Tariffs may seem like a headline reserved for economists and politicians, but at last week’s International Franchise Association (IFA) Legal Symposium in Washington D.C., they were front and center in nearly every room. From breakout panels to sidebar conversations, franchise lawyers zeroed in on how shifting tariff policies are impacting supply chains, vendor relationships,
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EPA Keeps MCL for PFOA and PFOS, Extends Compliance Deadline, and Intends to Rescind MCL for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX, and PFBS
EPA announced on May 14, 2025 that it will maintain the Maximum Contaminant Level (“MCL”), also known as the national primary drinking water standard, for two PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”), at 4 parts per trillion (“ppt”) but develop a rulemaking to extend the compliance deadline for these MCLs until 2031. EPA…
Child Support Guideline Update: Psychological Expenses Included as Reimbursable Expense
By Aaron Weems
For a long time, psychological expenses under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines were treated differently than other medical expenses. While “routine” or “traditional” medical expenses such as surgical, dental, optical, and orthodontia were automatically included as reimbursable expenses, the definition of “medical expenses” specifically excluded cosmetic, chiropractic, and most controversially, psychological and psychiatric.
Medical care for…
New House Tax Bill Contains Several Key Provisions
By Meeren Amin
On Monday, Republicans unveiled their much anticipated Tax Bill (the “Bill”). At 389 pages, the Bill contains a number of provisions. Some are simply extensions of previous provisions that were sunsetting at the end of 2025. Others are new sections or reversals of existing law. Key provisions or reversals include:
Increased SALT Cap. The 2017…
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes New Privacy Law: What You Need to Know
By Odia Kagan
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is re-joining the U.S. state privacy law race.
State Rep. Edward Neilson recently proposed H.B 78, which features all the normal trappings of a state privacy law with a very low applicability threshold and a shoutout to free speech.
Some key points:
Lots of things to do for entities that…
Update: FAR 2.0 Rollout Underway
In what is sure to be an on-going series, we have the latest update regarding the FAR 2.0 rollout.
You can see my opening thoughts on the FAR 2.0 initiative and how it will affect federal contractors here.
Releasing the First Rollout
On May 2, 2025, the FAR Council released substantive rewrites of FAR…
Washington State May Ease Pay Transparency Rules
By Renee Sheyko
Washington is considering changes to its Equal Pay and Opportunities Act (EPOA) which may impact employer obligations. For more, follow the link below:
Threat to Harvard’s Tax Status Reaches All Nonprofits – A Bloomberg Daily Tax Report Column
Fox Rothschild partners Brian Bernhardt and Adam Young authored an article in Bloomberg’s Daily Tax Report examining both the ancillary threats to all nonprofits as a result of the Administration’s threat to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status and what other nonprofits can do to prepare in advance for similar threats from the IRS. Read the…
FTC’s Unfair/Deceptive Fees Rule Takes Effect
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, 16 C.F.R. Part 464, is effective as of May 12, 2025. According to the FTC’s recent press release, the Rule “prohibits bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used to hide total prices and mislead people about fees in the live-event ticketing and short-term lodging…