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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, January 13, 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

New Leadership for PA General Assembly Committees- The Pennsylvania General Assembly has appointed new chairs for its 52 standing committees, which play a crucial role in discussing, amending, and approving legislation, impacting the state’s policy making process.

OSHA penalties increased for citations issued in 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

Consistent with the 2015 Inflation Adjustment Act, which provides for the annual increase in penalties under the Occupational Safety and Health Act by the previous year’s rate of inflation, the maximum OSHA penalties for citations issued after January 15, 2025, will increase by 2.6 percent....

Treasury and IRS Finalize Clean Hydrogen Production Credit Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added the Section 45V production tax credit for the production of clean hydrogen (Section 45V) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

EXIM Launches Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative to Bolster U.S. Competitiveness

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

On Jan. 8, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) announced the creation of the Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative (SCRI), a targeted financing program aimed at diversifying and strengthening critical mineral and rare earth element supply chains.

Federal Court Rules 2024 Title IX Regulations Unconstitutional

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

In its decision vacating the United States Department of Education’s 2024 Title IX Regulations on January 9, 2025, the U.S.

First Day of the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

The Iowa Legislature gaveled in yesterday, Monday, January 13, for the first day of session. All returning and newly elected House and Senate members convened at the Capitol for the first year of the 91st General Assembly....

2025 Annual Updates to the United States Pre-Merger Notification (HSR Act) and Interlocking Directorates Thresholds

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the Clayton Act governing “interlocking directorates.”...

CFTC Adopts Amendments to Permissible Customer Funds Investments by FCMs and DCOs

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently published a final rule amending the list of permissible investments for customer funds by futures commission merchants and derivatives clearing organizations....
By: Morgan Lewis

The EU Court Ruling on the Bindl Case: What It Means for Privacy Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

At first glance, the headline looks like a typo: The EU rules against the EU…for breaching EU data protection law?...
By: Osano

CFPB issues first application approval for company to issue standards for open banking

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/01/25

On January 8, the CFPB issued an order recognizing a company as a standard-setting body under its Personal Financial Data Rights rule, marking the first such recognition since the rule’s October 2024 release.

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