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REGULATORY RADAR - New York City has passed new legislation prohibiting businesses from refusing to accept cash or charging customers higher rates for cash transactions.

REGULATORY RADAR - In January 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army finalized a new rule that changes the definitions of federally regulated waters under the Clean Water Act.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 6, 2020, the Virginia legislature passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act, which requires the state鈥檚 biggest utilities to deliver electricity from 100% renewable sources by 2045.

REGULATORY RADAR - New York City has passed a new Energy Conservation Code intended to improve energy efficiency standards as part of the city鈥檚 larger effort to curb climate change.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 17, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it is establishing a Commercial Paper Funding Facility to "support the flow of credit to households and businesses."

REGULATORY RADAR - The European Commission has released a new Gender Equality Strategy to address the gender gap throughout the EU over the next five years.

REGULATORY RADAR - Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed a new law mandating the development of a statewide data privacy inventory covering personally identifiable information that the state collects on its citizens.

REGULATORY RADAR - On March 18, the U.S. Senate passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The new law, intended to support working families in response to the coronavirus outbreak, provides emergency sick leave, emergency paid leave, and employer tax credits to help cover employee wages resulting from emergency sick and paid leave.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) has temporarily relaxed environmental rules and enforcement in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Florida legislature has passed the Clean Waterways Act, which addresses water pollution in the state by expanding monitoring of water quality, regulation of biosolids, and shifting some pollution-related oversight to the State Department of Environmental Protection.

REGULATORY RADAR - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a new bill prohibiting employers from taking adverse actions against employees who take time off due to an infectious disease that could impact others within the workplace.

REGULATORY RADAR - The Canadian federal government has put forth an emergency response plan to help businesses pay employees despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.