The Uniform Statutory Trust Entity Act: A Review

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved and issued an unprecedented new final rule that is intended to effectively ban employers’ use of noncompete agreements nationwide. Most strikingly, the new rule will even void most noncompetes entered into before the rule’s enactment. At the earliest, the final rule will take effect 120 […]

As of July 1, 2024, Indiana will no longer be on one of the unhappiest lists in the United States: U.S. States that ban happy hours. Throughout the 1980s, various states, including Indiana in 1985, banned happy hours, defined as a specific time during the day when alcoholic drinks are discounted for patrons. As such, […]

On Friday, March 1, 2024, an Alabama federal district court issued its decision in National Small Business United v. Yellen, holding that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is unconstitutional. The plaintiffs argued that, in enacting the CTA, Congress exceeded the enumerated powers granted to it under the U.S. Constitution.  The federal government argued that […]