If you are a remote seller selling into Louisiana, but not collecting tax on those sales because your activities are below the filing and remittance threshold, watch your mail! The Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers (the “Remote Sellers Commission”) issued approximately 7,000 notices, dated on or about August 15, 2024, via
Companies that do business in California and meet certain revenue thresholds should continue to prepare to comply with the state’s landmark climate disclosure laws that impose reporting deadlines starting in 2026, even as a newly enacted state law gives California regulators more time and flexibility in promulgating implementing regulations.
George Orwell said, “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
On September 17, 2024, the Paul, Weiss ESG and Law Institute and BSR hosted a senior level roundtable to discuss how Boards, Executives, and Corporate Counsel can provide meaningful oversight and leadership on priority ESG topics, and navigate challenges posed by lack of concrete guidance, capacity, and experience.
The event featured facilitators Dave Curran (ESG
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized regulations impacting a large swath of refrigeration and cooling equipment industries. The new regulations are the most recent EPA action addressing the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), greenhouse gases often used to replace ozone-depleting substances for refrigeration and cooling, under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020
The Commission published guidance documents to the regulation and proposed to postpone its entry into application to 30 December 2025.
By Paul A. Davies, Michael D. Green, and James Bee
On 2 October 2024, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a proposal for a one-year delay to the implementation of the European Deforestation Regulation
Dairy Policy/International Trade: Colombia Imposes 4.86% Tariff on U.S. Milk Powder Imports 
On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) published a trade policy monitoring report stating that Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MINCIT) had “imposed a provisional duty of 4.86 percent on U.S. milk powder imports
In this episode of Legal Food Talk, host Justin Prochnow welcomes colleague Will Wagner back to Greenberg Traurig and back to the Legal Food Talk podcast! As one of the only repeat guests on Legal Food Talk, Will joins Justin to discuss what has changed in the last three years regarding environmental compliance for food
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws continue to proliferate in the United States, presenting significant operational challenges for consumer packaged goods companies. Earlier in 2024, Minnesota became the sixth state to enact a broad packaging EPR law, joining California, Colorado, Maine, Oregon, and Maryland in the emerging trend of states imposing responsibility for end-of-life management for
On Sept. 27, 2024, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 219, delaying implementation of California’s emissions and climate-related financial risk corporate disclosure laws. As we reported in a previous GT Alert, SB 219 amends some of the California Air Resources Board (CARB)’s requirements for implementing SB 253 and SB 261.