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New DOL Overtime Rule Increases Salary Thresholds for Exempt Workers

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule change to employee exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act…

Some NY Law Firm Reps Said to Be Clueless as FBI Warned of Hackers Seeking Corporate Data

DOL Finalizes Investment Advice Fiduciary Rule

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its final amendments to the regulations under Section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement…

Everything you wanted to know about Pregnant Workers Fairness Act*

Last Friday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its final regulations on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The regulations will…

FTC finalizes rule banning non-compete agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to publish a final rule that, effective 120 days after publication, will ban the use of…

The rise of recommerce

Recommerce (which includes reselling, renting, refilling, repairing or reusing goods) is already an extremely valuable business model, estimated by…

FTC Declares Employees Free from Most Noncompetes, But How Far Does the Ban Go and Will It Last?

During an Open Commission Meeting on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing the Noncompete Clause Rule…

IRS Appeals Forms New Office to Help IRS Exam Resolve Disputes Earlier and Easier

For years, the IRS has offered alternative dispute resolution (ADR) at various stages of the tax administrative process. Use of ADR, however, has…

No Second Chance at Service for Taxotere Plaintiffs

We posted last year about plaintiffs who were dismissed from the Taxotere MDL for failure to serve defendants. To put it simply, the Federal Rules…

USPTO Director Vacates and Remands PTAB's Institution Decision Over Insufficient Explanation of Findings

The USPTO Director vacated a Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision denying institution of inter partes review for not addressing alleged differences…