Across all industries, private companies, family offices, and their owners and management teams face rapidly evolving challenges, opportunities, and risks in the dynamic environment that is 2025. Here are 11 issues that...more
3/10/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Arbitration ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Business Succession ,
Buy-Sell Agreements ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Connelly v United States ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Data Privacy ,
E-Commerce ,
Estate Planning ,
Estate-Tax Exemption ,
Ethics ,
Family Businesses ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinCEN ,
Form I-9 ,
Generation-Skipping Transfer ,
Gift-Tax Exemption ,
Immigration ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
Immigration Procedures ,
IRS ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Mergers ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
SCOTUS ,
State Legislatures ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Terms of Use ,
Valuation
In 2025, the retail and fashion industries are bracing for a transformative year, heavily influenced by the policies of the new Trump Administration. These policies promise rapid and significant changes, particularly in areas...more
2/20/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
E-Commerce ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Form I-9 ,
Immigration ,
Independent Contractors ,
Influencers ,
International Trade ,
Mergers ,
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) ,
NAD ,
PFAS ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Health ,
Retailers ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Terms of Use ,
Tracking Systems ,
Trump Administration ,
Workplace Investigations
President Trump is focused on immigration compliance, including I-9 compliance. The federal Form I-9 is the form that every employer has to complete for every paid employee within their first three days of employment....more
President Trump has been explicit in his focus on immigration compliance and enforcement. Employers should expect increased workplace enforcement actions, including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and...more
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new Form I-9, the form all US employers must use to verify the identity and work authorization of all paid employees within the first three days of their employment....more
Effective January 1, 2021, every private employer in Florida must either: (1) use E-verify, a federal web-based program, to verify the identity and work authorization for each new hire, or (2) maintain for three years copies...more
In recognition that many employees are still working remotely due to COVID-19 health concerns, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has extended through September 19,...more
8/21/2020
/ Applications ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) ,
F-1 Visa ,
Form I-9 ,
Green Cards ,
H-4 Spouses ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
L-2 Visas ,
Political Asylum ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Temporary Protected Status
The federal law requires employers to physically inspect each employee’s Form I-9 documentation to prove their identity and work authorization. E-Verify requires employees to resolve errors in work authorization and identity...more