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Acting DOL Secretary Halts Enforcement of Johnson-Era Executive Order Written By: Kenneth A. Rosenberg Kelly McNaughton Fox Rothschild   President Donald Trump’s recission of a 1965 Executive Order (EO) raised questions about how the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would handle open investigations, pending cases, audits and complaints, as well as whether active conciliation agreements would be…

Executive Order Ends Affirmative Action Requirements for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Written By: Kenneth A. Rosenberg Partner Fox Rothschild   President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Jan. 22, 2025 revoking several previous executive orders, including one that prohibited federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender…

Game-Changing Updates to H-1B and EAD Rules Set to Reshape Immigration Policies Written By: David H. Nachman, Esq. Ludka Zimovcak, Esq. Snehal Batra, Esq. Samantha Oberstein, Esq. Nachman, Phulwani, Zimovcak (NPZ) Law Group, P.C. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued two critical final rules that promise to transform key aspects of the…

2025 Outlook for Middle Market M&A: America’s Exceptional Economy Written By: Mike Simon Principal The DAK Group msimon@dakgroup.com M&A in the middle market has been strong and active in 2024, following a relatively subdued 2023.  Since the middle market is primarily made up of privately held companies, the ebb and flow of M&A has always…

Corporate Transparency Act Preliminary Injunction is Reinstated Written By: Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa Partner Archer & Greiner PC On December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily preventing the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”)…

Reinvent Your Company Event and Maximize ROI Written By: Loopwell A company event shouldn’t feel corporate. When was the last time you heard someone get excited about going to a hotel ballroom meeting? The fact is, corporate culture is built, not born. That’s why Loopwell is reinventing the way companies invest in their people by…

FinCEN Extends Certain Filing Deadlines Under the Corporate Transparency Act Written By: Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa Partner Archer & Greiner PC   As we previously reported, on December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily preventing…

You Heard It from Me Written By: Paul Harencak, Vice President, Operations, LPS Industries   As we approach a new year and a new presidential administration, there are issues lurking about that need close monitoring and attention.  Here’s a short list of some of the major issues that I see. Concerns Supply Chain – continued…

Federal Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Suspending Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Written By: Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa Archer & Greiner P.C.   The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires more than 32 million domestic and foreign companies to file a beneficial ownership information report (“BOI Report”) with the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement…

Understanding Your Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act (Updated November 2024) Written By: Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa Zhao Li Archer & Greiner PC   The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) became effective on January 1, 2024. It will require more than 32 million privately-held companies to register with the federal government and disclose certain information about themselves,…