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On April 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formally announced an extension for the mandatory off-cycle revalidation deadline for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)....more
The European Council has approved the Directive, which offers a temporary relief to companies facing requirements under the CSRD and CSDDD....more
Continuing on its roller coaster of the past few months, CTA compliance is effectively back on hold after FinCEN announced that it plans to further extend the existing reporting deadlines. Below, we address some of the key...more
Having only announced its extended March 21, 2025 deadline to file beneficial ownership information reports under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) last week, on February 27, 2025, FinCEN confirmed that it would “not...more
Although the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) remains in full force and effect and, along with it, a requirement for most reporting companies to file their beneficial ownership information reports, the previously...more
On February 18, 2025, in a widely expected decision, the Eastern District of Texas, in the case of Smith v. United States Dep't of the Treasury, 2025 WL 41924 (E.D. Tex.), and following the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is back in effect as the last injunction restraining its enforcement was stayed on February 18, 2025. For most companies, the reporting deadline will be March 21, 2025, unless the...more
On Feb. 17, the Texas federal district court in Smith v. U.S. Department of the Treasury granted the government’s motion for an immediate stay pending appeal of the nationwide order staying the effective date of the final...more
In what might have been a Valentine’s Day gift for retail employers across New York, on February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (S8358B/A8947C, Chapter...more
Entities subject to the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership information reporting requirement are not currently required to file BOI reports. Beyond that, much remains in flux regarding whether and when...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been on a journey this past month with a whirlwind of court rulings: halted by a federal district court, reinstated by the Fifth Circuit’s motions panel, had its reporting deadlines...more
Late on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed its own decision from earlier in the week, reinstating the nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of the Corporate...more
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This decision was made to "preserve the constitutional...more
On December 23, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the nationwide injunction enjoining the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and the corresponding reporting...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated and then subsequently suspended the reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) over the course of the last week by staying the original...more
On December 26, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit VACATED a ruling early this week to stay the nationwide injunction enjoining the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and...more
Late on December 26, 2024, a panel of the Fifth Circuit ordered the injunction back into effect. Timing is uncertain for any oral arguments or other court rulings....more
In an unusual turn of events, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed itself and put the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) back on hold....more
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Texas Top Cop...more
On Thursday, December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the nationwide injunction staying the CTA filing deadline....more
On December 26, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit changed course, effectively reinstating the preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more
As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Treasury from enforcing the Corporate...more
Late in the day on December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a nationwide injunction staying enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting rules and...more
In a continuing series of dizzying judicial actions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Dec. 26, 2024, vacated the stay and reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the...more
After a rollercoaster ride last week, the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) nationwide preliminary injunction remains in place for the immediate future, pending further review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more