Regulatory Compliance
Our Association provides continuous updates for our members to stay current with information, such as regulatory compliance. Here you will find the latest regulatory updates on DOL laws, DOT and trucking regulations, OSHA, and FTC.
INEDA Regulatory Alerts
Federal Court Delays Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirement – AGAIN
DECEMBER 27, 2024 – This time of year, it is always important to keep your receipts in the event there is a needed return.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has just returned to their previous ruling and have reinstated the nationwide injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information filing. The Court also announced that it wouldn’t hear arguments further arguments until the end of March.
Federal Court Reinstates Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirement
DECEMBER 23, 2024 – A federal Court of Appeals decision has reinstated the requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for filing requirements have been reinstated. Reporting companies, except as indicated below, are once again required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN. (Those who fail to meet this deadline could face up to two years imprisonment and fines up to $10,000, in addition to civil penalties of up to $591 per day.)
Court Strikes Down the Corporate Transparency Act’s Reporting Requirements
DECEMBER 3, 2024 – Just now, a federal court in Texas halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership reporting requirements. Holding that the CTA is likely unconstitutional, the court issued a preliminary injunction barring the government from enforcing the CTA and its reporting requirements against anyone.
Federal Court Invalidates Federal Overtime Rule
NOVEMBER 15, 2024 – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas just issued its ruling
invalidating the entirety of DOL’s overtime final rule. In his ruling, Judge Jordan stated that while DOL has the authority to define and delimit the terms of the overtime exemption, “that authority ‘is not unbounded.’”
What Dealerships Need to Know About the Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 – Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which went into effect on January 1, 2024, many business owners are required to file corporate transparency reports with beneficial ownership information (BOI) no later than January 1, 2025.
FTC Non-Compete Ban and Upcoming Practical Considerations for Employers
AUGUST 21, 2024 – Earlier in the year, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule which essentially bans non-compete limitations for workers in the United States. The rule banning non-competes is scheduled to take effect on September 4, 2024.
OSHA Proposed Standard on Heat Injury, Illness Prevention
AUGUST 20, 2024 – OSHA has been working on a heat stress standard since President Biden took office in 2021. On July 2, it released a proposed rule on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings”.
FTC Non-Compete Ban and Upcoming Practical Considerations for Employers
AUGUST 19, 2024 – Earlier in the year, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule which essentially bans non-compete limitations for workers in the United States. The rule banning non-competesis scheduled to take effect on September 4, 2024.
DOL Overtime Rule Update
AUGUST 9, 2024 – As of July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) instituted a significant change affecting the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime rules (see attached alert on the issue). The new overtime rule increases the minimum salary threshold for employees to qualify for the white-collar exemption from overtime pay requirements.
DOL Issues New Rules Defining Overtime Exemptions
JULY 1, 2024 – On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule that raises the minimum annual salary threshold to classify an employee as exempt from overtime rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).