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After a rollercoaster of activity related to the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the US Treasury Department (Treasury) announced on March 2 that it will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with beneficial ownership information reporting for US reporting companies.

On May 12, the United States and the People’s Republic of China announced a temporary 90-day agreement to roll back some of the reciprocal tariffs increases imposed in April.

A May 2 report from the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that as of March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce had fallen by 11,443 employees, or 11%, due to probationary employee terminations and deferred resignations. This drastic reduction in the IRS workforce came amid cuts from the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Government Relations Co-Chair Philip English and Partner Paul Schmid will sit down for a fireside chat at the XPX Greater Boston Summit on May 13.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partners Imron Aly and Maggie Hickey have been listed among Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2025 Notable Litigators.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner Matt Finkelstein has again been named a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard magazine.

President Trump recently announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on films produced outside of the United States, leaving stakeholders in the entertainment industry concerned and confused.

Within the last month, the US District Court for the Northern District of California rejected efforts by United Behavioral Health (UBH) to dismiss and decertify two class actions seeking relief related to UBH’s processing of mental health claims.

The California Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co. continues the trend toward limiting plaintiffs’ abuse and improper weaponization of the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).

Last year, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act was signed into law. The Act will take effect on June 2, after which New York-based retail employers will be faced with new internal policy and training requirements for employees.

The current Administration is enforcing a law initially enacted in 1940 which requires certain foreign nationals to register with the US government and always carry proof of their registration. There are penalties for violating these requirements, and there is a new form to use for such registration.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Does the First Amendment protect associations’ communications with their members when petitioning government agencies?

On April 28, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the long anticipated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the January 16 Information and Communication Technology and Services (ICTS) Rule that prohibits the import and sale of connected vehicles and their related hardware/software with a sufficient Chinese or Russian nexus (“Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles.”)

Michelle J. Shapiro of ArentFox Schiff will be a panel moderator at the 2025 White-Collar Crime Conference hosted by the Boston Bar Association (BBA).

In refusing registration of the color green for “chloroprene medical examination gloves,” the Federal Circuit adopted — for the first time — a legal test for genericness of color marks.

Join Angela Santos at the American Apparel & Footwear Association 2025 Global Supply Chain & Trade Conference.

Partners Matthew Berlin and Michael Fainberg of ArentFox Schiff will speak at the 2025 AI Governance & Strategy Summit – New York on May 7, 2025.

Partner Ehsun Forghany was quoted by CosmeticsDesign USA on how industry stakeholders should revisit and revise their intellectual property (IP) strategies after the May 2 closure of the de minimis loophole.

National Football League (NFL) Hall of Famer Terrell Owens recently filed a lawsuit in Illinois state court against TMZ, accusing the news and media company of unauthorized use of his trademark, GETCHA POPCORN READY.

The Illinois Commerce Commission staff (ICC Staff) announced recommendations laying the groundwater for Illinois’ first procurement of energy storage resources expected to occur this summer.

While we have previously written on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement of “Made in America” claims, a recent jury verdict shows that manufacturers should also be wary of potential consumer claims.

Partner Michael Guippone will moderate a breakout session for the National Federation of Municipal Analysts 2025 Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, on May 8.

A Michigan economics group, calculating tariff impact after President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders, has estimated that the least-impacted vehicles will still face a $2,000 tariff and the most impacted will see a tariff of $15,000.

Allison Pfeifle, Fredrick Weber, and Joe Blumberg of ArentFox Schiff will speak at the IICLE Estate Planning Short Course in Champaign, May 5-6, 2025, and in Chicago, May 19-20, 2025.