On January 23, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy convened a Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable to gather input from small businesses and their representatives on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety [...]

Pixabay The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) recently signed on to two letters in support of the modernization and reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and reintroduction of the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity [...]

The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) recently submitted comments in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) request for input on cost-effective wildfire-mitigation practices. FERC’s request is part of the Commission’s implementation obligations under Executive Order (EO) 14308. [...]

For the time being, “noncompetes” are legal. On August 20, a federal judge in the Northern District Court of Texas issued a ruling in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission to block the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its [...]

On July 5, the Biden administration released the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Action (Regulatory Agenda), providing insights on more than 3,500 rules at various stages of the rulemaking process across more than 60 federal departments, agencies [...]