A recent federal court order has temporarily stopped the enforcement of the filing requirements for beneficial ownership information with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Therefore, at this time, reporting companies (existing and newly organized) are not required to file beneficial ownership information reports and will not be held liable for failing to do so while the order ..read more

I recently wrote an article on Getting Started with GenAI in Legal Practice for the December issue of Wisconsin Lawyer that I wanted to share. It examines how attorneys can approach generative AI tools thoughtfully and ethically in their practice. The ABA’s recent opinion on Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools makes clear that “even in the ..read more

How can we discipline a new employee who takes unplanned, unexcused days off for sickness, family emergencies, etc.? We don’t currently have a policy on how many unexcused days off are allowed. Wisconsin employers have an interest in ensuring that their employees do not engage in misconduct, including unplanned, unexcused time off from work. Accordingly ..read more

Last fall, we reported that the UW Law School State Democracy Research Initiative launched a new resource called 50constitutions.org, which provides easy access to the text of all 50 state constitutions and allows users to search within and across states. One of the features, Tracking Constitutional Change helps visualize the many amendments made to state constitutions ..read more

von Briesen & Roper, s.c., announced today that attorney Erik M. Gustafson has joined the firm’s Milwaukee office. Gustafson is an Associate in the Litigation & Risk Management Practice Group. He focuses his practice on first-party property coverage, insurance coverage and analysis, and bad faith counseling and claims. Gustafson is a member of the State ..read more

My pause on BOI blogging content was solid, but recent events in federal court have caused me to spring back into action. For those of you tuning back in, this post relates to our firm’s series about the Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Ownership Reporting. Please follow the link here to see all our firm’s ..read more

Ben Payne, chair-elect of the State Bar BICR section, presented a proposal to expand attorneys’ online access to court records to the State Bar Board of Governors. Dec. 10, 2024 – The State Bar of Wisconsin’s 53-member Board of Governors (Board) recently discussed – but took no action on – a proposal from the State ..read more

At the Board of Governors December meeting, State Bar President Ryan Billings speaks on a proposed increase to the fee that lawyers pay towards the public legal interest services fund (PILSF). Dec. 9, 2024 – The State Bar of Wisconsin will soon present – to the Wisconsin Supreme Court – the results of a survey ..read more

What happened? On December 3, 2024, a federal district court in Texas found the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) to be unconstitutional and issued a nation-wide order to ban it. The case before the court was Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et. al, Case No. 4:24-cv-478 (E.D. Tex.). This means that companies do ..read more

It is safe to say that the Federal Bench in Texas is at it again.  Just a few months ago, the Northern District of Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide ban on non-compete agreements just days before it was set to take effect.  Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, No. 3:24–cv–986-E (N.D. Tex.).  Now, on December ..read more