EPA issued its Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule in November of 2016 to, among other things, add greater flexibility in how hazardous waste is managed. But the rule also tightened up certain ...

Medicare Advantage insurers made nearly 50 million prior authorization determinations in 2023, reflecting steady increases over the past few years as the number of MA enrollees has grown, according to ...

Traditionally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed a pretty comprehensive process to evaluate disability claims. The in-depth nature of the process is meant to provide accurate ...

On August 23, 2023, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a final rule updating regulations issued under the Davis-Bacon Act. This is the DOL’s first comprehensive update to the ...

Conflicts of interest are “ubiquitous” in GRAS [Generally Recognized As Safe] determinations, while there are major flaws in a system that allows firms to affirm the safety of food ingredients without ...

Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requires federal agencies, including FHWA, to take into account the effects of their programs and projects on historic properties, namely, ...