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In Chemical Toxin Working Group Inc. v. Best Naturals, Inc., the California Court of Appeal addressed whether a Proposition 65 pre-suit notice must strictly comply with regulatory contact-information requirements. The court concluded that substantial compliance was sufficient and reversed a judgment entered for the defendants. Background Chemical T…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule. The proposal does not apply in Idaho or Colorado, which remain governed by separate roadless rules. Comments on the proposed rule, draft environmental impact statement, and cost-benefit analysis are due September 21, 2026. For timber businesses in the affected states…

Washington employers will want to take note of a recent appellate decision when scoping, documenting, and communicating workplace investigations. When faced with a serious workplace complaint, safety event, compliance concern, or operational failure, organizations often respond by initiating an investigation. The objectives of such investigations a…

Colorado employers should review their Form I-9 and employment eligibility verification procedures following the enactment of House Bill 26-1283.The new law became effective on June 3, 2026 and added new restrictions on an employer’s possession and retention of government-issued identification documents. The law, codified at C.R.S. § 8-2-124.5, …

As of August 14, 2026, FinCEN has removed CTA beneficial ownership reporting requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons. That is good news for business owners who were worried about compliance. But the way FinCEN did it raises a larger legal question: can an agency effectively cancel the main part of a law Congress passed by calling the cance…

The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era Bureau of Land Management rule that had formalized conservation as part of public-land management across the West.  The change removes a national framework for restoration, mitigation, and landscape-health planning, while leaving future site-specific decisions to existing land-use planning, pe…