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Join Saul Ewing's Labor & Employment attorneys for an annual all-day virtual conference that will address the following trends and challenges in the evolving workplace: Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace Update on Joint Employer Tests Are Non-Competes Dead, Alive, or on Life Support? Where Non...
Geri Wyle, Co-Chair of Saul Ewing LLP's Trusts & Estates Practice, will be speaking at the ALI “Estate Planning for the Family Business Owner 2024: Sustaining Generational Wealth with Tax, Business, and Employment Solutions” webinar on October 25, 2024 on the ethics of estate planning. Ethical...
Unlike casual gaming, esports involves professional players, structured tournaments, and often large audiences, both online and in-person, akin to traditional sports events. With its own ecosystem of leagues, sponsors, and media coverage, esports has evolved into a global phenomenon, drawing...
Most Florida residents are aware that Florida has a homestead exemption law, but there is more to it than one might think. There are actually three different sets of laws in Florida that deal with the homestead. One of those is the “save our homes” exemption. The save our homes exemption limits how...
According to the introductory paragraph of the guidelines issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Treasury, “[i]llicit actors frequently use corporate structures such as shell and front companies to obfuscate their identities and launder their ill-gotten...
or many clients, the inclusion of revocable and/or irrevocable trusts as part of their overall estate plan is an important feature. Revocable trusts can allow for probate avoidance and estate tax planning, whereas irrevocable trusts can be useful for leveraging the use of gift and estate tax...
The benefits of a Revocable Trust are three-fold. Firstly, assuming that the Revocable Trust is properly funded with all of a person’s assets, a Revocable Trust helps avoid a state’s probate procedure, which can be costly depending on the state’s specific procedure. Secondly, a Revocable Trust is...
Join Brandon Clark and Maddie Remish, Attorneys at Saul Ewing LLP, as they speak at ASA Chicago's Lunch and Learn: Killer Contract Clauses and Important Legal Updates, including Retainage, Mechanics Liens, Sick Leave and Sexual Harassment Policies, & more!
Sarah Ulibarri, an Associate at Saul Ewing LLP, will speak at the OCBA Trusts & Estates Section Meeting on September 11, 2024. The topic will be "Unhappily Married: Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethical Issues in Intergenerational and Marital Estate Planning." This program will discuss how to...
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 2161, the newest amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), which prohibits employers from discriminating against an employee or applicant based on their “family responsibilities.” Illinois is the sixth state to offer this type of...
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...
On August 9, 2024, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 3773, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) to restrict an employer’s use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in employment practices. The law is comprehensive in that it restricts employers from using AI that has the effect of...
On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) much maligned 80/20 rule, which has largely been in flux in the decades since it was first introduced in a Field Operations Handbook in 1988. Under the 80/20 rule, up to 20 percent of a tipped...
On July 31, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healy signed into law the Frances Perkins Workplace Equity Act (the “Act”). The Act—aimed at promoting wage equity and transparency—imposes new requirements relating to both pay disclosure and pay data reporting on many businesses with employees in...
By now, employers across the country are aware of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) pending rule banning the vast majority of non-competition agreements on a national level (the “Rule”). We have been tracking the Rule from its beginning, through various stages of the different legal challenges...
On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the notion that harassing conduct must occur inside the workplace to be considered actionable. The court also affirmed the notion that “the totality of the circumstances in a Title VII sexually hostile work environment claim...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that attorneys from the firm were named to the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Baltimore Attorneys from the firm’s...