Tag: rules

June 4, 2021

Recently, the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, in Thompson v. Cenac Towing Co., L.L.C., analyzed a trial court’s grant of summary judgment in a company’s favor after a noose-like rope was found hanging in a maritime workplace and held that the […]

March 29, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held Friday that public universities cannot compel professors to respect student pronoun preferences. Per the court, such speech is protected under the First Amendment, particularly if pronoun preferences go against a […]

March 11, 2021

On March 11, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed withdrawing the independent contractor and joint employer final rules. The rules “would significantly weaken protections afforded to American workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act [FLSA],” the DOL stated. Noting […]

March 8, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday that Missouri’s requirements for parents to opt out of their children being vaccinated to attend school do not violate their rights to religious freedom. In Missouri, children must be […]

April 23, 2020

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Michigan is allowed under the Twenty-first Amendment to impose separate regulations on out-of-state alcohol retailers. This includes a ban on direct alcohol shipments to consumers. Michigan recently amended […]

January 17, 2020

The Florida Supreme Court sided with Governor Ron DeSantis in advisory opinion issued Thursday, finding that felons must pay all their legal fines before voting. In November 2018 the Florida electorate voted to restore voting rights to all convicted felons […]

June 27, 2019

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Thursday that partisan gerrymandering cases cannot be decided by federal courts. Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the court in Rucho v. Common Cause and Lamone v. Benisek, a consolidated partisan gerrymandering case. […]

March 20, 2019

The US Supreme Court ruled in a split decision Tuesday that a provision in the 1855 Treaty between the Yakama Nation of Indians and the US preempts Washington state’s fuel tax. The case before the court involved Cougar Den, a […]

March 8, 2019

Workers’ compensation insurance is state-mandated coverage that pays expenses associated with on-the-job injuries and occupational illnesses. Workers’ comp typically covers partial lost wages, medical bills, and survivor benefits. In Nevada, employers are required to carry workers’ comp when they have […]

March 6, 2019

A federal judge ruled Tuesday against UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary United Behavioral Health, saying the insurer used overly restrictive guidelines to improperly deny benefits to thousands of mentally ill insureds. United Behavioral provides “mental health and substance use disorder […]

March 5, 2019

A federal judge ruled Monday that San Francisco’s bail schedule violates poor defendants’ rights without protecting the public. San Francisco’s bail schedule sets bail amounts for each crime and requires a defendant to pay that amount to be released after […]

March 22, 2016

When James Kennedy criticized his employer Chipotle over their wages in the form of a Tweet, he found himself suddenly without a job. According to the opinion of ALJ Susan A. Flynn, Chipotle’s actions ran afoul of the National Labor […]

March 18, 2016

Mark May 16, 2016, on your calendar. That’s the day that U.S. securities law will experience one of the biggest changes since the Securities Act of 1933. On May 16th, the S.E.C.’s “Regulation Crowdfunding” final rules go into effect, allowing […]

March 11, 2016

If your firm is a TEFRA partnership — and most partnerships are — your tax game could be in for a change. Without much fanfare, new partnership audit rules were passed last December as appropriations riders. And though they don’t […]