To determine whether the Wisconsin Voluntary Disclosure Program is right for your business, it is important to understand its benefits, requirements, and potential risks.

U.S. sanctions are a powerful tool used to influence the behavior of foreign governments, individuals, and entities. Placement on any sanctions watchlist maintained by a regulatory agency can have devastating financial, commercial, and legal consequences, including freezing U.S. assets, restricting travel to the U.S., blocking U.S. financial transactions, and enduring a damaged reputation worldwide. However, the U.S. government regularly removes hundreds of individuals and organizations from its watchlists.

On April 28, 2025, President Donald Trump published an executive order (“EO”) requiring the secretary of transportation to overhaul the compliance process of certifying a commercial driver’s English proficiency.

As set forth in 49 C.F.R. § 391.11(b)(2), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require a driver operating a commercial motor vehicle to “read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records.” This change has many implications for the transportation industry.