Fifth Circuit Upholds Labor Department’s Overtime Authority (2)
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Rebecca Rainey. A federal appeals court upheld the US Labor Department’s ability to consider a worker’s salary level when determining whether they should be …
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Rule Adds to Retailer Compliance Obligations
WEBAug 27, 2024 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s interpretive rule for Buy Now, Pay Later products classifies them as “credit cards” and their providers as “card issuers” …
New Trump Charges Expose Supreme Court’s Failure: Noah Feldman
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Noah Feldman. Bloomberg News. Jack Smith is calling the Supreme Court’s bluff. In the wake of the court’s controversial decision earlier this summer granting …
Judges Should Scrutinize Trading Plans’ Use as Fraud Defense
WEBAug 29, 2024 · The conviction underscores that 10b5-1 plans can be used to implement fraud and shouldn’t broadly create a defense as to motive. Adding to the problem was …
HHS Appeals Nationwide Pause on Trans Health Protection Rule
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Nearly 20 states have filed lawsuits against the HHS challenging the 1557 rule that was set to go into effect July 5. They claim it forces physicians to perform …
Labor Board Sees Another Texas Judge Freeze Enforcement Case
WEB5 days ago · Agency lawyers represent the NLRB. The case is Aunt Bertha v. NLRB, N.D. Tex., No. 24-00798, 9/17/24. Continue Reading. To contact the reporter on this story: …
FTC Noncompete Ban Overturned, But Doctors Can Fight Locally
WEBAug 27, 2024 · The FTC did overreach. But many doctors believe noncompetes are oppressive and stop their freedom of movement and work. This makes it even more …
DOL Loses Bid to Narrow Order Blocking Foreign Farmworker Rule
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Andrew Kreighbaum. Reporter. Court blocked H-2A farmworker organizing rule in 17 states. Agency argued injunction was overly broad. A district court judge has …
Lawyers Must Consider the Court of Public Opinion in Litigation
WEBAug 28, 2024 · As Rule 2.1 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct makes clear, “In rendering advice, a lawyer may refer not only to law but to other considerations such …
Employers Urge Stronger Health Transparency as ERISA Turns 50
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Deep Dive. Employers contending with heightened scrutiny on fiduciary duties to their health plans are calling for more transparency from insurance companies …
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