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The Biden Administration's executive order on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) directs federal agencies and departments to create new standards and regulations for the use and oversight of AI.

The U.S. Supreme Court adopted its first formal code of conduct governing the ethical behavior of its nine justices.

The Fed, FDIC, and OOC have issued joint-guidance for large institutions in relation to climate-related financial risk management.

In honor of the Rehabilitation Act’s 50th birthday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have issued a resource guide for recruiting, hiring, and employing individuals with disabilities.

Updated regulations by the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) to the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) went into effect on June 21, 2023.

According to OSHA, the Matrix is “designed to help employers make decisions during their risk assessment that will protect their workers working in hurricane-impacted areas.”

REGULATORY RADAR - India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act 2020 (FCRA 2020) came into force on September 29, 2020; read updates on the changing terms.

REGULATORY RADAR - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed new legislation that incorporates the federal Johnson Amendment into state law.

The India government passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill (RPwD) on December 14, 2016. The new legislation complies with the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and increases the number of officially recognized categories to 21 from seven.

Under a new set of G20-backed global rules written by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), companies will face more pressure to disclose how climate change is affecting their business

Japan will soon be the first country to issue guidelines for ESG data and ratings providers, as global regulators step up scrutiny of firms that measure companies on their ESG practices.

This month the Biden Administration proposed that all federal contractors (except those receiving less than $7.5 million annually in contracts) be required to disclose their GHG emissions; disclose climate-related financial risks; and set science-based emissions reduction targets.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted new rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

This new order applies to 92% of commonwealth jobs, which means that roughly 65,000 positions in the state will now be open to Pennsylvanians regardless of whether they hold a college degree.

On California Governor Gavin Newsom’s final day in China, California and Shanghai signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on fighting the climate crisis.

Under the European Union (EU) chemical legislation REACH—Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals—the European Commission has adopted measures to restrict microplastics intentionally added to products.

The EU parliament passed an ambitious plan to set binding restoration targets for specific habitats and species, with the aim to cover at least 20% of the region’s land and sea areas by 2030.

Canada’s Bill S-211—currently in committee at the House of Commons—aims to address forced labor and human rights abuses within corporate supply chains.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has been in effect in the United States as of June 21, 2022.

REGULATORY RADAR -On July 13, 2021, Maine signed the United States’ first packaging-based extended producer responsibility (EPR) program into law, signaling a possible change in the recycling systems in the nation.