In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson issued Executive Order 11246 requiring all contractors and sub-contractors working on a project financed by more than $10,000 of federal funding (including Small Business Administration (SBA)…
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/ Civil Rights, Construction Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
Dear Jonathan: My mother, who recently passed away, prepared a trust naming me as her sole beneficiary. She intentionally disinherited my brother due to a falling out they had years ago. Although he knows that he has been…
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/ Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
With the influx of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools and applications becoming readily available online, it is increasingly important to assess whether AI-generated works can obtain intellectual property…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the digital age, identity theft has taken on new and sinister forms, extending beyond the living to the deceased. When a loved one passes away, their identity doesn’t simply vanish; it lingers in both the digital realm and on…
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/ Privacy, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On June 3rd, 2024, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision, American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Management Fund, LLC, et al, that impacts considerations for how diversity, equity and inclusion (“DEI”)…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A Summary Plan Description, often referred to as an “SPD”, is a document intended to clearly describe and explain the important provisions of an employee benefit plan. The SPD must be written in such a way that the average…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In early June, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that clarifies how company-owned life insurance impacts the value of the company for estate tax purposes. As a business owner, you may need to re-evaluate the use of those…
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/ Business Organizations, Insurance, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
In June 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) published a final rule with revised procedures for workplace drug and alcohol testing using oral fluid. The revisions detail technical changes in the way oral fluid…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition circulators play a crucial role in democratic processes, but managing their activities can be challenging for public entities. Balancing petitioners' rights with the need to maintain public order and access to…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
Well, it was great while it lasted. The summer is already drawing towards its epic conclusion and if you are a parent, you know what that means...getting your kids ready to go back to school…
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/ Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Dear Jonathan: My father, a widower, passed away a couple of months ago. Being his only child, he appointed me as his agent on his durable power of attorney so that I can handle his bill paying which I have been doing for the…
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/ Family Law, Finance & Banking, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On Friday, June 28th, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that severely limits the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they enforce. The decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo requires courts to…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law
If your 18-year-old is badly injured in a car accident, unless the child signed a durable power of attorney and HIPAA authorization, you cannot access their medical information, even in an emergency.
If your student has a…
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/ Education Law
Dear Jonathan: My parents just updated their estate plan and told me that they named me in their wills, their trust and their financial and health care durable powers of attorney to act for them when they can no longer act for…
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/ Business Torts, Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
