On June 29, 2021, Bill C-208 was granted Royal Assent and became law in Canada. Bill C-208 amended the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Act") to provide tax relief to families wishing to transfer shares of ...

On April 24, 2020, The Canadian Federal Government provided some details about the new Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program (CECRA) for small businesses and commercial landlords.

As we reported in August 2023, the Corporate Transparency Act (the "CTA") will become effective on January 1, 2024. For the first time, the United States government...

On December 12, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued an order transferring State of Louisiana v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Insurance to the Middle District of Florida.

On July 9, WellPoint and Amerigroup announced plans to merge, in a deal reportedly valued at approximately $5 billion.

On December 18, 2013, the Pennsylvania House Health Committee held a hearing on Pennsylvania House Bills 1621 and 1622, two bills that would require that any health provider in the state that operates as part of an integrated delivery system.

The New NAFTA, known as USMCA (in U.S.), CUSMA (in Canada) and T-MEC (in Mexico), will enter into force on July 1, 2020 (or later). As the world focuses on business resumption and recovery in the...

The United States Sentencing Commission issued a request for comments regarding whether the guidelines for calculating antitrust fines should be modified.

In its "2017 Year in Review", the Fraud Section in the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice announced the launch of its Health Care Fraud Unit's Data Analytics Team.

In a recent case, a federal court in North Carolina struck down a charter school's dress code requiring girls to wear skirts under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Coronavirus continues to impose hardships on lives around the globe. Employers of American workers have to adjust to constantly-evolving laws and regulations governing their operations to keep their employees safe.

The New NAFTA, known as USMCA (in U.S.), CUSMA (in Canada) and T-MEC (in Mexico), will enter into force on July 1, 2020 (or later). As the world focuses on business resumption and recovery in...

On May 12, 2020, the federal government announced additional measures to help Canadian seniors and provide them with greater financial security during the COVID-19 emergency.

The Canadian Franchise Association has proposed changes to modernize Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000 by allowing franchise disclosure documents to be delivered electronically.

As we previously reported, here, on March 1, 2024, a United States District Court in Alabama entered an injunction against the United States, "permanently" enjoining the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act.

As widely reported, Honda and Nissan have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a merger or combination of some type.

The IRS recently announced the ACA affordability threshold for 2021 at 9.83%, a small increase from the 2020 level of 9.78%.

Over the years, there has been a lot of news stories about people traveling (or seeking to travel) with interesting animals. There was the incident involving a "beloved pet hamster" that was...

As our firm continues to closely monitor the evolvement of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we have made the decision to have all employees work remotely, effective Tuesday, March 17th, to help in ...

On Monday, May 15, 2012, a Washington, D.C. federal judge invalidated the so-called "Hurry-Up" Election Rules of the National Labor Relations Board that previously became effective on April 30, 2012.