Topic
Exemption
103 published works
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
NFA Issues Guidance on Exempt and Excluded CPOs and CTAs
On December 3, National Futures Association (NFA) issued guidance reminding firms that are relying on certain exemptions or exclusions from registration as commodity pool operators (CPOs) or commodity trading advisors…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
“At-Risk” Property during Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
Imagine that you sit down with your bankruptcy attorney for an initial consultation. You have worked hard all of your life and have acquired some personal property and real estate.…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Bibles are Often Exempt in Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
When an individual files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, the federal law requires an accounting of all property and assets. In most Chapter 7 cases, the bankruptcy debtor is allowed…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Joining Second Circuit, First Circuit Rejects Highly Compensated Workers’ Challenge to Salary Basis Test
The “highly compensated” regulation is designed to relax the exempt status tests for the white collar exemptions for individuals who make more than $100,000 per year in total compensation. 29…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
The Second Circuit Finds Entry-Level Accountants To Be Exempt Learned Professionals Under the FLSA
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Authored by Gena Usenheimer Earlier today, in Pippins v. KPMG, the Second Circuit held that entry-level accountants are professionals exempt from overtime under the FLSA. While the Court’s finding is…
Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network
What Can I Keep If I File For Bankruptcy?
By Scott Riddle
Although there are many reasons that individuals may have to file a Bankruptcy case, including medical debt, foreclosure, wage garnishment, and other reasons, the one question important to all of…
Antitrust Alert
Revised GBER Reduces Need For Commission Prior Approval of State Aid But Some Conditions Stricter Than Before
The European Commission (Commission) has adopted new rules that exempt public support given to companies by EU Member States, including regional and local authorities, from the requirement of prior notification…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Will the bankruptcy Trustee take my dogs or cats?
By Bryan Fears
When you file for bankruptcy you need to list all assets, while a pet may seem more like a liability then an asset, you still need to list them on…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Massaro on Religious Exemptions
By John Kang
A timely article by Toni Massaro has been uploaded. Its titled "Nuts and Seeds: Disclosure of Religious Exemptions" and its abstract reads: Closely watched cases pending before the United States…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Eighth Circuit Affirms In Part District Court’s Rejection of Jury Finding That Managers Were Properly Classified as Exempt
Reviewing a decision of a trial judge reversing a jury’s finding that several lumber company managers were properly classified as exempt, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled…