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10.02.2023
In early September, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) settled a charge it brought against Monolith Resources, LLC, a Nebraska-based energy and technology company.
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09.29.2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an action on September 21, 2023, against U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP) and private equity group Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), alleging that a series of below-the-radar anesthesia practice...
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09.28.2023
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a proposed rule to extend the period to report beneficial ownership under the Corporate Transparency Act (the "CTA," and such proposed rule, the...
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09.27.2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decreased the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability percentage for 2024 to 8.39%. This percentage is used to assess whether an applicable large employer’s (ALE)1 lowest-premium health plan is compliant with the ACA...
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09.15.2023
In our What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress video series, we describe how to identify your critical suppliers that might be in jeopardy, provide suggestions on how you can help them, and share how you can protect your business’s interests.
In this...
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09.14.2023
In this episode of Gavels & Gowns, an Education Law podcast, co-hosts Micah Schwartz and Hal Johnson discuss community requests to remove controversial books from local school libraries.
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08.31.2023
On August 25, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (Board), upended almost 50 years of precedent by deciding in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC (Cemex) that an employer who commits an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) during the “critical period”...
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08.28.2023
For the third time in a decade the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has again changed the procedural rules that affect the processing of union election petitions and the length of time between the filing of a petition for election and the...
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08.28.2023
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) provided welcome relief for administrators of plans offering catch-up contributions. Notice 2023-62, issued on August 25, essentially delays the effective date of a provision under the SECURE 2.0 Act that would have...
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08.25.2023
The Strategies for Senior Care video series explores how owners, administrators, and directors of assisted living facilities (ALFs), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) can prepare for and contend with...
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08.22.2023
On August 9, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Hoops, LP and Heisley Member, Inc., Tax Matters Partner vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, affirmed the Tax Court’s 2022 decision denying a deduction to a plan sponsor seller in a taxable asset...
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08.17.2023
On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt is joined by his colleague, Marc Purintun, who discusses partial plan terminations. While you may be aware that plan sponsors can terminate a plan, you may not be aware that normal...
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08.15.2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is back in the news after the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued an online tutoring company for alleged discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).
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08.14.2023
On July 21, 2023, the Biden administration announced voluntary commitments that several technology companies agreed to make with respect to their artificial intelligence (AI) efforts.
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08.11.2023
In our What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress video series, we describe how to identify your critical suppliers that might be in jeopardy, provide suggestions on how you can help them, and share how you can protect your business’s interests.
