Although Venezuela remains subject to sanctions targeting the Government of Venezuela (GoV) and entities in which it holds a 50% or greater ownership interest, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a series of General Licenses (GLs) representing the broadest easing of Venezuela-related sanctions in years.

As we previously noted, a legal challenge to California’s climate disclosure laws has made its way to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which stayed enforcement of one of the laws pending appeal.
 

On January 27, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission convened a virtual half‑day workshop, “Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements,” outlining a case‑by‑case, enforcement‑forward approach to challenging restrictive employment covenants the agency views as harmful to worker mobility, competitor entry, and consumer welfare.