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In February, a bill was introduced in the Kansas Senate to reform the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act in response to a May 2012 Kansas Supreme Court decision, addressing pricing agreements. The Bill was passed by the Senate in late February and heard in the House on March 13. The […]

One year ago, we published an Alert on a new rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), requiring virtually all employers to post a notice about employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act. (Click here to view that Alert.) The rule was supposed to take effect in […]

Hinkle has a national reputation for helping clients with every facet of business litigation. We also can help you before litigation ever arises and, in many cases, help position you to avoid litigation events through strategic planning. As a part of our service to you, we will be sending out […]

Once upon a time, most retirement plan investment advisors, broker-dealers, and consultants were largely an afterthought in the mind of the Department of Labor (“DOL”).  The agency concentrated nearly all of its employee benefit enforcement resources on plan sponsors, plan administrators, and plan trustees.  Absent some glaring conflict of interest […]

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) on February 5, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued new FMLA regulations that will take effect on March 8, 2013. Employers should immediately review the changes to the regulations and then make necessary revisions […]

Congress has actually passed a law that makes something simpler!  That’s good news if most of your retirement funds are in a 401(k) plan and you would like to convert the pre-tax portion of those funds to Roth contributions. To read this Alert in pdf, click here. Up until now, […]

Member John Broomes assisted Houston-based oil and gas explorer Halcón Resources with a $1.45B acquisition in the Bakken Shale. Halcón bought producing and undeveloped oil and gas assets in North Dakota’s Williston Basin from Petro-Hunt LLC. Broomes was one of several attorneys brought in to assist the internal legal team […]

In December 2010, the federal gift and estate tax exemption was temporarily increased through 2012.  As a result, a person can transfer up to $5.12 million without paying gift tax.  A married couple can combine their exemption and transfer $10.24 million tax free. Unless Congress and the President agree before the […]

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court, imposes a myriad of obligations on employers and group health plans.

The August 30, 2012, deadline for distributing the newly required fee disclosures to participants in most qualified plans (such as 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, and profit sharing plans is just around the corner.