Thursday, March 5, 2026
On February 25, 2026, the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts and Board of Pharmacy issued a significant new joint statement addressing the rapidly growing IV hydration and medical spa (medspa) industry. The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts and the Kansas Board of Pharmacy released this advisory in response to increasing complaints involving IV therapy […]
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
On February 27, 2026, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule revising the standards for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. As you might recall, approximately two years ago, in March 2024, the DOL, under the Biden administration, issued a new rule establishing a more employee-friendly six-factor analysis that […]
Thursday, March 27, 2025
By: Katie Conklin, Christopher Tillery, and John Vering On February 5, 2025, we published a Client Alert regarding “What Clients Should Know About President Trump’s Anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Affirmative Action Executive Order and Its Potential Effects on Government Contractors, Grant Recipients, Nonprofits, and Private Sector Employers,” which can be found here.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
By: John Fuchs, Rachel Sterbenz, Tate Thompson, and Nida Rais The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is yet again making headlines. As we previously reported, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) recently extended the CTA reporting deadline to March 21, 2025, for most reporting companies. However, since then, FinCEN announced they will not penalize individuals or […]
Friday, February 28, 2025
By: Tate Thompson and Colby Stone The Department of Education (the “Department”) has rescinded Name, Image, and Likeness (“NIL”) guidance issued in the final days of the Biden administration that interpreted Title IX to require proportional NIL payments among men’s and women’s collegiate sports. The Department’s rescission came less than a month after the Biden […]
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
By: Christopher Tillery, Mirjana Gacanich, and Colby Stone On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed a wide-ranging Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “Order”) that seeks to eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (“DEI”) and affirmative action programming and preferences in both the federal government and private sector. In doing so, […]
Thursday, November 21, 2024
By: Cody Weyhofen & John Vering In April 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Final Rule that significantly raised the minimum salary thresholds for certain overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). However, a Texas federal court recently invalidated the Final Rule nationwide, restoring the minimum salary thresholds to pre-2024 levels.