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On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | March 5, 2024 |
M&A and Corporate
When looking to raise funds for new businesses, two options often come to mind: venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE). While both involve investments in companies, they are quite different and it is vital to understand their distinctions. In this blog, we break down the differences between venture capital…
by Clyde E. Findley | February 27, 2024 |
Intellectual Property
The New York Times vs. OpenAI copyright lawsuit has the potential to be a litmus test to measure how AI advancements could affect traditional media and established intellectual property regulations. As the case moves through the courts, it may raise more questions than answers, given the…
by Nick Johnson | February 7, 2024 |
Employment & Labor Law
Originally published in IRMI’s Fall 2023 issue of Employment Practices Liability Consultant (EPLiC) By Nick Johnson and Shelby Julien The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which went into effect on June 27, 2023, is focused on providing temporary accommodations to pregnant workers with…
by Samy W. Abdallah | January 18, 2024 |
Business Litigation
, Employment & Labor Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published a long-awaited final rule (the “2024 Final Rule”) on January 9, 2024, defining what it means to be an “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). In sum, the 2024 Final Rule is…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | December 14, 2023 |
M&A and Corporate
Update: On March 1, 2024, a federal judge in Alabama declared the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen. However, this ruling only applies to the named plaintiffs in that specific case, which includes all entities that were…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | November 7, 2023 |
Business Litigation
, Employment & Labor Law
Originally published in IRMI’s Summer 2023 issue of Employment Practices Liability Consultant (EPLiC) By Rachael Haley and Declan Leonard Key Takeaways The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)’s McLaren Macomb decision was a return to prior, long- standing precedent that employers may not offer nonsupervisory employees severance…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | October 31, 2023 |
Government Contracts
View the PDF here Presented by The Capital Group and Berenzweig Leonard The SBA is no longer permitting most applicants to the 8(a) Business Development Program to establish their eligibility based on the rebuttable presumption of social…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | October 31, 2023 |
Employment & Labor Law
New Form I-9s On August 1, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released a revised version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification that must be used for all new hires and rehires starting November 1, 2023. The notable changes in the new form…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | October 26, 2023 |
M&A and Corporate
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) suggesting significant changes to the existing premerger filing requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, which applies to all potential mergers valued at $111.4…
On Behalf of Berenzweig Leonard, LLP | September 26, 2023 |
Government Contracts
When a federal contractor is required to certify or recertify its small business size status can be confusing and depends on several factors, including the type of contract it is bidding on and whether the solicitation is restricted to or otherwise set aside for small business concerns.[1] This…
