New York City Publishes Updated FAQs for Earned Safe and Sick Time Act
On September 26, 2024, New York City published updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) in light of the New…
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The Senate is considering the Laken Riley Act. Here’s what it would do
WASHINGTON — The Senate this week is considering the Laken Riley Act, a Republican-led bill that mandates federal detention for immigrants who are charged with minor crimes and grants broad enforcement…
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Illinois Equal Pay Act Amendment: Key Changes for Employers
On Jan. 1, 2025, Illinois’ amendment to its Equal Pay Act became effective. The amendment was passed to promote pay transparency in job postings. Highlights of the amendment include: Employers…
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Massachusetts Enacts New Money Transmission Act
On 2 January 2025, Massachusetts went from being one of the least regulated states for money transmission to becoming one of the more highly regulated states. Formerly, only entities engaging…
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Guide to UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act is designed to regulate the behaviour of major digital firms with significant market power in the U.K. The legislation grants the Competition and…
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Fifth Circuit Reinstates Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act
Go-To Guide: On Dec. 26, 2024, the nationwide preliminary injunction that a Texas district court issued in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and…
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India state official announces plans to revive dormant Freedom of Religion Act – JURIST
Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced on Friday that the state will soon implement the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978, which has remained dormant for decades. The…
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Fifth Circuit Updates on Corporate Transparency Act Injunction St
The Corporate Transparency Act (together with its implementing regulations, “CTA”) is a federal law that became effective at the beginning of this year. The CTA imposes new reporting duties on…
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Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Paused Again
What Happened Reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is once again on hold. In Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland et al. (Case 24-40792) (Dec. 26, 2024), the merits panel of…
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Corporate Transparency Act CTA Injunction Reinstated
On December 27, 2024, a different panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating the earlier order of December 23, 2024, granting a…
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Fifth Circuit Stays Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act
What Happened In Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland et al. (Case 24-40792) (Dec. 23, 2024), the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the government’s motion for a stay…
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Fifth Circuit Stays Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Department of Justice’s motion to lift the December 3, 2024 injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for…
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Fifth Circuit Stays Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act
We previously reported that on December 3, 2024 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the Government’s enforcement of the Corporate…
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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan SHIPS Act to boost commercial shipping
A container ship passes under the International Gateway Bridge at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Monday, June 17, 2024. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)…
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Get the federal PRESS Act passed – Orange County Register
Sen. Tom Cotton was doubly — triply, quadruply — wrong when he said this week of proposed federal legislation protecting press freedoms: “The liberal media doesn’t deserve more protections.” Because…
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The Balancing Act: Life As Part Of The Sandwich Generation
Ed. note: This is the latest installment in a series of posts on motherhood in the legal profession, in partnership with our friends at MothersEsquire. Welcome Randi Johnson to our pages….
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Court Issues Injunction on Corporate Transparency Act Deadline
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Texas…
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Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Overstock Securities Class Act
On October 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative securities class action against online retailer Overstock.com (“Overstock” or the…
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Judges Don’t Always Act As A Rubber Stamp
In some legal practice situations, litigants and their attorneys can pretty much guarantee that a court will grant a request. For instance, if all parties consent to a given application,…
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Deepened isolation for Israel after Netanyahu targeted for arrest by Hague-based court
WASHINGTON — Deepening Israel’s international isolation in the starkest fashion since the start of the 13-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, the Hague-based International Criminal Court said Thursday that it had…
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