AI and Law: An Opportunity to Improve Legal PracticeBy Damien RiehlMarch 2024Recent exponential leaps in advanced large language models have presented both opportunities and challenges that have the capacity to reshape the legal landscape.
The DOL Issues Its Final Independent Contractor RuleBy Ellen M. Hemminger & Peter WalrodMarch 2024The Department of Labor sets new multi-factor test for determining whether worker is employee or independent contractor under Fair Labor Standards Act.
Federal Trade Commission: Non-Compete RuleBy Bernard G. PeterOctober 2024On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a Final Rule banning Non-Compete Clauses in employee agreements nationwide with an exception for “senior executives” who have a Non-Compete which is in place prior to the effective date of the Rule.
HHS’s CARES Act Final Rule Better Aligns Part 2 Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Confidentiality Regulations With HIPAABy Jennifer S. Geetter, Daniel F. Gottlieb, Alya Sulaiman, Li Wang, Edward G. Zacharias, & Kyle E. HafkeyApril 2024On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration jointly issued a final rule to amend the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations under 42 C.F.R. Part 2.
Municipal Pension Fund Attorney Entitled to a PensionBy Nemura PencylaMay 2024The appellate court recently reversed the Retirement Board of the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago's decision to deny an application for a widow's annuity in Heiss v. Retirement Board of the Municipal Employees' Annuity & Benefit Fund.
A Note From the Co-EditorsBy Bernard G. Peter & Aldridge Asa MauerOctober 2024A note from the co-editors.
A Q&A and More Delay: IRS Begins to Issue Clarifying Guidance on SECURE 2.0 ProvisionsBy Jeffrey M. Holdvogt, Lisa K. Loesel, & Teal N. TrujilloApril 2024In late December 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2024-2, providing guidance on key provisions of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, which includes more than 90 provisions affecting U.S. retirement plans, many of which are specifically aimed at enhancing savings opportunities for workers.
Retirement: Some of Its Joys and Some of Its ConcernsBy Hon. Robert J. Anderson, (ret.), Albert Durkin, David M. House, Timothy J. Howard, & Gary T. RafoolJuly 2024The ISBA's Senior Lawyers Section Council recently appointed a subcommittee to address some of the interests and concerns of retired attorneys.
Seventh Circuit Affirms Prior Decision Regarding Gender-Affirming Bathroom UseBy Jessica GalanosJanuary 2024In August 2023, the seventh circuit issued its decision in A.C. by M.C. v. Metropolitan School District of Martinsville, affirming the decisions of two lower courts to preliminarily enjoin two Indiana school districts from enforcing their bathroom policies.
Taxable IRAs and Credit Shelter Trusts Under the SECURE ActBy Curt W. FergusonJune 2024Trusts can be designed to give the second and third beneficiary types broad control over their inheritance even while they benefit from the tax and catastrophe protections.
