On March 31, 2021, the Biden administration released the American Jobs Plan (the “Infrastructure Plan”), which is a proposal that, if ultimately enacted, aims to modernize outdated infrastructure, create additional jobs and increase the United States’ global competitiveness.
On March 29, 2021, the Biden administration announced a “set of bold actions that will catalyze offshore wind energy, strengthen the domestic supply chain, and create good-paying, union jobs,” with a target to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 to support 77,000 jobs, power 10 million homes and cut 78 million metric tons in carbon emissions.
Elections matter, and the Biden Administration is quickly putting its stamp on US trade policies in ways that will have a significant impact on global supply chains. We identify several trends in this Legal Update.
Satoru Murase spoke on “Geopolitical Risk Considerations: The New Biden Administration, U.S.-China Relations, and Issues for Japan” at a Marsh McClennen Japan Virtual Event announcing the “Report on Global Risks 2021″ issued on January 19 by the World Economic Forum.
The first 100 days of President Biden’s presidency are likely to bring a number of changes for employer-sponsored health and welfare plans.
As anticipated and indicated in our “heat map” of immigration actions during the first 100 days in office, the Biden administration has withdrawn a rule proposed by the Trump administration that would have eliminated work authorization for the H-4 spouses of certain H-1B visa holders.
With President Joe Biden’s inauguration as the 46th President of the United States, change is coming to Washington. And that change will be felt quickly and acutely at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
As the incoming Biden Administration takes shape, energy companies will be monitoring potential tax policy initiatives, especially those that could impact the energy sector.
On the cusp of the January 20, 2021 US presidential inauguration, the Trump administration has a few remaining days to take action on immigration priorities that have been key to the president’s platform.
The recent enactment of the “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020” (the “Act”) promises new scrutiny of security in the Internet of Things (“IoT”)—the broad array of connected devices that are increasingly integrated into every aspect of modern life.
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