GCR Honors RMP Win with 2023 Behavioural Matter of the Year Award
GCR Honors RMP LLP with 2023 Behavioural Matter of the Year Award RMP LLP, along with the other defense firms in the broiler chicken criminal antitrust case, were honored with Global Competition Review’s (GCR) 2023 “Behavioural Matter of the Year (Americas)” award,...
New Year – New Business | RMP Law Firm
Questions to ask an attorney before starting a business With so many things to think about when starting a business, it's important to remember one of the most important steps: consulting with an attorney. While having an attorney on retainer may not be needed,...
The Federal Trade Commission Considering Rule Banning Non-Compete
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking prohibiting employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers. The proposed rule would not only make it illegal for an employer to enter or attempt to enter...
FinCEN Issues Final Rule on Beneficial Ownership Reporting
On September 29, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its final rule (the “Final Rule”) implementing Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements on most existing and newly formed U.S. and registered foreign business...
Student Loan Debt Cancellation- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
President Joe Biden announced on Monday, October 17, 2022, the formal launch of the federal student loan forgiveness application for millions of student loan borrowers. Most individuals with federal student loan debt that are below the income threshold ($125,000...
IRS RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDING
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Pub. L. No. 117-169 (“IRA”). The IRA purports to curb inflation by reducing the national deficit and includes tax, climate, and healthcare provisions. According to the nonpartisan...
HENDREN DECISION FAVORS RMP
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with RMP’s argument that participants in a work-based, drug rehabilitation program are not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. DARP, a nonprofit drug and alcohol recovery program provided services to drug court...
RMP Litigators Recognized by National Publication | The American Lawyer
Members of the RMP Litigation Team, led by Wendy Johnson and Chris Plumlee recently represented a client in back-to-back, eight and six-week, jury trials in Denver, Colorado. These trials involved 10 defendants who were charged with a conspiracy to fix prices and...
Lisa Geary Files Brief with Top Court in the Land
Lisa Geary of RMP recently filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of 65 professors of law, business, economics, and sports management as amici curiae in the NCAA case that will be argued at the court later on March 31. The brief was filed in...
Protective Claim for Refund for Certain 2016 Taxes | RMP Law | NWA
The U.S. Supreme Court is going to hear the case of California v. Texas this Fall. There is a somewhat remote possibility that the case may result in a finding that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. This finding may result in a finding that a taxpayer...