Coming Soon: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Small Businesses
On January 1, 2021, Congress enacted the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), pursuant to which a secure database will be established to assist law enforcement agencies in combatting money...
View ArticleThe Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Liquidated Damages Provisions in...
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View ArticleThe Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Ban On Non-Competes
Reprinted from the February 10th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2022 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade...
View ArticlePennsylvania Human Relations Commission Adopts Specific Definitions of...
Reprinted from the April 20th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2023 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. On March 23, 2022, the Pennsylvania Human...
View ArticleThe ESG Backlash: Politics and Shareholder Primacy
Reprinted from the April 2023 edition of Business Law Today. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. By Susan A. Maslow In the late 2010s and early 2020s, ESG—a wide-capturing acronym...
View ArticleThe Ninth Circuit Permits a Title VII Claim Based On Offensive Music in the...
Reprinted from the April 20th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2023 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. In Sharp v. S&S Activewear, LLC, the United...
View ArticleCelebrities Have Prenups – Do I Need One Too?
With yet another celebrity divorce making headlines, this time with Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, there is more buzz on Prenuptial Agreements, as it has been reported that Joe and Sophie have one in...
View ArticleThey Are Here: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Small...
Last year, we warned you in our business law blog that a new law, the federal Corporate Transparency Act, would be going into effect that would require many businesses to provide information about...
View ArticleTHE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION’S CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE NON-COMPETES
Reprinted from the October 18th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2023 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission...
View ArticleTHE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S NEW INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RULE
On January 9, 2023, the United States Department of Labor issued a new final rule regarding the proper classification of workers as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. While the...
View ArticleAs Promised: Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Went Into Effect...
For the past couple years, we warned you in our business law blog that this time would come. It’s here; the federal Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”), requiring many businesses to report...
View ArticleThe Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule Bans Most Non-Competes
On April 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule imposing a broad restriction on non-competition agreements (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule requires employers to rescind...
View ArticleFTC NON-COMPETE RULE: LEGAL CHALLENGES COMPLICATE THE COMPLIANCE TIMELINE
Reprinted with permission from the June 8th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2024 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. On April 23, 2023, the Federal...
View ArticleChanges to Pennsylvania Custody Statute Include New Requirements for Child...
As of August 13, 2024, a number of changes have been made to the custody statute in Pennsylvania, which may impact your current or future child custody matter. The custody statute has always emphasized...
View ArticleThere is Life Insurance After Death - the Impact of Connelly v. United States
Attention owners of closely held businesses! A recent decision by the Supreme Court could impact the amount of taxes owed by your estate at death. In Connelly v. United States, the Supreme Court held...
View ArticleTHE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT TAKES ON REVERSE DISCRIMINATION CASE
Reprinted with permission from the October 14th edition of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2024 ALM Media Properties. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. On October 4, 2024, the United...
View ArticleThe Corporate Transparency Act: Latest Developments
As you probably heard, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on December 3, 2024 to stop the Federal government from enforcing the...
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