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With his decision in Tennessee v. Cardona, United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves has now vacated the 2024 Title IX Regulations in their entirety, meaning all provisions of the 2024 Title IX Regulations, both substantive and procedural, are no longer in effect across all states and school entities.

Pennsylvania’s Breach of Personal Information Notification Act places certain requirements on public schools for notifying individuals of certain breaches of data security within seven business days following determination of the breach. Depending on the type of information accessed, schools may have further notification and reporting requirements under federal law.

New Year, New Annual Reporting Requirements for All Entities Registered with the Pennsylvania Department of State: As we ring in the New Year, businesses and organizations formed or registered to do business in Pennsylvania are now obligated to submit an Annual Report to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

In what seems to be a never-ending carousel of rulings, on December 26, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed course and reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction of the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

Fifth Circuit Stays Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of Corporate Transparency Act - January 1, 2025 Filing Deadline Reinstated, But FinCEN Issues Notice of Extension of Filing Deadlines

Mergers and acquisitions among insurance agencies and brokers in the United States and Canada totaled 535 through the first 3 quarters of 2024.

The Court granted a nationwide preliminary injunction to prohibit the government’s enforcement of the CTA throughout the country. However, as there is no harm in making the filings with FINCEN and as there is some question as to the legal authority of the Court’s nationwide injunction, we suggest reporting companies at least consider proceeding with and finalizing such Beneficial Ownership Information filings prior to January 1, 2025.

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas effectively blocked a Department of Labor (DOL) rule that would have made about 4 million more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay.

On November 8, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned almost 40 years of precedent in its decision, Siren Retail Corp d/b/a Starbucks. This decision overruled Tri-Cast, Inc., 274 NLRB 377 (1985) and reshaped the test utilized in determining the lawfulness of employer communications to employees concerning unionization efforts.

With the release of Notice 2024-80, the IRS has announced the cost-of-living adjustments for pension plans and other related items for the 2025 tax year.

On August 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s “80/20” rule, which involves tipped wages covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, a federal court issued a nationwide injunction against the Federal Trade Commission, precluding it from enforcing its April 23, 2024 final rule purporting to ban non-compete agreements against most employees in the United States.

On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law the Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act, Act 74-2024 (Act), which introduces significant changes to the contractual and employment conditions for certain health care practitioners in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Act becomes effective on January 1, 2025.

Mergers and acquisitions among insurance agencies and brokers in the United States and Canada totaled 300 in the first half of 2024.

Texas court puts FTC's noncompete ban on hold as of July 3, 2024.