Review statutes and regulations governing privacy and confidentiality of patient information in clinical trials involving drugs, medical devices, and other life sciences products. Counsel your healthcare organization clients on the Health Insurance Portability...
The SECURE 2.0 Act made significant changes to the IRC and ERISA, as applied to tax-favored retirement plans. Section 121 of the SECURE 2.0 Act amended IRC § 401(k) to authorize a simplified cash or deferred arrangement, called a starter 401(k) plan. The plans...
If a qualified plan, like a 401(k) plan or an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), offers employer securities as an investment, and the participant, on termination of employment, takes a total plan distribution (a lump-sum distribution) that includes actual shares...
You represent a company in financial distress and need to help it evaluate its options, including whether to file a prepackaged bankruptcy. Check out this resource kit, which includes Practical Guidance materials on prepackaged bankruptcy cases, including detailed...
Kimberly Adams, Marketplace, May 6, 2024 "The Biden administration is expanding health care access for “dreamers,” those who are covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The Department of Health and...
Find out what’s new in our recently updated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation State Law Survey covering enacted state and notable local legislation spanning numerous AI-related topics/industries including consumer privacy, consumer protection, government...
Acquire guidance on legal claims and relief available to employers to protect their trade secrets and confidential information from misappropriation by employees and others, including claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), state and common law contract...
A split-up transaction is a type of spin-off transaction that occurs when shareholders of a business want to part ways. The split-up may occur because shareholders want to take the business in different directions or they just may no longer want to work together...
The label "inbound" is given to corporate reorganizations where property or securities are moved from a foreign jurisdiction to a U.S. jurisdiction. The major focus of this practice note, adapted from a chapter in Rhoades & Langer’s U.S. International...
Incorporate this new policy and procedure template into your healthcare organization’s compliance program. Review with your healthcare organization clients their policies on workforce interaction with news media representatives. Ensure your clients’...
Although broad, the automatic stay does not protect a debtor against everything. Section 362(b) contains exceptions to the automatic stay, which reflect policy decisions made by Congress. Check out this practice note discussing the exceptions to the automatic stay...
Unless you’ve been practicing under a rock, you’ve probably heard that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a final rule banning most employee non-compete clauses. You may even have heard that there’s an exemption for non-competes...
DOJ, May 21, 2024 "The Justice Department today filed suit against the State of Oklahoma to challenge House Bill 4156 (HB 4156) under the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause and Foreign Commerce Clause. The Constitution assigns the federal government...
This new practice note discusses recent market trends in publicly filed covenant-lite credit agreements. The data analyzed in this practice note was obtained using Market Standards , Practical Guidance’s searchable database of publicly filed credit agreements...
A private letter ruling request is a request to the IRS by a taxpayer (an individual, business, or other entity) requesting the IRS to address, in writing, a specific tax situation that applies to the taxpayer, inquiring about its status for tax purposes or the...
Courtesy of AILA; AILA Doc. 24022603 "The Department of State’s Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Consular Affairs (L/CA), in coordination with the Visa Office in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, appreciates the opportunity to continue the semi...
Most merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions involve an owned or leased real estate asset. Real estate counsel are typically called upon to assist corporate counsel to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to close the real estate portion of the transaction...
You are watching your favorite true-crime documentary, and you notice the detective uses a notepad with a checklist of items to investigate. As creditors’ committee counsel, you don’t need to write a checklist in a notepad. Simply use this checklist...
By many if not most people’s standards, Heidi Clayton was a clear victim of workplace harassment . A member of the Atlantic City Police Department, Clayton was asked out on dates by a lieutenant, who also commented on her physical appearance and read her...
Are your clients engaged in any sweepstakes, contests, and prize promotions to promote their goods and services? Learn about important issues relating to games of chance and ensure your clients' compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Read now »...
Austin Fisher, Source NM, Apr. 18, 2024 "A man from Venezuela who said he fled kidnapping and torture in his home country has been held in federal immigration custody in New Mexico for nearly six months. Now, he’s watching Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Mergers and other corporate transactions create complexities in many ways, payroll included. Should FICA restart or is the new corporation a successor to the former entity? Two methods exist in an asset purchase transaction by which a predecessor (seller) and successor...
Practical Guidance has the resources and foundational content summer associates need to get up to speed and be a valuable part of the team from day one. This Summer Associate Resource Kit provides extensive coverage of what they need to know to excel in a law firm...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is an agency that regulates virtually all broker-dealers. Read this article for information relating to recent rule proposals, FINRA’s response to AI, recent litigation, enforcement matters, and notices...
ERISA and tax-favored retirement plans are primarily intended to provide retirement income to plan participants and their beneficiaries. Unrestricted access to retirement savings before retirement generally is not permitted, but plans, particularly 401(k) plans...