International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 17
Client Alert | 1 min read | 12.15.06
Inside this issue:
- TRENDS IN TRADE REMEDIES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- MARKET ACCESS: After Doha: Practical Approaches for Cutting the Costs of Trade - Making the Most of FTAs
- COUNTERVAILING: Commerce Initiates First Countervailing Duty Investigation Involving Chinese Subsidies in 15 Years
- SANCTIONS: Change expected soon in scope of US sanctions on North Korea
- SANCTIONS: Recent Changes in U.S. Policy Expand Business Opportunities in Sudan
- U.S. LEGISLATION: Hours before the close of the 109th Session of Congress, the House and Senate approved a package of trade legislation with wide-ranging implications for the international business community
- AVIATION: U.S. DOT Decision to Scuttle Foreign Control Rule Leaves U.S.-EU Open Skies Accord in Doubt
- REGULATORY: REACH Regulation on track for adoption by EU Council
Contacts
Insights
Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.05.26
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed another revision to independent contractor regulations, one that would provide for more leeway in classifying workers as contractors. DOL’s proposed rule, published on February 26, 2026, would rescind the Biden DOL’s March 2024 independent contractor regulation and reinstate a framework substantially tracking the prior Trump rule of January 2021. The proposed rule would also apply the narrower analysis to worker classifications under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). The comment period closes in late April 2026; until then, the 2024 rule remains in effect for purposes of private litigation.
Client Alert | 8 min read | 03.05.26
Client Alert | 4 min read | 03.04.26
Sixth Circuit Finds EFAA Arbitration Bar to Entire Case — Not Just Sexual Harassment Claims
Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.02.26
