Monday, April 21, 2025
By: John Vering and Shannon Johnson The Kansas Legislature has amended its Restraint of Trade Act effective July 1, 2025, to create some conclusive presumptions regarding when non-solicit agreements are enforceable and to require that courts reform overly broad non-solicit agreements. These changes are contained in Senate Bill 241, which amends KSA 50-163. These amendments […]
Monday, April 7, 2025
By: John Vering and Katie Conklin As we explained in our previous client alert, on November 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A by over 57%, which increased the Missouri Minimum Wage to $13.75, effective January 1, 2025, and will increase it to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. Thereafter, the Missouri Minimum Wage […]
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
By: Katie Conklin and John Vering As we explained in our previous client alert, on November 5, 2024, Missouri voters approved Proposition A by over 57%, which increased the Missouri Minimum Wage to $13.75, effective January 1, 2025, which will then increase to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026. Thereafter, the Missouri Minimum Wage […]
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
By: John Fuchs, Rachel Sterbenz, and Tate Thompson The rollercoaster that is the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) continues. In short, Reporting Companies (as defined by the CTA) are once again required to file beneficial ownership information reports (“BOIRs”) with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), and FinCEN has extended the reporting deadline to […]
Thursday, February 13, 2025
By: Greg Whiston, Tate Thompson, and Colby Stone On February 5, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14201 entitled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” (the “Order”), banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ or women’s sports, asserting that it is “the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports.”
Friday, January 24, 2025
By: John Fuchs, Rachel Sterbenz, and Tate Thompson As we initially reported, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) took effect on January 1, 2024, requiring Reporting Companies (as defined by the CTA) to file beneficial ownership information reports (“BOIRs”) with the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”). Throughout 2024, multiple plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality and […]
Friday, December 27, 2024
By: John Fuchs, Rachel Sterbenz, Nida Rais, and Tate Thompson This Client Alert provides latest information in what continues to be the most unexciting developing news story any of us has ever followed. As the saying goes, “Don’t shoot the messenger!” Long story short / TLDR (too long didn’t read), the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
By: John Fuchs, Rachel Sterbenz, Nida Rais, and Tate Thompson As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), pausing the requirement for a Reporting Company (as […]
Monday, December 9, 2024
By: John Fuchs, Rachel Sterbenz, Nida Rais, and Tate Thompson As previously reported, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) took effect on January 1, 2024, requiring many businesses to file a beneficial ownership information report (“BOIR”), including general information about the company and sensitive personal information of its “company applicants” and “beneficial owners.” Under the CTA, […]
Monday, November 11, 2024
By: John Vering and Mark Opara