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Holiday Talks: Essential Estate Planning and Tech Safety for Aging Family Members

Matthew S. Fedor, Lindsey M. Mead — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:00:01 -0500

Now is a busy time for businesses as they wrap things up before year-end. But the holiday season can be stressful for a different reason when the owner or some of the employees are responsible for the care of aging family members on top of working full-time.

MOU Between Agencies Could Impact M&A Deals

Matthew S. Fedor, Clifford L. Hammond — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:00:02 -0400

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been struck between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Labor (DOL) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) which will significantly strengthen the four agencies’ ability to investigate and evaluate the potential impact of proposed mergers and acquisitions on labor markets and jobs. See the full article here.

Federal Trade Commission Issues Sweeping Proposed Rule to Prohibit Noncompete Agreements

Michael R. Blum, Anthony M. Dalimonte, Matthew S. Fedor, Clifford L. Hammond — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:00:03 -0500

On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed new regulation that would broadly prohibit employers from using or enforcing noncompete agreements with employees, former employees, contractors, or other workers.