With March Madness in full swing, the spotlight isn’t only on thrilling buzzer-beaters or underdog victories; it’s also on the continued evolution of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights. Since the NCAA's landmark policy shift…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release on March 19, 2025, to introduce two technical assistant documents “focused on educating the public about unlawful…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In Lampo v. Amedisys Holding, LLC and Leisa Victoria Neasbitt, the South Carolina Supreme Court establishes important legal precedent regarding contract formation for arbitration agreements between employers and employees…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
As employers navigate the complexities of a new political era and evolving regulatory framework, staying ahead of these changes isn't just advisable — it's essential. Several executive actions have already influenced employment…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) introduced substantial new reporting obligations for a wide array of corporate entities. Generally, any domestic entity formed by filing documents with a secretary of state or similar office…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Taxation
A variety of businesses, such as LLCs, LLPs, partnerships, and corporations, formed before January 1, 2024, have until January 1, 2025, to file their initial report with the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Taxation
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has vacated and set aside the Department of Labor’s rule raising the salary threshold for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The decision strikes…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In South Carolina, there's a new law that lets you add a "Transfer on Death" (TOD) designation to the title of personal property like cars, boats, or mobile homes. This means you can name someone to automatically receive the…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The Federal Trade Commission's Non-Compete Clause Rule proposed in January 2023 that we have previously written about becomes effective September 4, 2024, and invalidates most noncompetition agreements on or after the Rule's…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
House Bill 4087* (H.4087) advances income tax credits for corporate headquarters, recycling facilities, job development and retraining by amending the South Carolina Code of Laws to update portions of the South Carolina Income…
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/ Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Taxation
S.C. Department of Revenue (“SCDOR”) Information Letter #24-6 addresses recent amendments to the South Carolina Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act (the “Act”). The Act was enacted in 2013 to incentivize the rehabilitation,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C) was created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to focus on green energy manufacturing and has been brought back with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Under…
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/ Business Organizations, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
On Friday, April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added two of the 12,000+ PFAS to the CERCLA list of hazardous substances. CERCLA is commonly known as the superfund law and was passed in 1980 to allow…
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/ Environmental Law
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission issued a much anticipated final rule banning non-compete agreements. The final rule, which is effective August 21, 2024, prohibits any person (including business entities)…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
Under the FLSA, employees must meet the above salary thresholds and the duties tests for executive, administrative, or professional employees for the employees to be exempt from the FLSA’s overtime pay requirements. Employees…
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