Background and Purpose In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act on a bipartisan basis. This law creates a new beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement as part of the U.S. government’s efforts to make it harder for bad actors to hide...
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Significant PAGA Reforms Adopted by California Legislature
Effective as of July 1, 2024, California has finally adopted a substantial overhaul of the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). PAGA has long been a major thorn in the side of employers, with the threat of large-scale PAGA claims raised by employees...
BREAKING NEWS: Navigato & Battin Obtains Complete Victory Over General Contractor in Arbitration
Employer Alert: Revisions to Required Employment Pamphlets
Employers have to provide a number of pamphlets and notices to a new hire. Recently, the State of California has revised two of those pamphlets. Effective February 1, 2024, the Division of Workers Compensation of the California Department of Industrial Relations...
Federal Court Rules BOI Reporting Is Unconstitutional
On March 1, 2024, in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen, a federal district court in Alabama ruled that the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Rule of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional. The court...
New Disclosure Requirements for Most Small Companies
Background and Purpose In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act on a bipartisan basis. This law creates a new beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement as part of the U.S. government’s efforts to make it harder for bad actors to hide...
