Seigfreid Bingham News & Blog
Steve Kyle Guest-Lectures on Real Estate Law at KU
Seigfreid Bingham attorney Steve Kyle recently guest-lectured at a Land Transactions class made up of second and third-year students at the University Kansas (KU) School of Law. He was invited to speak by the course […]
Department of Labor Increases Overtime Pay Thresholds
By: Cody Weyhofen and John Vering
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released its Final Rule, significantly raising the minimum salary thresholds for certain overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Importantly, the thresholds outlined in the Final Rule are higher than those initially proposed by the DOL in August 2023. As a result, millions of employees are set to become entitled to overtime compensation when the Final Rule takes effect.
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Chris Tillery Appointed to KCMBA’s CLE Advisory Committee
Seigfreid Bingham attorney Chris Tillery was recently appointed to the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Advisory Committee.
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FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Competes
By: John Vering
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule (“Rule”) – Non-Compete Clause Final Rule – that would generally ban employers from entering into non-competes with workers and require employers to notify workers that their existing non-compete agreements are unenforceable. The majority of FTC commissioners concluded that non-compete agreements constitute an unfair method of competition, and, therefore violate Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Rule will take effect (unless enjoined by a court) 120 days after it is published in the Federal Register (likely during the week of April 29, 2024).
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Mark Opara Guest-Lectures at UMKC School of Law
Seigfreid Bingham attorney Mark Opara recently guest-lectured at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Law on the topic of health care law.
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John Fuchs and Tate Thompson Present Corporate Transparency Act CLE
Seigfreid Bingham attorneys John Fuchs and Tate Thompson recently co-presented a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) at the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA), one of the most well-attended spring […]