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IRS Filing Indicates Possible Shift in Enforcement of Restrictions on Political Endorsements by Nonprofits

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Navigating DEI Initiatives Amidst Evolving Legal and Political Landscapes

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Governor Braun’s Executive Order Prompts IDEM to Potentially Roll Back Environmental Regulations

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The Indiana General Assembly recently enacted significant new legislation that will impact both pharmacy benefit managers and health care providers doing business in Indiana

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - June 2025

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With SEA 140, Indiana Joins Other States in Limiting Pharmacy Benefit Manager Vertical Integration

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New Indiana Law Requires Disclosure of Appointed Officers

A Fair Shake: Ames Shifts Risk Landscape for Employers in Title VII Discrimination Claims

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Tax-Exempt Status and Political Activity – Is Harvard Challenge a Concern for Your Organization?

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Avoid This Shortcut Despite the Temptation

Secured Lender

CFPB Withdraws 67 Guidance Documents

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The 340B Drug Pricing Playbook, with Brandon Shirley

Litigation

The End of Physician Noncompetes in Indiana Hospitals: A Look into Indiana Senate Enrolled Act No. 475

Labor and Employment

Tele-prescribing Here to Stay? HHS Signals Commitment to COVID-19 Era Telemedicine Prescribing Expansions

Health Care

Clearing the Path to Care: OIG Continues to Approve Modest Patient Incentives to Accessing Health Care Services

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FCC Delays Compliance Date for Part of New TCPA Consent Revocation Rule

Financial Services

Narrowed CTA Scope Exempts U.S. Entities and U.S. Persons

Business

Intellectual Property Awareness: Critical Element of Business Planning

President Trump’s DEI Ban Ruled Likely Unconstitutional – What Now?

Business

The CTA – Gone for Good for Most (For Now)

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Understanding the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance and Its Interaction with Other Leave Laws

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The CTA – It’s Back!

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Who Will Control the Future of Alternative Energy Projects in the State of Indiana?

Real Estate

OIG Signals Potential Approval of Prescription Drug Assistance Programs

Health Care

Massachusetts to Require Licensure for Non-Resident Pharmacies in 2025

Health Care

Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down FCC's One-to-One Consent Rule Under the TCPA

Financial Services

Approaching Deadline to Submit HIPAA Breach Notifications to HHS

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HIPAA Wrapped: OCR’s 2024 HIPAA Highlights

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - February 2025

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The Yo-Yo Life of the CTA: Back in Play – Or Not

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Financial Institutions Use of “Meta Pixels” Targeted in Latest Class Action Trend

Financial Services

What to Expect in 2025: Updates to Indiana Child Labor Laws

Labor and Employment

Beyond the Basics: The Beauty of ESOPs, with Bill Merten

Litigation

New Era in Illinois Employment Law: Key Changes You Need to Know

Labor and Employment

CTA Update: Start/Stop Along the Twisty Road

Business

CTA Update: Back in Business, For Now

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CTA Update: Roll the Dice?

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A Brief Primer on Protecting IP Capital, with Dan Tychonievich and Justin Sage (Podcast)

CTA in Limbo: FinCEN Addresses Nationwide Injunctive Order

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To Patent or Not To Patent?

Hold Your Filings: Preliminary Injunction Placed on Government Enforcement of CTA and Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

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Recently Reported Court Cases Affecting Secured Lenders

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The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban: What’s Next?

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - November 2024

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Not So Fast: FLSA Overtime Rule Blocked Weeks Before Another Salary Level Increase

Labor and Employment

CFPB Issues Final Rule on Open Banking

Financial Services

Time Quickly Running Out: Important Reminders about the Corporate Transparency Act

Business

IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limitations for 2025

Employee Benefits

NLRB Reports Significant Surges in Union Election Petitions and Unfair Labor Practice Charges

Labor and Employment

CMS Reporting Requirements for Nursing Facilities: Fast Tracking the Start Line

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Is the Heyday of Whistleblowers Coming to a Close?

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - October 2024

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Important Reminders about the Corporate Transparency Act

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Indiana Construction Law: Guiding Commercial Contractors on Securing Payment – Mechanic’s Liens, Part 3 (Podcast)

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Profits Interests 101: The Basics and Uses of Profits Interests

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Corporate Veil Torn Apart? U.S. Supreme Court to Review Trademark Infringement Damages Case

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - July 2024

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Physician Non-Competes in Indiana – The Old, the New, and the Future

Health Care

HHS Finalizes Enforcement Stick For Health Care Providers Committing Information Blocking

Thought Leadership

What Employers Need to Know about New Overtime Exemption Rules with Shelley Jackson (Podcast)

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Foreign Entities – To Register or Not to Register

Business

Redefining Regulatory Oversight: U.S. Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference and its Impact on Banking Regulations

Thought Leadership

Supreme Court Opinion in Favor of IRS Requires Review of Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreements

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Party Like It's July 1, 2024

