Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Biden victory signals abrupt U-turn in federal regulatory direction, priorities

Out with the old, in with the new. Except this time, what’s new is familiar territory: a return to more traditional policies, process, and personalities. The 2020 presidential election of Joe Biden is sure to usher in a revival of many Obama-era priorities — expanding health care access, environmental protections, worker rights, international trade alliances, anticorruption measures, disaster preparedness, corporate accountability, etc. — all familiar Democratic themes in the pre-Trump White House. In short, what’s old may well be new again.

A new white paper, written by Wolters Kluwer editorial staff and authors, lays out the likely policy scenarios and outcomes across a range of key practice areas: health care, labor and employment, tax, securities and corporate governance, international trade, antitrust, intellectual property, cybersecurity and privacy, financial services, and others. Attention to how the changes will affect specific constituencies (e.g., employers, hospitals, insurers, banks, corporate boardrooms, taxpayers, and government contractors) will help the attorneys and other professionals who advise them to prepare for the next chapter in this nation’s history.