Corporate Transparency Act: Fifth Circuit Reinstates Filing Deadline: Act Now to Comply In a significant development, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has lifted the nationwide preliminary injunction that had temporarily halted enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). With this decision on December 23, 2024, the...
California Limits When Employers Can Require Driver’s Licenses California has another new law. It restricts when employers with five or more employees can say in a job posting or advertisement that a candidate must have a driver’s license. As of January 1, 2025, it is an unlawful employment practice for...
California Enacts Key Employment Law Changes for 2025 – Don’t Get Sued Call us if you need your employee handbooks updated. Because effective January 1, 2025, California employers must comply with several significant updates to state employment laws. These include increases to minimum salary thresholds for overtime exemptions, amendments to...
Texas Judge Eliminates Federal Overtime Rule - Update A federal judge in Texas entirely eliminated a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that expanded overtime protections for workers by requiring employers to pay overtime premiums to more salaried people, eliminating one of the highest-profile Labor Department rules enacted during the...
Corporate Transparency Act – ON HOLD The Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") was enacted January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, representing the most significant reformation of the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering rules since the U.S. Patriot Act. The CTA is intended to address...
Corporate Transparency Act - Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting The Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") was enacted January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, representing the most significant reformation of the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering rules since the U.S. Patriot Act. The CTA is intended...
Commercial Landlords – Pay Attention: Effective January 1, 2025, landlords leasing commercial space to certain “qualifying commercial tenants” (“QCTs”) QCTs include office, industrial, retail and restaurants that are (1) microenterprises with five or fewer employees (full or part-time, including the owner) and generally lack access to financial capital; (2) restaurants...
Employer Posting for Voting/Employee Time Off In case you haven’t heard (right), the election is November 5th. By ten (10) days before the election (i.e. by October 26, 2024), California employers must post a detailed notice to inform employees of their right to paid time off to vote. The State...
REAL PROPERTY FORECLOSURE CHANGES A new law will take effect on January 1, 2025, making changes to real property foreclosures: 1. Enhanced Notice Requirements: Borrowers must now receive clearer and more comprehensive notices regarding the foreclosure process, including detailed information about their rights, the timeline of the proceedings, and the...
IS THAT YOU? OR IS IT AN AI REPLICA? Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is so advanced that it can replicate and animate a picture of you. While the issue is currently focused on the entertainment industry, just imagine what havoc that may cause if someone AIs your CEO saying the company...