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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the decrease in monetary thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act), that will apply to transactions closing on or after March 4, 2021. The minimum transaction value (also known as the size-of-transaction threshold) is decreasing to $92 million, and the size-of-person thresholds are decreasing to $18.4 million and $184 million......By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Businesses contemplating mergers and/or acquisitions (M&A) during this worldwide pandemic have wrestled with the question of how to treat a target company that reveals an outstanding Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on its books. The promissory note with the PPP lender may have a provision deeming the borrower to be in default if it changes ownership or business structure, or sells its assets, without the lender’s prior written consent......By: Husch Blackwell LLP

The Supreme Court of Texas recently announced that local governments who have agreed to arbitration clauses may be forced into arbitration. However, the Court also announced that the judiciary “retains the duty to decide whether a local government...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Over the past week, U.S. antitrust authorities have further refined their temporary merger review procedures and provided additional guidance to expedite proposed healthcare collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic. FTC resumes HSR Act early...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

With the growing uncertainty surrounding the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, buyers may seek to revisit pending M&A transactions. Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect (MAC) clauses in transaction documents may give the buyer...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Antitrust authorities in the United States are implementing emergency procedures in order to continue merger reviews amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Effective March 17, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Premerger Notification Office...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Key points- •The new Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, effective this year, broadens eligibility requirements for 401(k) plans. •Previously, part-time employees who worked fewer than 1,000 hours per year were...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

In this episode, Meg shares a lively discussion with colleague Jon Anderson on what should be front of mind for hospices in 2020 from a labor and employment perspective. Jon shares insights on what the new developments in wage and hour and employment...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

A teaching hospital in Connecticut affiliated with Yale Medical School is facing age and disability discrimination allegations after imposing mandatory medical testing for doctors 70 and older who seek medical staff privileges. The U.S. Equal...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised monetary thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act), that will apply to transactions closing on or after February 27, 2020....By: Husch Blackwell LLP