The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been a source of stress for employers since its passage in 1938. It establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) generally provides access to records created by public agencies (including school districts). However, the FOIA contains an exemption from disclosure for “educational records”…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Privacy
The Federal District Court of Kentucky just issued a sweeping ruling vacating the 2024 Title IX Regulations that went into effect on August 1, 2024. The case, State of Tennessee v. Miguel Cardona, is one of numerous cases…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Not all trusts age like fine wine. Family situations change, tax laws are updated, and an irrevocable trust created years ago may no longer be ideal for today’s circumstances…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Pursuant to Public Act No. 24-31, the Connecticut General Assembly required the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to “conduct a study…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated the stay with respect to Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance which means that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the U.S. Department of Treasury (FinCEN) is once…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a stay of the previously issued nationwide injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., which had the effect of reinstating the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
In November, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final rule discussed below. See Texas v. U.S. Dep’t of Lab., No. 4:24-CV-468-SDJ, 2024 WL 4806268 (E.D. Tex…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In our recent update on the nationwide preliminary injunction issued against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements, we noted that we would continue to provide…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
Statutory definition does not reference municipalities, boards of education or political subdivisions, leaving room for interpretation under Public Act 24-8 Arguably the most significant labor and employment development arising…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Since 2002, employers have been able to make catch-up salary deferrals to their employees in their 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457(b) plans beginning in the calendar year in which they turn 50 (the “Age 50 Catch-up”)…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
Pursuant to Public Act No. 24-31, the Connecticut General Assembly required the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to “conduct a study…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., temporarily halting the enforcement of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law, Finance & Banking
Hospitals and health insurance companies will bear the brunt of several new legal requirements taking effect on January 1, 2025. These requirements stem from the 2024 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly where…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Insurance
The Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration have announced the cost of living adjustments (COLA) applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans and the Social Security wage base for 2025. Many of…
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/ Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
