Effective August 10, 2016, Colorado employers no longer are required to complete the state-mandated verification of their newly hired employee's identification and work authorization.

Effective December 1, 2016, employers must pay a minimum salary of $47,476 per year to their exempt white collar workers.

In Robert Rauschenberg Foundation v. Grutman, a Florida appeals court recently held that $24.6 million was reasonable compensation for trustees that served for approximately six years.

The IRS issued Notice 2016-70 on November 18, extending the deadline for employers to furnish employees with 1095-B and 1095-C Forms.

On November 22, a Texas federal district court halted the implementation of the new Department of Labor rule that increased the minimum salary level for exempt employees under the FLSA.

The mortgage servicing industry has witnessed historic change in recent years and another historic change is just around the corner.

Continuing on a topic from prior posts, WCCO recently covered the efforts of the new Minnesota Alimony Reform Group to overhaul Minnesota's spousal maintenance laws, starting with a bill on cohabitation.

Effective July 1, 2016, a new South Dakota law will allow residents of common law, or separate property states, to take advantage of the benefits available to couples in community property states.

On May 6, 2016, the USPTO offered more guidance to the life science industry and the public overall, as well as to its patent examiners, regarding how patent claims are to be analyzed for subject matter eligibility.

Of particular interest to the life sciences industry, the new guidelines include additional subject matter eligibility examples demonstrating how certain patent claims should be analyzed.

The mortgage servicing industry has witnessed historic change in recent years and another historic change is just around the corner.

Minnesota's minimum wage will rise to $9.50 per hour for large employers on Monday, August 1. A "large employer" has annual gross sales or business done in Minnesota of more than $500,000.

Effective July 2016, South Dakota has a new law aimed at protecting senior citizens and adults with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Effective today, you won't need it anymore. As part of the overhaul of our procedural rules in 2015, most notary requirements were eliminated– affidavits, discovery responses, petitions.

Do you think that your property's real estate tax assessed value is higher than the actual market value?

The IRS has announced the 2017 dollar limits for retirement plans and health savings accounts ("HSA")...

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act. DTSA creates federal protection for trade secrets by amending the Economic Espionage Act.

Effective July 1, 2017, Minnesota employers who have employees working in Minneapolis, regardless of their office location, will be required to give all employees who work a minimum of 80 hours a year paid...

Businesses that have already set aside funds for the payment of taxes that have been delayed could use those funds for other purposes.

Although it's always an endeavor filled with generalities and "more of the same," there are a few interesting highlights from this year's announcement.