glenn Brown |Julia Jacobson |Kyle Dull |Beth L. Goldstein |Stacy Swanson | +3 more

On April 7th, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) unveiled their bipartisan, bicameral discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA draft).1 Chair Rodgers' and Chair Cantwell's announcement of the APRA draft surprised many congressional observers after comprehensive privacy legislation stalled in 2022.

Apr 11, 2024 | lexology.com | Julia Jacobson |Alan L. Friel |Beth L. Goldstein |Kyle Dull |Stacy Swanson |Glenn Brown | +3 more

This week, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) unveiled their bipartisan, bicameral discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA draft).[1] Chair Rodgers’ and Chair Cantwell’s announcement of the APRA draft surprised many congressional observers after comprehensive privacy legislation stalled in 2022.

Apr 1, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Stacy Swanson

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) published its controversial final “walkaround” rule on April 1, 2024 (available here). The final rule clarifies the rights of employees to authorize a representative – employee or non-employee – to accompany an OSHA compliance officer (CSHO) during an inspection of their workplace.

Feb 27, 2024 | lexblog.com | Julia Jacobson |Alan L. Friel |Sasha Kiosse |Stacy Swanson

Protection for minors online continues to top the list of U.S. regulatory and legislative priorities in 2024. So far in 2024, legislators in California introduced several bills focused on minors; Congress held hearings and advanced federal legislation protecting minors online; and constitutional challenges to 2023 state laws focused on minors’ social networking accounts advanced in the Courts.