On April 7, 2025, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas struck down the Biden administration’s final rule related to federally imposed minimum staffing requirements for long term care…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
On May 15, 2025, the district court for the Northern District of Texas issued an order vacating the gender-identity portions of the EEOC’s 2024 Enforcement Guidance. In the order, District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk stated that…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), shareholders that beneficially own more than five percent of an issuer’s outstanding publicly traded voting equity…
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/ Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Securities Law
In the world of outside business activity (OBA) disclosure, many FINRA enforcement actions center on whether a registered person gave, or did not give, prior written notice of those activities to their member firm. These types…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Securities Law
In fiscal year 2024, the EEOC received 88,531 new charges and conducted 11,998 mediations, resulting in the resolution of 8,543 charges. These mediation success rates—reflecting a resolution of 9.6% of total charges filed and…
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/ Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
The quality of a patent begins to take shape at the time of disclosure. An inadequate disclosure can greatly affect the quality of the patent. The level of sophistication of a client typically dictates the quality of patent…
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/ Business Organizations, Intellectual Property
Recorded at the 2025 Greenville SHRM Conference, hosts Tina and Fay welcome seasoned human resources expert Robyn Knox, the Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of The HR Business Connect. Robyn shares how her background in…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In this powerful episode, hosts Heather and Matthew are joined by Sydney Severance, a young woman and former competitive athlete whose life changed dramatically when she unexpectedly became wheelchair-bound. After a painstaking…
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/ Health
Decisions from May 23, 2025 -
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, May 23. The opinions of interest to the Alabama business community include the following..…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Recorded at SCbio’s 2025 annual conference, Heather and Lauren welcome Eric Perrault, the CEO of Kiyatec, which focuses on functional precision oncology. Eric discusses their exciting process, which aims to predict how…
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/ Health
In a significant development for local governance and fiscal autonomy, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently signed House Bill 191 into law. This legislation empowers municipalities and counties to exercise greater control over…
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/ Administrative Law, Taxation
Recorded at the 2025 Greenville SHRM Conference, hosts Tina and Keely sit down with GSHRM leaders Tyler Clark and Brittany Goforth to explore the key conversations and trends shaping the human resources industry. From the use of…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On April 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance (the “SEC”) updated its Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“C&DI”) pertaining to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which provide an…
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/ Administrative Law, Securities Law, Taxation
Hosts Tina Emerson, Chris Kouri, and David Spratley welcome North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Lee Lilley to the podcast. Recently appointed by Governor Josh Stein, Secretary Lilley shares how his rural North Carolina roots…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, May 9. The opinions of interest to the Alabama business community include the following..…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
