OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer released an announcement on January 7, 2025 recapping OCR’s HIPAA accomplishments and enforcements in 2024. (“Announcement”). In the Announcement, Rainer highlights new rules implemented and enforcement actions…
Yesterday, on January 23, 2025, the United States Supreme Court stayed one of the injunctions against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) pending the completion of the appeal process at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Yet, a…
Many financial institutions use the services of technology companies like Facebook or Google to track and record customer interactions with their website through the use of Meta Pixels, Internet Cookies, or other tracking technology to continually…
Beginning January 1, 2025, Indiana has rolled back restrictions for older teens, allowing them to work longer and later hours, through amendments to Indiana’s Child Labor Statute, Indiana Code § 22-2-18.1.
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When they launch a business, most founders don’t have selling on the top of their mind. But when it comes time to consider the future – for themselves, the company, and employees – an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) can be a win-win.
“A lot of…
Illinois legislators have enacted critical employment laws that impact many businesses and could catch employers off-guard as 2025 arrives. These changes reflect a broader push for equity, transparency, and accountability for Illinois workers
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Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act apparently can wait a bit longer. On December 26, 2024, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the order of another panel of that same Court issued just a few days earlier that stayed an…
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) comes back for more. On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the preliminary injunction issued at the beginning of December that blocked enforcement of the CTA. Next steps cannot…
The fight to save the Corporate Transparency Act continues and presents challenges to any planning for CTA compliance. To file or not becomes a roll of the dice.
We have recently updated you [found here] about the preliminary injunction against…
Coca-Cola, Kleenex, a ballpoint pen, a Marvin Gaye song: For consumers, they’re products to use and enjoy. For commercial enterprises, they’re intellectual capital that must be protected to ensure growth.
Host George Lepeniotis invites colleagues Dan…
Determination by regulators to save the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was evidenced on Thursday, December 5th as the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a notice of appeal just two days after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Anytime a potentially commercializable innovation surfaces, the question of whether and how to protect that innovation should be raised, and the factors to consider in answering that question are the same whether you are an individual inventor or a…