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HIPAA Sanction Policies: The Importance of Enforcement

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How Employee Benefits Law Impacts Every Workplace with Catherine “Katy” Stowers (Podcast)

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - May 2024

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New Additions to Federal Anti-Discrimination Rules Giving Healthcare Providers Regulatory Déjà Vu

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Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health

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The Final Direction: New Final Medicaid Rules for State Directed Payments

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New FTC Regulation of Non-compete Agreements with Elizabeth Roberson and Scott Morrisson (Podcast)

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FTC Issues Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

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DOL Releases Final Rule Raising Salary and Compensation Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions

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Indiana Enacts Senate Enrolled Act 9 Requiring Notice of Certain Health Care Transactions

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Indiana Construction Law: Lien Rights, Deadlines, and Defenses - Mechanic’s Liens, Part 2 (Podcast)

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White House Office of Management and Budget Issues Government Wide Policy on AI

Thought Leadership

U.S. Treasury Issues Report on Artificial Intelligence on Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector

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Compulsory Paid Leave: Is It in the Budget?

Thought Leadership

Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - March 2024

Thought Leadership

Updated CMS Reporting Requirements for Nursing Facilities

Health Care

Plan Sponsors Take Note: New Litigation Brings Attention to Potential Fiduciary Risk for Group Health Plan Sponsors

Employee Benefits

False Claims Act Jury Verdict Halved as Unconstitutionally Excessive

Litigation

Non-Compete A Non-Option? Consider Garden Leave

Labor and Employment

New HHS Guidance: Safeguarding Patient Rights in Hospital and Long-Term Health Facility Visitation Policies

Health Care

Federal Court of Appeals Lifts Stay of Indiana’s Prohibition on Gender Transition Services to Minors

Health Care

Illinois Employment Alert: Add Paid Leave Policy to Employee Handbook

Labor and Employment

New Indiana Law Will Clarify How Financial Institutions May Make Changes to Deposit Account Agreements

Financial Services

Adapting Performance Metrics for Employees on Reduced Schedules for FMLA and Other Protected Leave

Labor and Employment

Corporate Transparency Act Held Unconstitutional: What This Means for Your Business

Business

Putting the PURPOSE in a Trust: Using a Purpose Trust in a Business Succession Plan

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Impact of AI in the M & A Sector: Key Advantages, Challenges, and Considerations

Business

New Indiana Wetlands Law Impact on Developers

Real Estate

Indiana Unlikely to Deliver 340B a Reprieve from 340B Restrictions

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Don’t Forget About the Leap Year - Annual HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline Fast-Approaching

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CMS's New Federal Prior Authorization Rule: An Eventual Step In the Right Direction

Health Care

Covering Long-Term, Part-Time Employees Under 401(k)

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Navigating Digital Privacy in Healthcare: Understanding Web Tracking and HIPAA Concerns (Podcast)

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Higher Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions for 2024...But How Long Will This Last?

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Avoid Leaving an Inheritance to Someone You've Never Met

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Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence and its Implications for Employers

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The OIG’s New Unified Compliance Resource Tool: You’ve Been “Voluntold” to Comply

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Lawsuit Challenges HHS Guidance on the Use of Web Tracking Technologies

Health Care

Prohibition of Class Action Lawsuits Against Postsecondary Educational Institutions Survives Constitutional Challenge

Expansion of Medicare Coverage for Behavioral Health Services

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Take Five: 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - November 2023

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The Indiana State Legislature and Current Issues Important to Hoosiers with Indiana Senator Rod Bray (Podcast)

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President Biden Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

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IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limitations for 2024

Employee Benefits

Unraveling the Corporate Transparency Act: Reporting Requirements, Exemptions, and Compliance Challenges (Podcast)

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California Commercial Lenders Beware: UDAAP Doesn’t Only Apply to Consumer Lending Anymore

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Take Five: 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - October 2023

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A Time to Change

Health Care

Secured Lender: Second Circuit Court Affirms Syndicated Loans are [STILL] Not Securities

Secured Lender

Is Your Business Ready? Preparing for and Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act

Business

IRS Extends Effective Date for Roth Treatment of Catch-Up Contributions to 2026

Employee Benefits

IRS Issues Notice Regarding ESOP Compliance

Employee Benefits

SURPRISE! Federal Alternative Dispute Resolution Grinds to a Halt

Health Care

When Must Employers Publicize Salary Information?

Labor and Employment

Watch Out: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Keeping an Eye on Workplace Surveillance Technology

Labor and Employment

Failed S Election – Fatal Flaw or Fixable Mistake?

