On March 28, 2019, a federal district court struck down core provisions of the Department of Labor (DOL)'s association health plan (AHP) rules in a lawsuit filed by 11 states

On March 26, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor issued three opinion letters clarifying the December 2019 Final Rule on the Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Final Rule requires employers to pay...

Keeping with its annual tradition, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has once again extended the deadline for employers to provide their 2019 Forms 1095-C to employees from January 31, 2020 to...

In 2013 and 2014, several high-profile pension plans offered participants who were currently receiving benefits the opportunity to cash out ...

On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued a decision prohibiting captive audience meetings — mandatory meetings held during work hours to explain the employer's position...

California State Senate Bill 699 ("SB 699") and California State Assembly Bill 1076 ("AB 1076") enhance California's well-known prohibition against non-compete agreements or restrictive covenants.

On April 15, 2020, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana issued a decision in Northern Plains Resource Council v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

Through its partnership with SGR client Cherry Street Energy, Terrapin Brewery became Georgia's first brewery to purchase renewable energy generated on-site.

The EPA has proposed a rule that would require only "high hazard" coal ash disposal sites to seek permits immediately under its Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

In June 2019, the U.S. EPA's Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance announced that it has selected six National Compliance Initiatives

Last month, EPA issued notices of violation (NOVs) to Chemours, which manufactures per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), among other chemicals, for alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act.

To follow up on our prior message to you yesterday, this is to inform you that the U.S. Treasury Department has now issued the application form and guidance for...

Early on Saturday morning (March 14, 2020), the House of Representatives passed a coronavirus relief bill, H.R. 6201, which includes...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently announced that it is extending the remote I-9 verification for employers and workspaces operating remotely through December 31, 2020.

In order to register a trademark based on use in commerce, or to renew a registration based on a foreign or international registration, trademark owners are required to verify that the mark is in use in U.S. commerce...

Several Georgians borrowed modest sums and secured those loans using the proceeds they might recover on personal injury claims.

One of the unique aspects of decisions of the Georgia Court of Appeals has been the concept of "physical precedent." With rare exceptions, the Georgia Court of Appeals relies on three-judge panels to decide cases.

Continuing its aggressive approach to the enforcement of privacy law violations, the FTC last week imposed on Musical.ly, Inc., the operator of the popular TikTok app ...

Last week, following President Trump's March 13, 2020 declaration of a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) postponed the April 15, 2020...

On August 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued guidance for employers with respect to the deferral of the employee portion of certain payroll taxes.