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CTA Update – The Supreme Court Lifted the CTA Injunction, but for Now CTA Reporting is Still Not Required

In the longest running game of legal pong in years in the United States, the Supreme Court entered the fray in the battle over enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requirements on disclosure of ownership with FinCEN. On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a stay of the trial court’s nationwide preliminary injunction…

January 30, 2025

Employment Law

Trump Signs Executive Order to Create Schedule F; NTEU Sues to Block It

Among the campaign promises made by Donald Trump in the run up to the 2024 presidential election was to radically restructure the federal workforce, in part, by taking away civil service protections from thousands of workers. It did not take Trump long to make good on that promise. On January 20, 2025, shortly after being…

January 24, 2025

Employment Law

What Employers Need to Know about the Virginia Minimum Wage Increase in 2025

Effective January 1, 2025, the Virginia state minimum wage increased by 3.4%, rising from $12.00 to $12.41 per hour. While this adjustment may seem modest, it represents a significant bump for employers navigating labor costs in a state where minimum wage changes are tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The 2025 increase keeps Virginia…

January 23, 2025

Employment Law

Kentucky Federal Court Vacates Biden Administration’s Title IX Final Rule

The Biden administration spent nearly two years crafting new regulations that attempted to make clear Title IX’s ban against discrimination “on the basis of sex” also included discrimination-based sex stereotypes, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Notwithstanding the U.S. Supreme Court’s conclusion in the Bostock case that the term “sex” included these other matters in…

January 15, 2025

Business and Financial Services

UPDATE – 12/31/24 Wait…Forget “Never Mind”…The Fifth Circuit Vacates its Stay of its CTA Preliminary Injunction, Puts CTA Reporting Requirements on Hold

On December 26, 2024, the on-again, off-again saga of the reporting requirements for most small business owners under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took another twist when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided to completely reverse direction. The Fifth Circuit vacated its December 23, 2024, Order that blocked the trial court’s…

December 31, 2024

Employment Law

Wearable Technologies in the Workplace: What are the Risks for Employers?

It is becoming increasingly common for employers, especially in the construction, manufacturing, and warehousing sectors, to outfit workers with wearable technologies, or “wearables” — devices worn on the body to improve worker safety and productivity. Worker safety and productivity are becoming increasingly important line items for employers to control. Consider that the construction, manufacturing, and…

December 30, 2024

Business and Financial Services

UPDATE – 12/27/24 Never Mind…CTA Reporting Requirements are Back Again!

We have written regularly on the requirements of most business owners, subject to limited exceptions, to file disclosure documentation as required by the Corporate Transparency Act. We also updated you with the news that a Texas District Court had entered a nationwide injunction blocking the act on December 3, 2024. Now the latest…never mind, the…

December 27, 2024

Business and Financial Services

Corporate Transparency Act is Blocked by Texas Federal Court

UPDATE – 12/10/24 After initial publication and contrary to the information below, FinCEN has now updated their website indicating reporting companies were not required to file at this time and that entities will not be subject to liability for failure to report during the injunction. The relevant section states: While this litigation is ongoing, FinCEN…

December 5, 2024

Employment Law

Understanding Schedule F: What It Means for Federal Employees and Contractors

The concept of “Schedule F” in federal employment was a topic of considerable discussion in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, raising questions about its implications in 2025 and beyond for federal employees and contractors. This blog provides an informational overview of Schedule F, its potential impact on the federal workforce, and considerations for…

November 27, 2024

Employment Law

DOL’s 2024 FLSA Overtime Rule Blocked by Texas Federal Court

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) Salary Basis Rule (“2024 Rule”) was vacated by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The 2024 Rule, which was finalized by the DOL back in April and became effective on July 1, 2024, raised the…

November 22, 2024