Business

Three Minute Update: How Seller Financing Can Get a Deal across the Finish Line

Business

Inquiring Minds Want to Know - Limit Access to PHI to Prevent Snooping

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Rapid Modernization: Major Changes Coming to the Professional Licensing Agency

Health Care

Disclosing Fees Paid to BMV Vendors For E-Filing Lien Interests

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Impact of AI on the Workplace: Latest Guidance from the EEOC

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Take Five: 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - June 2023

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Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy

A Direct Proposal: New Proposed Medicaid Rules for State Directed Payments

Health Care

Chasing the “Worm” – Act Now to Use the Federal Gift/Estate Tax Exemption

Estate Planning & Personal Services

HOLD ON A MINUTE! INDIANA LEGISLATURE CHANGES THE RULES FOR EMERGENCY DETENTIONS

Health Care

Business Associate Fined Under HIPAA For Maintaining PHI on Unsecured Server

Health Care

NLRB’s General Counsel Issues New Guidance Memo Challenging Non-Compete Agreements as Violating Section 7 of the NLRA

Labor and Employment

NLRB Memo Clarifies the Implications of McLaren Macomb and Whether Employers’ Severance Agreements Violate Employees’ NLRA Rights

Labor and Employment

2024 HSA Limits Released

Employee Benefits

Don’t Let the End of the Public Health Emergency Create a Compliance Problem

Health Care

LIBOR Transition in the Final Weeks

Secured Lender

CMS Runs Out of Patience: Hospital Price Transparency Rules to Face Stricter Enforcement

Health Care

Long Term Reform Coming to Long Term Care: What Changed in the 2023 Indiana Legislative Session

Health Care

New Law Further Restricts Indiana Physician Noncompetes

Labor and Employment

Commercial Leasing Series: Top 10 Commercial Leasing Issues You Should Know Before Signing Your Lease!

Real Estate

Delaware Duty of Oversight Extended to Officers – What about Indiana?

Business

New York DFS Issues Final Commercial Lending Disclosure Regulation

Secured Lender

State and Federal Policy on ESG Issues Creates Tensions for Financial Institutions

Financial Services

SECURE Act 2.0 Expands on 2019 Secure Act Retirement Provisions

Employee Benefits

Beware of the DEA Scam

Health Care

Three Minute Update - Positioning for the Future: Non-Profits and Real Estate

Real Estate

FTC Takes Unprecedented Action Against Non-Compete Agreements

Labor and Employment

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Non-Compete Agreements

Labor and Employment

Are You Compliant with Indiana’s Annual Hospital Public Forum Requirement?

Health Care

Fiduciary Alert: New ERISA Group Health Plan Service Provider Fee Disclosures Require Plan Sponsor Attention

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Take Five: 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - December 2022

Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy

Take Five: Post Election - 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - November 2022

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President Biden Weighs in on Financial Services “Junk Fees”

Financial Services

Three Minute Update - Positioning for the Future: Due Diligence Throughout the Process of a Deal

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Take Five: Election Preview - 5 Things you Need to Know About Indiana Government - October 2022

Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy

IRS Announces Retirement Plan Limitations for 2023

Employee Benefits

Time for a Breakroom Makeover: EEOC Releases New “Know Your Rights” Poster

Labor and Employment

Is Your Workplace Correctly Classifying Employees and Independent Contractors?

Labor and Employment

Transferring Florida Real Estate - Tread with Caution

Estate Planning & Personal Services

CFPB Announces Consent Order with Bank for "Authorized-Positive Overdraft Transactions"

Financial Services

PHI Here, There, and Everywhere - Liability for Improper Disposal of Items Containing PHI

Health Care

Owners / GCs / Subs / Suppliers / Lessors – Check Your Contracts. Court of Appeals Decision Highlights Challenges when Dispute Resolution Process Varies

Litigation

IRS Announces Extension for SECURE & CARES Act Amendments

Employee Benefits

Three Minute Update – Protecting Your Business: Confidentiality Agreements

Business

IRS Announces Extension for SECURE & CARES Act Amendments

Employee Benefits

Work Opportunity Tax Credits Can Increase Diversity and Reduce Labor Shortages

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - August 2022

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Three Minute Update - Protecting Your Business: Piercing the Corporate Veil

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Temporary Medical Licenses Preserved into October as Public Health Emergency Renewed at 11th Hour

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - June 2022

Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy

Come One, Come All: New Reciprocity Laws for Health Care Professionals in Indiana

Health Care

UPDATED - Corporate Transparency Act: New Obligations to Disclose Beneficial Ownership of Private Companies

Business

IRS Announces Launch of Pre-Examination Compliance Program for Qualified Retirement Plans

Employee Benefits

President Signs Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act of 2022

Secured Lender

Your Customer Is Heading Towards Bankruptcy, What Should You Do Now?

Financial Services

Transparency is the Name of the Game

Health Care

Indiana Supreme Court Rejects Longstanding Rule Prohibiting Supplier-to-Supplier Lien Rights

Litigation

Recent Developments in Fair Lending Discrimination as a UDAAP Violation and Algorithmic Redlining

Financial Services

Three Minute Update – Doing a Deal: Benefits from Selling Personal Goodwill

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Take Five: 5 Things You Need to Know About Indiana Government - May 2022

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Three Minute Update - Doing a Deal: Practical Considerations Before the Sale of Your Business

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Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022