In an Opinion published Wed., Dec. 18, 2024, the Montana Supreme Court held that the State of Montana had violated Montanans' right to a clean and healthful environment...

11 U.S.C. § 1183(b)(7) tells us that "[t]he trustee shall ... facilitate the development of a consensual plan of reorganization." The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019...

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) is the federal law that protects employees who serve in the military and requires employers to re-employ military...

Nevada has a unique approach to non-competes. While still legal in the state (though that status remains questionable given the national trend)...

On Jan. 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to move forward with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate requiring Medicare...

Syndicated conservation easements (SCEs) have been on the IRS's annual Dirty Dozen list multiple times. For over five years, the IRS has tried to implement regulations requiring SCEs to be disclosed...

According to a recent survey conducted by KPMG, 64% of CEOs predict that their workforces will return to full-time in-office work by the end of 2026—and a whopping 87% of CEOs say they are likely...

The Utah Legislature wrapped up its seven-week legislative session on March 1, 2024. Utah's 2024 Legislative Session was historic—a record 591 bills passed.

A federal court in Texas stayed its nation-wide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As a result, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) can enforce the CTA. FinCEN has confirmed that the CTA.

In April 2020—when the economy was still largely shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic—a Trader Joe's employee used social media to criticize customer behavior.

Federal Appeals Court Rules that Sexual Harassment May Occur on Social Media, Outside the Workplace and After Work Hours...

Employers with 100 or more employees must ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated, or must require weekly testing for unvaccinated employees, with few exceptions, by Jan. 4, 2022.

The word is out: Non-compete agreements have been officially condemned by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). On April 23, 2024, the FTC issued a long-awaited final rule...

Currently, many employers are wrestling with the question of whether to require their employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Pregnancy discrimination is currently prohibited under 1.) the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), which modified Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and 2.) under the Americans...

More than a year ago, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed an attention-grabbing new rule—a full ban on employee non-compete agreements. This past week, the FTC finally brought its hammer down...

For a growing company, one of the decisions a business owner must make is how they will obtain additional capital to accelerate and support the maturation of their business.

Everyone's Lost but Me: Circuit Court Lifts Pause on Private-Sector DEI Executive Order While Acknowledging that No One Knows What the Order Does...

During President Trump's first term, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was enacted which dramatically changed the Tax Code.

Norman Semanko brings more than 30 years of experience with water resources and regulatory issues to his work as the water law practice group leader in the Pacific Northwest Region...