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The FTC has announced the annual changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing thresholds. The changes will become effective as of March 4....By: Locke Lord LLP

- Current Climate: Discussion of the current restructuring environment.? - Tactical Considerations: The pros and cons of purchasing through bankruptcy and the differences between jurisdictions.? - Process Questions: Identification of potential...By: Locke Lord LLP

The coronavirus outbreak has hindered many operations of the federal government, including the US review of mergers and acquisitions for potential national security threats. Due to a work-at-home work force and scarce resources, the government is...By: Locke Lord LLP

The United States Supreme Court, in a per curiam decision, declined to address whether plan participants sufficiently alleged breach of fiduciary duty claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) against...By: Locke Lord LLP

In November, we wrote about a lawsuit filed against Amazon by a New Jersey man claiming he was wrongfully terminated due to a failed marijuana drug test despite being a patient in the state’s medical marijuana program. Now, New Jersey state lawmakers...By: Locke Lord LLP

Two bills have been introduced in the Senate that would allow employers to make matching contributions under 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457(b) and SIMPLE plans as if the participant’s student loan payments were salary reduction contributions. On...By: Locke Lord LLP

Last Friday, Leafly released its latest annual jobs report and the numbers are encouraging. Leafly reports that the legal cannabis industry supports 243,700 full-time-equivalent jobs as of January 2020. That number grew by 33,700 new jobs over the...By: Locke Lord LLP

2020 has brought substantial changes to the Form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding Certificate) compared with previous versions of the form. These changes were made by the IRS to comply with new income tax withholding requirements under the Tax Cuts and...By: Locke Lord LLP

The prospect of a U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) investigation or Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) examination of an employee benefit plan can be daunting for any plan sponsor. Understanding the process and adopting best practices, however, can...By: Locke Lord LLP

The general election in the United Kingdom took place on December 12, 2019, and resulted in a landslide majority of 80 seats for Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party. The principal consequence of the election is that, three years after the...By: Locke Lord LLP