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According to the 2018 Annual Survey of Employer Health Benefits conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the percentage of small employers offering health benefits to their employees has declined since 2010, the year provisions of the Patient...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

If you own a successful privately held business, then it is likely you have received a call from a private equity firm telling you that they have specifically targeted you and want to buy your business. You have heard now is a good or even great time...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

If you own a successful privately held business, then it is possible you have received a call from a private equity firm telling you that they have specifically targeted you and want to buy your business. You have heard now is a good or even great...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council joined a growing number of other municipalities and passed a sweeping new ordinance, dubbed the Fair Workweek Ordinance by its sponsors, that will take effect in July 1, 2020, which is designed to limit an...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

As has been widely reported and discussed, higher education presently is navigating a period of merger and consolidation. Across all sectors, transactional activity has increased, as institutions assimilate, consolidate, and acquire. In all cases,...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

On August 9, 2019, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed the Workplace Transparency Act (the “WTA”) into law. The Act, which applies to nearly every employer in Illinois: • Restricts non-disclosure and non-disparagement (unless made mutual)...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

A solicitation you want to respond to contains FAR 52.222-56, “Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.” After reading it, you realize you need to certify with your offer that you have implemented a compliance plan in...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

As if wading through the NAICS codes to complete the Hart-Scott-Rodino form’s Item 5 wasn’t exciting enough already, this fall HSR filers can anticipate an added adrenaline surge when reporting annual revenues under Item 5. On June 27, the FTC, with...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

These days it seems like almost every American has either been directly impacted by the increase in opioid-related deaths or knows someone who has. My own experience is indirect but demonstrated to me the far-reaching impact of opioid deaths. My...By: Thompson Coburn LLP