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Corporate Transparency Act Filing Requirements and Deadlines Again On Hold

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order that has the effect of again prohibiting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and staying all CTA filing deadlines.

On Again, Off Again: Corporate Transparency Act Injunction Back in Effect

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals vacated the stay of the injunction on the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) that a panel had issued earlier in the week. As a result, the injunction is back in effect and the CTA is not currently enforceable.

Corporate Transparency Act Nationwide Injunction Reinstated by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

In previous Legal Alerts we described the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v.

Corporate Transparency Act Déjà vu – The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

The reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) are once again paused, according to a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) filed on December 26, 2024.

New York State Becomes the First State in the Nation to Provide 20 Hours of Paid Prenatal Leave to Covered Employees

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

Beginning on January 1, 2025, New York employers in the private sector will be required to provide up to 20 hours of paid leave during any 52-week period for employees to attend prenatal appointments or obtain health care services related to their pregnancy....

Wastewater Enforcement: Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and Heidelberg Petroleum Refinery Enter into Agreed Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (“MCEQ”) and Hunt Southland Refining Company LLC (“Hunt”) entered into a November 18th Agreed Order (“AO”) addressing alleged violations of a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit. See Order No.

How Far Must the Owner of a Right-of-Way Easement Go to Maintain It?

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

California law is clear that the owner of a private right-of-way easement has a duty to maintain the easement.  What is less clear is how far that duty to maintain may stretch......
By: Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

President Biden Signs into Law the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

The Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (S. 2781) was signed into law on December 17, 2024, by President Joe Biden. This was a bipartisan measure consisting of 21 Republicans, 17 Democrats, and two Independents that establishes a pilot program in which the U.S.

Does Your Neck Hurt? — Fifth Circuit Reverses Itself on Corporate Transparency Act Injunction

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

Adding yet another chapter to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) saga, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on December 26 issued an order vacating its stay of the Texas federal district court’s preliminary nationwide injunction barring the US government’s enforcement of the CTA.

Lead and Copper Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: Natural Resources Defense Council Intervention in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/12/24

The Natural Resources Defense Council (“NRDC”) and two other environmental organizations filed on December 20th a document styled: Motion of Newburgh Clean Water Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Sierra Club to Intervene in Support of Respondents (“Motion”)....

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