On January 1, 2025, an updated version of Connecticut’s paid sick leave law will become effective. This new law will pose unique compliance challenges for independent schools, who should proactively consider how they will…
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Effective January 18, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is changing direct filing options for trademark applications, as well as increasing and adding new fees for a number of filings. Here are some of…
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/ Intellectual Property
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) limited an employer’s right to make unilateral changes in the workplace, restoring one of “the oldest and most familiar doctrines” in labor law: the…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced its final rule entitled “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy” (the “Reproductive Health Care…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Last May, the members of the Nutmeg Board of Education voted to extend Mr. Superintendent’s contract for one year, with the result that his contract now extends from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027. However, over the last…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Education Law
Imagine that an IEP meeting is scheduled for a couple of weeks from now. The parents have just informed you that they have decided to unilaterally place their child in the private school down the street. You may think your…
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/ Education Law
On December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, et al., Judge Amos Mazzant of the United States District Court (Eastern District of Texas/Sherman Division)…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Finance & Banking
On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) exceeded its authority when it issued a final regulation significantly raising salary thresholds for the executive, administrative,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On Friday, November 1, the IRS announced the retirement plan limits that will take effect on January 1, 2025. Most notably, the annual contribution limit for participants in 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457 plans was…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Sometimes we hear that opposites attract, and such was the case between two members of the Nutmeg Board of Education. Board members Penny Pincher and Mal Content rarely see eye to eye on the challenges the Board faces, with Mal…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Education Law, Privacy
Can a teacher put a sticker on their laptop expressing support for a political candidate? What about an employee attending a pro-life rally or using their personal social media account to express opinions about global…
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/ Education Law, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.,[1] the U.S. Supreme Court clarified last year that states can require foreign entities to consent to personal jurisdiction as a condition for doing business within their borders. The…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In our complimentary four-part webinar series, Shipman's labor and employment attorneys will guide private-sector employers through some of the most pressing legal challenges in the modern workplace.
From neurodiversity and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently published updated guidelines for companies submitting export license applications for their foreign employees. More specifically, BIS revised the guidelines…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”), passed in connection with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, went into effect on January 1, 2024. The Act requires “Reporting Companies” to disclose…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
