As environmental concerns continue to take center stage, more and more companies are finding themselves facing scrutiny from the U.S. EPA. As a result, from a risk management perspective, environmental compliance is more important than ever in 2024—and this is likely to remain the case for the foreseeable future.

On July 23, 2024, US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania declined to stay the September 4, 2024, effective date of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule that bans all new noncompete agreements nationwide and renders existing noncompete agreements binding most workers unenforceable.

The National Law Review, a leading online legal and business news and information source with a history dating back over 100 years, recently announced the appointment of Gary Chodes as its new CEO on July 1, 2024. Mr. Chodes is a serial entrepreneur from the legal-tech, legal services, and fin-tech sectors.

Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent cease-and-desist letters to several companies warning them that their products, which were marketed to mimic popular children’s snacks, ran the risk of unintended consumption of the Delta-8 THC by children.