Regulatory-Rollback

DOJ Issues Transformative FCPA Guidelines Prioritizing U.S. National Interests

| Importance: 9/10

On June 9, 2025, the Department of Justice under Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche released updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) guidelines, effectively ending the four-month enforcement pause instituted by a Trump administration executive order. The new guidelines fundamentally reshape …

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4.3 million workers could lose overtime protections

| Importance: 6/10

Trump administration moves to revert to weak Trump-era overtime threshold ($35,568) from Biden’s $58,656 rule, stripping overtime protections from 4.3 million workers per Economic Policy Institute. Project 2025 also proposes calculating overtime over 2-4 week periods instead of weekly, and …

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Trump Executive Order Pauses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement

| Importance: 9/10

President Trump issued an executive order on February 10, 2025, pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement for 180 days. The order directs the Department of Justice to halt all new FCPA investigations and review existing enforcement guidelines, effectively suspending investigations …

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