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, […]
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.
Monday, November 11, 2024
By: John Vering and Mark Opara
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Seigfreid Bingham attorneys Katie Conklin and John Vering gave a presentation on September 18, 2024, to the Greater Kansas City Society of Healthcare Attorneys (GKCSHA), covering recent employment law updates.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Seigfreid Bingham is pleased to announce a new shareholder in the firm, Emily Crane. Emily joined Seigfreid Bingham in 2019 as an associate in the firm’s Corporate Law practice group.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
By: John Vering FTC Issues Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule (“Rule”) that would have generally banned employers from entering into non-competes with workers and would have required employers to notify workers that their existing non-compete agreements are unenforceable. We published […]
Friday, July 26, 2024
By: John Vering FTC Ban on Non-Compete Agreements On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule (“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. We published a client alert explaining the Final […]
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
By: Katie A. Conklin and John A. Vering[1] On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a long-anticipated update to its enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace. The EEOC’s previous guidance had not been updated since 1999. The updated guidance reflects the legal and social changes of the past two decades […]
Thursday, June 13, 2024
By: John Vering and Cody Weyhofen Overtime Regulations On April 30, 2024, we published a client alert advising you that 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 (the so-called white collar exemptions [“WCE”] for executive, administrative, and professional […]