As you may know, we posted an update on the pending litigation surrounding the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and enforcement of the CTA by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). On December 3, 2024, a nationwide preliminary injunction was issued by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District
As you may know, we posted an update on the pending litigation surrounding the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and enforcement of the CTA by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Case No. 24-40792) issued an
As you may know, we posted an update on the pending litigation surrounding the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and enforcement of the CTA by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). On December 3, 2024, a nationwide preliminary injunction was issued by the Federal District Court for the Eastern District
On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, on a nationwide basis, of the Federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and enforcement of the CTA by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
New York State recently adopted a new law known as the Freelance Isn’t Free Act (the “NYS Act”), as Article 44-A of the General Business Law. The NYS Act follows in the footsteps of a New York City law by the same name. Both laws address independent contractor arrangements and offer protections to certain independent
In our Transparency-is-in-Your-Future series, we have covered the timing and information required in beneficial owner information reports (“BOI reports”), what determines a beneficial owner of a reporting company, and the 23 exemptions to a reporting company under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). As a reminder, for those entities existing before January 1, 2024, initial BOI
On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order setting aside, on a nationwide basis, the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Non-Compete Rule (Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (3:24-cv-986)). The Court decided that the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule was unlawful and exceeded the FTC’s
As we discussed in an earlier post, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a final rule prohibiting post-employment non-compete clauses for workers in the United States. FTC’s final rule takes effect on September 4, 2024. However, the rule is currently being litigated in several jurisdictions, including applications for preliminary injunction to prevent it from
Meeting with a divorce attorney for the first time can be scary as you start to navigate through the unknown. Many individuals describe the divorce process as one of the worst/most vulnerable times of their lives, so finding an attorney that you feel comfortable with is very important.
During a consult you may feel as
For those of you following our Transparency-is-in-Your-Future series, you already know that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) went into effect on January 1, 2024 and now entities of all shapes and sizes are scrambling to figure out what information they need to report and when, or if they are perhaps exempt from the reporting requirements
