Last week, several business groups including the National Federation of Independent Businesses filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate one of the Department of Labor’s top priorities: a final rule issued in April that updates the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime salary thresholds to

A recent court decision supports using procurement authority to address climate change and other policy issues.

As agencies race to put new regulations into final form, careful drafting can help insulate progressive rules against a skeptical judiciary.

In particular, we focus on how overlapping federal, state and international regulatory regimes may reduce the incremental costs of rulemakings, and therefore weigh against a finding of “economic significance” in the MQD context—as, for example, in the case of the

Fortunately, with one relatively simple step, the Department of Labor (DOL) could immediately improve transparency into the often-obscured persuader industry by rescinding an overlooked and outdated special enforcement policy.

The transition to electric vehicles is a critical part of the global fight against climate change. But while national sales have surged in the last several years, limited charging infrastructure remains a massive barrier to the transition to electric vehicles.