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Paychex Identifies Top 5 Regulatory Issues for Employers to Watch in 2024

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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The annual Paychex list is intended to keep business leaders up to date on the regulatory changes that are most likely to impact them in the coming year and why.

Key Points: 
  • The annual Paychex list is intended to keep business leaders up to date on the regulatory changes that are most likely to impact them in the coming year and why.
  • “Some items on this year's watch list, such as AI, will introduce both opportunities and complexities for business leaders to manage.
  • Other areas of regulatory interest for business leaders include family and medical leave regulations and recently updated electronic work verification systems.
  • For more information, read Top Regulatory Issues of 2024: Businesses Should Know and Prepare WORX article .

Rare Element Resources Announces Receipt of Final NEPA Approval for Rare Earth Processing and Separation Demonstration Plant

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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The DOE NEPA review was consistent with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s NEPA review, with both resulting in a finding of no significant impact.

Key Points: 
  • The DOE NEPA review was consistent with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s NEPA review, with both resulting in a finding of no significant impact.
  • The Company is awaiting next stage budget approval from the DOE, which is providing approximately 50% of the project costs, to commence construction.
  • The Demonstration Plant will advance the Company’s proprietary recovery and separation technology, and the operational and economic data generated will be essential to the design of a commercial-scale plant.
  • Rare Element Resources Ltd. is a publicly traded, strategic materials company focused on delivering rare earth products for technology, energy, and defense applications by advancing the Bear Lodge Rare Earth Project in northeast Wyoming.

Vinyl Institute Comments on Environmental Protection Agency Avian Test Order

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vinyl Institute (VI) presented its oral arguments regarding the U.S. EPA Avian Reproduction Test Order requirement for 1,1,2-Trichloroethane on Friday, December 1, 2023 (Vinyl Institute Inc. v. EPA, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Case No. 22-1089). The statement below is attributed to Ned Monroe, President and CEO of the Vinyl Institute:

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vinyl Institute (VI) presented its oral arguments regarding the U.S. EPA Avian Reproduction Test Order requirement for 1,1,2-Trichloroethane on Friday, December 1, 2023 (Vinyl Institute Inc. v. EPA, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
  • The statement below is attributed to Ned Monroe, President and CEO of the Vinyl Institute:
    "The EPA did not adequately justify the need for this avian test order – and we object to this unnecessary animal testing.
  • While we continue to comply with the EPA test order during this court challenge, we strongly object to the overreach, unjustified, and improper use of Agency resources on this particular testing.
  • This will help prevent the unnecessary animal testing and technical issues we identified through this TSCA test order."

NEW REPORT: Public Health Departments Lack Funding for Hepatitis Surveillance Systems

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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~ HepVu and NASTAD, leading viral hepatitis organizations, release second annual assessment of viral surveillance practices across U.S. jurisdictions ~

Key Points: 
  • ~ HepVu and NASTAD, leading viral hepatitis organizations, release second annual assessment of viral surveillance practices across U.S. jurisdictions ~
    Washington, D.C. – Today, HepVu and NASTAD , leading viral hepatitis organizations, released a new report showing U.S. jurisdictions continue to lack funding and resources needed to effectively implement viral hepatitis surveillance programs.
  • A robust surveillance system allows the U.S. to monitor disease burden and disparities and mount an effective public health response to eliminate viral hepatitis in the U.S.
  • Robust viral hepatitis surveillance systems are critical to guide strategies for prevention and treatment of infections and to reduce viral hepatitis-related disparities and health inequities.
  • Prior to 2021, only 14 states received federal funding specifically for viral hepatitis surveillance.

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Landmark NCLA Case Against Government Social Media Censorship

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Saturday, October 21, 2023
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This afternoon the Court agreed to hear arguments over the Fifth Circuit’s grant of a preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, a case brought on behalf of NCLA clients Drs.

Key Points: 
  • This afternoon the Court agreed to hear arguments over the Fifth Circuit’s grant of a preliminary injunction in Missouri v. Biden, a case brought on behalf of NCLA clients Drs.
  • The New Civil Liberties Alliance welcomes this opportunity to defend the First Amendment rights of our clients in the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    “We are disappointed Americans’ First Amendment rights will be vulnerable to government infringement until this case is decided.
  • The First Amendment forbids such censorship, and the Supreme Court must never allow such mischief again, if we are to keep our democracy.”

