In this edition of The Precedent, we outline the recent federal circuit decision in Honeywell Int’l Inc. v. 3G Licensing, S.A. (Fed. Cir. Jan. 2, 2025). The Federal Circuit reversed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On January 8, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the Pay Stub Protection Act. The law will take effect on April 8, 2025. It adds Ohio to the more than 40 states which require employers to provide their employees with pay…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On January 1, 2025, the Illinois amendments to the state’s Personnel Records Review Act (PRRA) took effect. The amendments expand the type of documents employees have access to but increase the requirements requesting employees…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Many banks have elected to be “S Corporations” for tax purposes. This status can provide significant tax benefits to the bank’s shareholders, but it also comes with several ongoing technical requirements. Failure to satisfy any…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Taxation
For decades, the availability and cost of labor dominated industrial site selection decisions in the United States. Today, however, a new factor has emerged as equally crucial: power infrastructure. The rise of energy-intensive…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Real Estate - Commercial, Science, Computers, & Technology, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
When examining the tax structures of business-aggressive states, a common pattern emerges: reduced income and franchise taxes offset by steeper sales and property taxes. While this approach may work for some industries, it can…
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/ Government Contracting, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation, Transportation
In a significant development for California employers, the California Court of Appeal’s decision in Leeper v. Shipt, Inc. closed out 2024 by strengthening the enforceability of arbitration agreements in Private Attorneys General…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On December 22, the day before the 2024 Final HIPAA Privacy Rule (2024 Rule) was set to go into effect, a federal district court in Texas enjoined enforcement of the 2024 Rule against Dr. Carmen Purl and Dr. Purl’s Fast Care…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
On December 21, 2024, President Biden signed into law the American Relief Act, 2025 (2025 Relief Act), which funds the federal government through March 14, 2025, and provides certain disaster relief provisions and other economic…
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/ Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
On Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed draft 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (MSGP). The MSGP is a general permit that regulates stormwater…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Connecticut’s existing paid sick days law requires employers with more than 50 employees that are mostly in specific retail and service occupations (such as food service workers and health care workers) to provide their…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The U.S. EPA recently announced that it released new risk management rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for TCE and PCE.1 Manufacturers and other industrial clients need to be cognizant of these new rules…
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In Texas, Whataburger is more than a fast food restaurant. It’s a cultural icon, deeply ingrained in the identity of many Texans. Founded in Corpus Christi, Texas, Whataburger has been a homegrown favorite for generations of…
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On December 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed listing the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This proposal includes a 4(d) rule offering species-specific…
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