Many Nashvillians vaguely recall that they voted in November to increase sales taxes to improve mass transit. Restaurants, bars and other businesses that pay sales tax have been asking: when does the tax increase take effect? What is the new rate?...
On November 15th, a federal court vacated the DOL’s 2024 Final Rule, which would have raised the minimum salary required for EAP exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Employment arbitration agreements are an important tool for employers who wish to resolve workplace disputes in a more streamline fashion and, more importantly, avoid class and collective actions.
On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Declaratory Order reevaluating and re-confirming that the tirzepatide drug shortage has been resolved. This order revoked and replaced FDA’s October 2, 2024, decision on tirzepatide....
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) establishes a harmonised and comprehensive framework for information and communication technology (ICT) risk management in the financial sector.
On December 18, 2024, the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security published its final rule to overhaul several aspects of the H-1B visa program.
On December 20, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the EDGAR system will be closed on both Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and Wednesday, December 25, 2024......
Flooding/Continuous Tort: Louisiana Court of Appeals Addresses Prescription Issue - The Court of Appeals of Louisiana (4th Circuit) (“Court”) addressed in a December 17th Opinion an issue arising out of a property owner’s alleged damage claim for flooding of her property. See Winesberry v. St.
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had settled "charges" against two private companies and one registered investment adviser for failing to timely file Forms D for several unregistered securities offerings in violation of Rule 503 of Regulation D....
