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Floating Forum Selection Clauses

Reynolds Holding

Most forum selection clauses refer specifically to the courts of a particular jurisdiction. It is generally considered advantageous for a company to litigate in its home jurisdiction. A floating clause helps to ensure that a company will retain this advantage even if it moves its headquarters to another state.

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2022 Outlook for Potential FUTA Credit Reduction States

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Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) on national unemployment noted that 45 states and the District had jobless rate increases from one year earlier, no doubt due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. for the first year the state is a credit reduction state, another 0.3% states and the U.S. FUTA credit reduction.

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Skadden Discusses the FTC’s Plan To Limit Noncompetes

Reynolds Holding

Restrictions in noncompetes have traditionally been governed by state law, and the FTC’s proposal has provoked criticism that the proposed rule would ignore the legal framework adopted by the states on this issue. The Current Law of Noncompetes Is a Patchwork of State Laws State laws governing post-employment noncompetes vary widely.

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Property tax 101

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property taxes, which help fund roads, schools, emergency medical services, and other services, are a vital source of revenue for state and local governments. Property tax rates vary greatly among states and localities and can have a major impact  on business investments and where people decide to live.

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Review of Comments on SEC Climate Rulemaking

Harvard Corporate Governance

Williams is Visiting Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Illinois College of Law; and Robert G. This comment stated that “there is no legal basis to doubt the Commission’s authority to mandate public-company disclosures related to climate.”

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Payroll trends to watch in 2022 (Part 2)

ThomsonReuters

This may have been an effect of COVID-19 or for other reasons, but when businesses close, employees are no longer employed and may be able to collect unemployment benefits from the state. Some states provide relief to employers in this capacity if the terminations were due to COVID-19. Currently, there are 12 states and the U.S.

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The Data on How State and Federal Courts Enforce Forum Selection Clauses

Reynolds Holding

The United States legal system is immensely complex. There are state courts and federal courts, state statutes and federal statutes, state common law and federal common law. Are there differences in clause enforcement rates across the states? Do state courts enforce these clauses at the same rate as federal courts?

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