What will antitrust enforcement look like under a second Trump presidency? While much remains uncertain, particularly regarding key appointments to the enforcement agencies, historical trends and policy priorities offer important clues.
We anticipate a return to more traditional enforcement approaches,
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Employer-Provided Gifts: Taxable or Not?
As we approach the holiday season, many employers consider giving employees a gift as a token of appreciation. What employers may not consider is whether those gifts create taxable income to employees.
Although gifts are generally not taxable to the
Get Ready for Changes to USPTO Trademark Proceedings and Fees in January 2025
Effective January 18, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will update some of its trademark proceedings and fees. The changes aim to provide the USPTO with the additional funding needed to continue to improve its operations and
Hold Up, Wait a Minute: Judge Blocks Salary Threshold Increase and Rolls It Back to Pre-July 2024
On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule (29 CFR Part 541), which would have increased the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (“FLSA”) “white-collar” overtime exemption, which was
When Appraisals Clash: Lessons from a Commercial Property Dispute
A version of this article was originally published in RENX.ca
What happens when a commercial tenant has the option to purchase the property that it is leasing but the parties cannot agree on the value? The simple answer is to
Can an Expert Define and Determine What Constitutes Discrimination?
In employment discrimination cases, the parties often retain experts to opine about various aspects of the case. An expert may provide, for example, insight as to job performance issues or, in many instances, determine the nature and scope of an
The Ultimate Holiday Party Planning Guide: HR Edition
There’s glitter on the floor after the party
Girls carryin’ their shoes down in the lobby
Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor
You and me from the night before
-Taylor Swift, “New Year’s Day”
Glitter should be the
Final Rules Released: What They Mean for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits
Previously published in Healthcare News and Healthcare Michigan
On Sept. 9, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) released final rules strengthening and clarifying the rules previously set forth in the Mental
Part 2: Key Takeaways from Claim Examples in the 2024 AI Patent Eligibility Guidance
This is the second post in a 3-part series. Example 48 is described below, which is directed to analyzing speech signals and separating desired speech from extraneous or background speech using AI.
Example 48. Speech Separation
Key Takeaway for
November 1 Deadline Looms as Texas Hospitals Struggle to Track Costs Related to Immigration Status
On November 1, certain Texas hospitals must comply with an Executive Order issued by Governor Greg Abbott on August 8, 2024 (Order), requiring them to document medical costs related to the care of individuals without legal immigration status. Governor Abbott