Rumble Will Be Exclusive Livestream Provider for Third GOP Debate of the 2024 Presidential Primaries

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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LONGBOAT KEY, Fla., Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rumble, the video-sharing platform (NASDAQ: RUM), announced today that in partnership with the Republican National Committee (RNC), NBC News, Salem Radio Network, and the Republican Jewish Coalition, it will serve as the exclusive RNC livestream provider for the third debate of the Republican presidential primaries. The debate will be held in Miami, Florida on November 8, 2023, and will be hosted and broadcast on television by NBC News. As the RNC’s exclusive online home for the debate, Rumble will feature the event on the platform’s homepage and make it available for viewers across the country on the RNC’s Rumble channel.

Key Points: 
  • The debate will be held in Miami, Florida on November 8, 2023, and will be hosted and broadcast on television by NBC News.
  • As the RNC’s exclusive online home for the debate, Rumble will feature the event on the platform’s homepage and make it available for viewers across the country on the RNC’s Rumble channel.
  • “The third debate marks a major milestone for Rumble, and we are thrilled to bring the debate stage online and help promote open dialogue once again,” said Rumble CEO and Chairman Chris Pavlovski.
  • You can subscribe to updates from the RNC and catch live coverage of the debate at https://rumble.com/c/GOP .

HyVelocity Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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Houston, Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the HyVelocity Hub team announced it has been selected by the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for the development of the HyVelocity Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub, which is estimated to receive up to $1.2 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding.

Key Points: 
  • Houston, Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the HyVelocity Hub team announced it has been selected by the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for the development of the HyVelocity Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub, which is estimated to receive up to $1.2 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding.
  • HyVelocity is an industry-led hydrogen hub that includes seven core industry partners – AES Corporation, Air Liquide, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Mitsubishi Power Americas, Ørsted, and Sempra Infrastructure.
  • With more than 1,000 miles of dedicated hydrogen pipelines, 48 hydrogen production plants and dozens of hydrogen end-use applications, the Gulf Coast is already the heart of hydrogen infrastructure and use in the United States.
  • HyVelocity will build on the region’s diverse array of energy resources, including hydrogen production facilities and pipelines, renewable energy, a large base of industrial energy consumers, and a skilled workforce.

NCLA Asks Appeals Court to Block Unlawful Biden Scheme Trying to Cancel Student Loan Debt

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.

Key Points: 
  • Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.
  • On October 4, President Biden announced an additional $9 billion in student loan debt cancellation, including $5.2 billion for PSLF borrowers and $2.8 billion for IDR borrowers.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    “The Supreme Court has declared unlawful the Administration’s $430 billion student loan program to cancel student loan debt by administrative fiat without involving Congress.
  • The Department of Education’s ongoing campaign to cancel billions of dollars of student loans by rewriting statutes is disgraceful and despotic.”

NCLA Asks Appeals Court to Block Unlawful Biden Scheme Trying to Cancel Student Loan Debt

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.

Key Points: 
  • Moving on an accelerated schedule to deter court review, the Department of Education announced the unlawful plan in July before the ink was dry on the Supreme Court opinion striking down its old $430 billion student loan debt cancellation plan.
  • On October 4, President Biden announced an additional $9 billion in student loan debt cancellation, including $5.2 billion for PSLF borrowers and $2.8 billion for IDR borrowers.
  • NCLA released the following statements:
    “The Supreme Court has declared unlawful the Administration’s $430 billion student loan program to cancel student loan debt by administrative fiat without involving Congress.
  • The Department of Education’s ongoing campaign to cancel billions of dollars of student loans by rewriting statutes is disgraceful and despotic.”

RNC to Partner with NBC News, Salem Radio Network, Republican Jewish Coalition, and Rumble for Third Republican Presidential Primary Debate in Miami

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM) announced today that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has selected NBC News, Salem Radio Network, the Republican Jewish Coalition, and Rumble as partners for the third Republican presidential primary debate, which will take place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on November 8, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Salem Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SALM) announced today that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has selected NBC News, Salem Radio Network, the Republican Jewish Coalition, and Rumble as partners for the third Republican presidential primary debate, which will take place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on November 8, 2023.
  • As with the first and second debates, Rumble will be the exclusive RNC livestream provider and the RNC's exclusive online home for the third debate.
  • “I am eager to announce that the RNC has selected NBC News, Salem Radio Network, the Republican Jewish Coalition, and Rumble as our partners for the third Republican primary debate in Miami.
  • Salem is an experienced partner of the RNC, having co-moderated four RNC debates in 2015-2016.