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Ransomware Victims Told to Think Twice Before Paying Hackers
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued an updated advisory warning all ransomware victims that if they succumb to ransomware demands and pay foreign actors who are subject to U.S. sanctions, the victims...
President Biden and OSHA Launch New Effort to Protect Workers from Heat Hazards, Indoors and Outdoors
Pointing to climate change and the number of workplace deaths, injuries and illnesses tied to excessive temperatures, the Biden Administration today announced more regulatory and enforcement efforts aimed at workplace heat hazards. OSHA previously signaled that the new rulemaking efforts...
What to Expect From a More Aggressive OSHA in the Next 12 Months
While OSHA, like much of the country, has been preoccupied with COVID-19 safety and health concerns in the past 18 months, employers should expect the Biden Administration and its new team at OSHA will turn their focus to other occupational...
The Methane Rule: What's Going On?
Earlier this year, President Biden signed into law a resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that disapproved amendments adopted by the prior administration that made significant changes to 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart OOOOa – the federal New Source...
WOTUS, the ESA, and Permitting through Changing Regulations with Ann Navaro and Brittany Pemberton
Daniel Pope is an associate at the firm who advises energy, infrastructure, and industrial clients on environmental permitting and transactions and represents clients in litigation and environmental enforcement defense under a number of environmental and natural resources statutes and regulatory...
Quick Hit: WOTUS after the Vacatur
Daniel Pope is an associate at the firm who advises energy, infrastructure, and industrial clients on environmental permitting and transactions and represents clients in litigation and environmental enforcement defense under a number of environmental and natural resources statutes and regulatory...
Biden's Plan to Combat COVID-19: Significance of Vaccination/Testing Requirements for Employers
On Thursday, September 9, 2021, as President Biden announced his new six-pronged plan to combat the continuing spread of COVID-19, he acknowledged, what was readily apparent from his actions and tone, that his “patience is wearing thin” with unvaccinated Americans...
Surviving and Thriving in a Hostile Cyber Environment
This 60 minute webinar features experienced practitioners from Flashpoint and Bracewell LLP who will take you on a guided tour of the dark web to explain how cyber attacks unfold, and how you can mitigate the consequences of such attacks...
Texas Makes Big Changes to Sexual Harassment Law
As a result of two new Texas laws ( SB 45 and HB 21 ), sexual harassment claims will now be treated differently than any other type of discrimination or harassment claim filed under state law. The new laws went...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: What’s New and What to Expect
On this episode of the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope is joined by Whit Swif t for a discussion of developments at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Whit is partner in the firm’s environmental strategies group...
China's New Data Privacy Law Is Sweeping and Serious: Avoid the High Cost of Noncompliance
Last Friday, China passed the world’s harshest data privacy law, threatening violators with fines of up to 50 million Yuan (or about $7.7 million at the time of publication) or 5% of annual revenue. The Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”)...
Bracewell Legal Bites: Government Enforcement and Investigation Trends Under the Biden Administration
The Biden administration is increasingly focusing its enforcement and investigation efforts in three areas: anti-corruption, environmental justice, and cybersecurity and breach response. Seth DuCharme, former Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and a partner in...
Power Plays: The Case for RNG
Growing interest in Renewable Natural Gas plays has our team taking a closer look at the profitability and sustainability merits of making natural gas from animal manure, landfill gas, food waste, or wastewater. I. What is it? Renewable Natural Gas...
SEC Is Still Cyber Serious About Disclosures
On the heels of the First American enforcement action and settlement , this week, the SEC announced a settlement with Pearson plc in connection with a 2018 cyber breach. The SEC disclosed that Pearson, a London-based educational company, agreed to...
OSHA's Revised COVID-19 Guidance Adopts CDC's Latest Recommendation on Masks for Vaccinated Employees, Advocates for Vaccination, and Suggests Periodic Testing for Unvaccinated Employees
In response to the modified COVID-19 recommendations published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on July 27, 2021, on Friday, August 13, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing...