Dec 28, 2023 Salary Threshold Increases January 1, 2024 By Howard Lavin On December 27, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) finalized regulations increasing the salary threshold to be an exempt...
Dec 26, 2023 NY Governor Vetoes Ban of Non-Competes By Howard Lavin On December 23, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have prohibited employers from seeking, requiring,...
Dec 21, 2023 2024: We Can Work It Out/Don't Stop Believing! By Justin Newman As Father Time marches towards 2024, how do we spur the CRE market? A new MarketWatch article forecasts a potentially gloomy year for...
Dec 20, 2023 NY Labor Law Salary Threshold Changes By Howard Lavin Effective March 13, 2024, the salary threshold to be exempt from certain protections set forth in Article 6 of the New York Labor Law (NY...
Dec 15, 2023 OCR Marks 46th HIPAA Right of Access Settlement By Thompson Coburn Today, OCR settled its 46th case in a series of enforcement actions under its right of access initiative. This time, the settlement was...
Dec 15, 2023 Official Fed Travel to Become More Sustainable By Katie Kraft New guidance out from the White House! Federal agencies now are required to prioritize sustainable transportation methods for official...
Dec 14, 2023 So, you thought your arbitration agreement was bulletproof: Beware of traps that can render arbitration agreements unenforceable By Doug Lang In a recent federal court case, Baker Hughes v. Dynamic Industries, the court decided even though the parties agreed to arbitrate, the...
Dec 14, 2023 Using AI to draft court documents can be sanctionable By Doug Lang The controversy over lawyers’ apparent use of AI to draft court filings continues. In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...
Dec 13, 2023 CHICAGO EMPLOYERS: STOP THE PRESSES … ER, POLICY REWRITES! By Susan Lorenc The Chicago City Council announced Wednesday without debate, discussion or explanation that it would delay implementation of the Paid...
Dec 11, 2023 Biden-Harris administration announces actions to lower health care costs by promoting competition By Wil Holtz The high cost of prescription drugs is a concern for many. While most may agree that lowering these prices is a worthy goal, just how to...
Dec 07, 2023 Proposed rules published for Chicago's Paid Leave Ordinance By Susan Lorenc The City of Chicago recently issued proposed rules on the imminent Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, attached here for...
Dec 07, 2023 Corporate Transparency Act, coming New Year's Day By Justin Newman Everyone should be prepared for the requirements in the Corporate Transparency Act, which is effective New Year's Day. My colleagues...
Dec 05, 2023 NCAA proposes to permit schools to finally pay student athletes By David Kaufman In a long-awaited and eventual move, the NCAA has proposed rules to permit its most financially secure institutions to pay student...
Dec 04, 2023 OIG update modernizes compliance program guidance By Thompson Coburn The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued updated compliance program guidance. The release is part of the OIG’s two-step approach...
Dec 04, 2023 Cigna and Humana potentially merging By Mackenzie Wallace Can the highly concentrated health insurance industry bear this? This will further impact the managed care litigation space and be...
Dec 01, 2023 Another roadblock to NIL transparency By David Kaufman Believe it or not, these universities mentioned in the article below are against free speech and transparency. They are arguing against...