On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the DOJ's motion to stay a universal injunction of the CTA's effective date.

On Sunday, March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued an announcement that the Treasury Department will suspend the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act...

In an order filed December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated their own stay of the District Court's preliminary injunction of the enforcement of the January 1, 2025 deadline for reporting compliance...

Yesterday, December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. vs. Garland that enjoins the Department of Treasury from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act.

On December 23rd, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit revived the immediate enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act...

On March 21, FinCEN issued an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information...

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has dramatically reshaped the regulatory landscape. For nearly 40 years, the Chevron doctrine allowed federal...

A federal district court judge has issued a nationwide injunction that prevents the FTC noncompete ban from taking effect. United States District Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas found the FTC...

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) took effect January 1, 2024 as part of a broad antiterrorism and anti-money laundering effort of Congress. The CTA requires certain entities, known as "reporting companies,"...

In Burton v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, __N.W.3d __, 2025 WL 492018 (Iowa Feb. 14, 2025), the Iowa Supreme Court was asked to resolve whether psychological test material...

The Iowa Legislature (H.F. 767) passed three updates to Iowa Code Section 730.5, Iowa's private employer drug testing statute, which will benefit Iowa employers.

The RESTORE Act and injunctive relief in patent cases

In a compensable work comp case, the injured worker is generally seen by a physician chosen by the employer, who provides an evaluation of permanent impairment.

On April 11, 2025, the Iowa Supreme Court issued its decision in Hampe v. Charles Gabus Motors, Inc., Case No. 22-1599. In the Hampe case, the court found an employer violated Iowa's...

The Iowa Supreme Court recently provided guidance regarding the application of the successive disabilities statute (Iowa Code §85.34(7)), in Loew v. Menard...

In Bridgestone Americas, Inc. v. Anderson, No. 22-1328, 2024 WL 1335165 (Iowa March 29, 2024), the Iowa Supreme Court resolved the uncertainty surrounding the method...

In today's episode, Jeff Harty and Fran Haas explore the complexities of noncompete agreements, noting their effectiveness in protecting IP but also their challenges.

A recent decision by the Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner considered the impact of COVID-19 vaccine side effects on an employee whose employer had "strongly encouraged", but not mandated...

Nyemaster's Workers' Compensation team took a look back and considered the most noteworthy developments in Iowa workers' compensation law for 2024.

After a lengthy comment period on its proposed non-compete rule issued in January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on April 23, 2024 issued a final rule largely banning non-compete clauses...