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Dear Legal Mailbag: I try to be fair in dealing with teacher concerns, big and small. But the latest complaint has me stumped. One of my teachers woke up from a deep sleep and realized that she has been paid on the wrong track of the salary schedule...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

As this blog has previously reported, new strains of thought about antitrust law are blossoming in the United States. The “New Brandeisians” challenge the Chicago School “consumer welfare” standard that has dominated policymaking for decades....By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Background - On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued final rules expanding CFIUS’s authority to review foreign investments in U.S. businesses for...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Pangaea One Acquisition Holdings XII S.À.R.L. v. The Queen, 2020 FCA 21 - The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Tax Court of Canada (2018 TCC 158, Smith J.), confirming that a payment made to induce a party to sign a share...By: Bennett Jones LLP

On November 27, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“Agencies”) issued proposed regulations setting forth new disclosure requirements for insured and self-insured group...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The coronavirus, first identified in China, was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization on January 30, 2020. Borders are being closed to travelers, airline flights suspended, and cruise passengers quarantined. What...By: Poyner Spruill LLP

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued final regulations (the "Final Rules") that implement most of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). These rules were issued in two parts, Part 802,...By: Proskauer Rose LLP

Amazon closed out the trading day yesterday as an official member of the $1 trillion club for the first time. Because Jeff really needed a win, folks. The company joins Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple in that rarified “four-comma club”....By: Robins Kaplan LLP

The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently proposed a 13 percent rate cut in premiums, totaling nearly $132 million, for private employers beginning July 1, 2020. The BWC’s board is expected to approve the cut at a meeting on February 28,...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Many governmental 457(b) deferred compensation and 401(a) defined contribution plan sponsors do not take full advantage of the contribution limits for these plans. To do this, you need to understand: the limits, who they apply to, how they coordinate...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP