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With the close of summer, businesses across the United States are finally confronting the looming corporate disclosure requirements imposed by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the New York Corporate Transparency Act (NY CTA). These laws introduce stringent reporting obligations aimed at...

This month’s Friday Five discusses cases addressing the effect of continuing to receive benefits during the period of alleged disability, reliance on an employer’s records in making a disability determination, the admissibility of expert and lay testimony from a physician in a trial over LTD...

Congratulations! After spending months preparing and submitting your marijuana license application, you have been selected by the Delaware Office of Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) to receive a coveted adult-use marijuana license — now the real work starts. Over the last eight years, I have helped...

This month’s Friday Five explores decisions from around the country discussing differences between the scope of discovery and ability to add documents to the record on a claim for review challenging the denial of LTD benefits, LTD and LWOP policies, the breadth of discretion available to claims...

This month’s Friday Five explores decisions addressing the burden of proving accidental death, policy language and “any occupation” disability, an interpleader case where the insurer was not dismissed from the case, the weight to be afforded to non-treating expert opinions and SSDI determinations...

Delene Lantz, Counsel, Saul Ewing LLP, will speak at the PA Township Association of Supervisor’s (PSATS) Secretary and Township Managers Summit in Boalsburg, PA on Tuesday, June 18th. Her topic will be Managing Right-to-Know Requests. Get caught up on the latest news, RTKL decisions, and best...

This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions with issues spanning physician power of attorney to preexisting exclusions and the fiduciary duty of an insurance company. The Saul Ewing Employee Benefits/ERISA Litigation Team Whether a provider has sufficiently pleaded the existence of a valid...

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its proposed final rule (the “Rule”) banning the use of future noncompete agreements for all workers, including senior executives, 89 FR 38342. Noncompete agreements have long been a valuable tool in a company’s toolbox to mitigate the...

Josh Pasker, Vice Chair of Saul Ewing's Public Finance Practice, will be speaking on May 16, 2024, during the LeadingAge Inhouse Counsel Conference. Josh's topic will be financing issues and the impact on senior living communities.

This month’s Friday Five explores decisions from around the country discussing differences between LTD and LWOP policies, the breadth of discretion available to claims administrators and the always important topic of timely action by insurers in issuing claims decisions. The Saul Ewing Employee...

This month’s Friday Five covers the treatment of job-related stress in assessing an attorney’s disability, the requirements surrounding the qualifications of a medical professional to review a claimant’s medical records in making disability determinations, the requirements for determining disability...

In a conversational 30-minute forum over Zoom, Saul Ewing attorneys hosted a discussion on emerging industry developments and common issues that cannabis businesses face today. This month's program featured content covering current regulatory landscape and how it impacts your business. Interested in...

The decision of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen , announced on Friday, March 1, 2024, has created uncertainty for both reporting companies and their attorneys under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). What...

This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to an alleged conflict of interest leading to discovery, two courts’ opposite treatments of subjective pain complaints, a decision that claims of fraud and misrepresentation were not preempted by ERISA and a court’s deference to an insurer’s...

​On February 21, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (the "PA Supreme Court") issued its decision in Ursinus College v. Prevailing Wage Appeals Board. The Pa Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court's decision that a construction project financed with tax-exempt bonds...

The federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires that corporations submit a report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) before January 1, 2025, with information on the persons who exercise substantial control over the corporation. As currently in place, condominium and...

New requirements arising from the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 took effect on Jan 1, 2024. If your small business is formed as an entity that meets the definition of a “Reporting Company” under the Act, your organization will have to report information about their beneficial owners, i.e., the...

Saul Ewing attorneys hosted a timely discussion on topics relating to Minnesota’s new adult-use cannabis law. During this one-hour program, we examined the implications of the law for all Minnesota employers, including those relating to drug testing and drug-free workplace policies. We also...

This month’s Friday Five explores decisions regarding the transfer of an ERISA action that was filed in a state where an insurer did not maintain sufficient minimum contacts, an award of attorneys’ fees, costs, and prejudgment interest, deference to an insurer’s interpretation of a plan’s provisions...