In Chamber of Commerce of United States v. NLRB, No. 23-cv-00553, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43016 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 8, 2024), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the National Labor Relations...more
The Federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which took effect January 1, 2024, requires most homeowners, condominium, and other community associations to report information relating to the association and its directors and...more
On May 16, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more
Wisconsin has adopted the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (the Uniform Act”), with a few local variations. 2021 Wisconsin Act 87, published November 6, 2021. The new statute (the “Wisconsin Act”) will be good news...more
The Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational (DPOR) is an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that regulates approximately 312,000 individuals and businesses in more than 30 occupations and professions....more
For associations facing a bleak future as a result of COVID-19, a merger with another association in the same field may provide a lifeline. Integrating culture and operations poses challenges, but when they can be overcome,...more
When and how two associations combine in a merger depends a lot on circumstances at the beginning, middle, and end of the transaction. From leadership transitions to board meeting schedules to advocacy needs, here’s how...more
I wrote that the California General Corporation Law defines "foreign corporation" to include, for some but not all purposes, business associations organized as trusts under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction. Cal. Corp. Code...more
Washington State recently passed a law setting forth a new business entity type: Limited Cooperative Associations (LCA). This new statute will become effective July 28, 2019....more
On March 27, 2019, Home Builders Association of Greater Cleveland President Dean Tompkins and HBA members Josh Edgell and Aaron Evenchik testified in front of Euclid City Council regarding potential residential home...more
Receiving notice of a complaint or investigation from a licensing board almost always is traumatizing. Responding can be challenging because the mere submission of a complaint can trigger a strong emotional response and...more
Sometimes it's best to let professionals do what they do best. I don't call a real estate agent when I need a flu shot, and I don't go to my chiropractor to fix a leaking sink. Yet when professionals, such as real estate...more
Talone settlement highlights the continuing risk nonprofit organizations face if they link membership to credentialing. - Antitrust class action targeted American Osteopathic Association’s practice of requiring physicians...more
A New Jersey district court recently denied a motion to dismiss in an antitrust class action alleging that a physician association illegally tied board certification to association membership in violation of Section 1 of the...more