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Employment Law Now VIII-150 - The FTC Noncompete Rule is Dead: What Now?
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Sustainable Procurement: A Closer Look at the New Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Employment Law Now VIII-145 – Status Update: Injunctions for FTC Non-Compete Ban and DOL Overtime Exemption Regs
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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What Banking Leaders Need to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling That the CFPB’s Funding Mechanism is Constitutional Part I
Unpacking FERC's Transmission Planning and Permitting Final Rules
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The FTC Issued a New Rule to Ban All New Noncompete Agreements
Preparing for Major Changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DBE Program
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Fierce Competition Podcast | Understanding the FTC’s Landmark Ban on Noncompetes
Meeting the Proposed SEC Climate Disclosure Requirements
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Close Look at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Final Credit Card Late Fee Rule: Have Cardholders Been Dealt a Winning or Losing Hand?
What's the Tea in L&E? Alert: Salary Threshold for Exempt Employees Increases to $58,656
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Are nonprofit health care entities exempt from the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule banning non-competes in worker agreements? The answer is not cut and dry. While the FTC’s authority generally stops at the doors...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its Final Rule banning employers from imposing post-employment noncompete requirements on their workers (the “Final Rule”). The FTC has indicated that it will...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), pursuant to sections 5 and 6(g) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (the “Act”), issued their final “Non-Compete Clause Rule” (Rule). This Rule provides that non-competes...more
The FTC released its final rule banning noncompetes last week. The lengthy (570-page) rulemaking provides ample fodder for legal minds to mull over for the near future, but for readers in the healthcare industry, we can...more
On March 5, 2024, the IRS issued final regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6417 (the “Final Regulations”) with respect to energy tax credits which are directly payable to State and local governmental entities as...more
As covered in an earlier client alert by our firm, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s final Non-Complete Clause Rule—if it survives legal challenges and becomes effective—would ban most post-employment non-compete...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added Section 6417 to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Under this new section, certain taxpayers may make an elective payment, which will treat certain eligible...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on March 5, 2024, released final regulations regarding the direct payment of tax credits under Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code (Elective Payment of Applicable Credits)....more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 15, 2024 – January 19, 2024. ...more
On December 1, 2021, we issued a client alert summarizing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a federal law passed to fight “shell company” money laundering, tax fraud, and other financial crimes. The CTA provides for rules...more
On January 19, 2021 the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published in the Federal Register Final Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) interpreting the excise tax under Section...more
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued final regulations clarifying the reporting requirements generally applicable to tax-exempt organizations. The final regulations reflect statutory...more
The US Treasury released Final Regulations providing guidance under Subchapter Z (the Opportunity Zone Provisions) of the Internal Revenue Code in December of 2019. The Final Regulations clarify many portions of two earlier...more
The IRS recently released a final regulation clarifying how voluntary employees’ beneficiary associations (VEBAs) and supplemental unemployment benefit trusts (SUBs) should calculate unrelated business taxable income. VEBAs...more
Generally, a 403(b) plan is a retirement planning program whereby a public school or tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (including churches) makes contributions for their employees (and certain ministers) to specific types of...more
The IRS on July 23 issued final regulations (“Final Rules”) implementing the Internal Revenue Code section 506 requirement that an entity notify the IRS of its intent to operate as a Code section 501(c)(4) social welfare...more
In a presentation at McDermott’s Employment and Employee Benefits Forum, Andrew Liazos discussed areas of focus for Section 162(m) and third-party loan funding for employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs). He also provided...more
On October 26, 2015, the IRS released final regulations under Sections 141 and 145 of the Internal Revenue Code concerning the use of property financed with tax-exempt bond proceeds. The bulk of the new regulations fill a...more
On October 27, 2015 the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service published final regulations concerning the treatment of “mixed-use” projects financed with tax-exempt bonds. These new regulations have significant...more
Updated requirements for hospitals to maintain their tax-exempt status under Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code are nothing new. They were enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. However, at the end of...more
On December 31, 2014, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published a final rule (the “Final Rule”) implementing the requirements in Internal Revenue Code Section 501(r) for tax-exempt hospitals...more
On December 29, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final regulations pertaining to Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The final regulations may be found here (“Final...more