On January 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its draft risk assessment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in biosolids...

Yesterday, December 23, 2024, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of the nationwide preliminary injunction on enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)...

Employers sponsoring a 401(k), 403(b), or governmental 457(b) plan have long been permitted to offer participants who will be age 50 or older by the end of the calendar year the opportunity...

Recently, financial institutions are facing large losses as a result of a growing fraud scheme. It is important for institutions to understand this fraud scheme and know how to protect themselves from potential losses.

In a prime example of the importance of both knowing your record in an appellate proceeding and carefully reading the statute at issue...

There are numerous tax exclusions and exemptions that frequently impact our clients. Each year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) evaluates...

This past year has seen a surge of new data privacy laws and at the forefront has been a strong focus on protecting children and their personal information.

A federal judge ruled on Friday, November 15, 2024, that the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) rule increasing the annual salary threshold from $35,568 to $43,880 for certain exempt employees on July 1, 2024, is unlawful.

In April, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations (the Rule) which modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule...

On December 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a petition by a powerful pharmaceutical industry lobbyist urging the Court to review a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit...

On December 10, 2024, by voice vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024. The bill has been published in the Congressional Record.

The IRS recently announced the dollar amounts that employers will need to know in order to administer their benefit plans for 2025. The key dollar amounts for retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

For the first time in a published opinion, the Colorado Court of Appeals has now warned lawyers and unrepresented litigants that Colorado state courts may sanction...

Possibly stranger than (legal) fiction – the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) beneficial ownership interest reporting deadlines are now on hold again, indefinitely.

Last week, the Texas Attorney General's Office announced it had reached a record $1.4 billion settlement with Meta over the company's alleged misuse of facial recognition technology.

Many practitioners in Colorado who have represented a party in litigation with a public entity or the public entity itself have wondered if records can be obtained...

On June 25, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published an extensive Final Rule amending the HIPAA privacy rule, providing new protections for the privacy.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on July 16, 2024, in Mieco LLC v. Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc...

As estate planning attorneys, it is imperative that we stay ahead of the legislative changes that can significantly impact our clients' strategies.

On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction ordering that enforcement...