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Quitting Cold Turkey: Federal Agencies Suspend Enforcement of Back-Pay Requirement for Employee Wellness Incentives, Including Tobacco Cessation Programs (US)

For many employees, the benefits of maintaining a healthy lifestyle aren’t just physical; they are financial. Through health-contingent wellness programs, employers can offer monetary rewards or reduced health insurance costs to employees who achieve specified health-related goals. These programs may focus on nutrition, weight loss, tobacco cessation, fitness, substance abuse assistance, stress management, or general health education.

However, determining what rewards employees are eligible for, and when those rewards must be provided, has long presented a compliance challenge for employers. … Read the rest

Civil Law

DOJ Fraud Division Priorities Memo and Strike Force Expansion: Key Developments in Healthcare Fraud Enforcement

Two announcements in the span of nine days reflect a significant expansion of federal healthcare fraud enforcement resources. On August 4, DOJ announced expansion of its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia, marking the fourth geographic expansion in less than a year. Nine days later, on August 13, Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued a priorities memorandum for the National Fraud Enforcement Division (the Fraud Division), a new DOJ division announced by President Trump in January 2026 … Read the rest

Civil Law

EEOC’s New National Enforcement Plan Signals Shift Toward Intentional Discrimination and DEI Enforcement

On June 4, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) approved its National Enforcement Plan (“NEP”) for FY2025 – FY2029, rescinding and replacing the agency’s FY2024 – FY2028 Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) before that plan’s scheduled endpoint. The NEP identifies and focuses the agency’s attention and resources on specific substantive categories of enforcement priorities including (1) “remedying DEI-related race and sex discrimination”; (2) “protecting American workers from anti-American national origin discrimination”; (3) “defending women’s rights to single-sex spaces at work … Read the rest

Civil Law

Colorado Attorney General Delays Enforcement of Colorado AI Act

Key point: In a court filing, the Colorado attorney general states it will only enforce the law after the office finishes rulemaking on the existing law or any law the Colorado legislature passes this year amending or replacing the law.

In early April, a lawsuit was filed against the state of Colorado, seeking to block implementation of the Colorado AI Act. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice intervened in the lawsuit, arguing in favor of the law being enjoined.… Read the rest

Civil Law

Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Webinar Series: Trends in State Attorneys General Multistate Litigation

On December 11, Matt Diehr, Kyle Gilster, and Rebecca Furdek presented this month’s session in Husch Blackwell’s Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations webinar series. They highlighted the capabilities of the firm’s State Attorney’s General practice through a robust discussion about trends in multistate litigation. The presentation focused on enforcement trends in consumer protection and antitrust as well as the tension with federal enforcement–both when the states “fill the gaps” in federal enforcement and when the states sue the federal government. … Read the rest

Civil Law

FDA steps up import enforcement for pesticides, Salmonella and more import

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.

Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts. See chart below for list of alerts.

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Civil Law

FDA steps up enforcement of import laws against pet treats, cilantro and more

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below.

Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts.

Import Alert Number	Import Alert Type	Publish Date	Import Alert Name
99-42	DWPE	01/30/2025	DETENTION WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF FOODS DUE TO HEAVY

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court blocks temporary enforcement of expanded protections for transgender students

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Biden administration’s request to be allowed to temporarily enforce most of an April 2024 rule implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding, while its appeals continued.

Friday’s ruling leaves in place for now decisions by federal appeals courts that barred the Biden administration from enforcing any portion of the rule, including three provisions that target discrimination against transgender people … Read the rest