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Breaking: USDOL Releases Overtime Rule 2.0 For 2020

The suspense is over – the Department of Labor announced on September 24th, 2019 the revised Overtime Rule, which will set the minimum salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standard Act’s white-collar exemptions at $684 per week, or $3… Read More »

How Do I Get My Security Deposit Returned?

Written by: Hannah Adams, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Louisiana law provides ways for landlords and tenants to handle security deposits. The law states that landlords must return a security deposit, and/or an itemized list of deductions, … Read More »

Data Processing Agreements: Essential Tools for Managing Risks & Compliance when Businesses Leverage Data

Data is increasingly considered one of the most important assets for the modern business enterprise, both as a marketable commodity and as a raw material for advanced analytics.1 Yet, data's opportunities are not without risks, especially wh… Read More »

Insuring Rental Equipment

  It’s common for certain businesses (especially oil and gas producers, refineries, chemical companies, restaurants, manufacturers, and construction contractors) to rent principal equipment required for their day-to-day operations. Such… Read More »

Admissibility of the Medical Review Panel Opinion Based On Relationships Between Panelist and a Party

  Neighbor. Acquaintance. Friend of a friend. Fellow parishioner. Tennis partner. Good friend. Close friend. Best friend. It is a timeless question – how friendly with a party is too friendly for a Panelist to serve on a Medical Revi… Read More »

Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC

    An Analysis of the Recent Supreme Court Case of Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC     In Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, the United States Supreme Court confirmed the gener… Read More »

BSEE Issues A Revised Well Control Rule for Offshore Operations

BSEE Issues A Revised Well Control Rule for Offshore Operations On May 2, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued the 2019 Well Control Rule (Rule), a long-awaited, revised (and final) well control and blowout prevente… Read More »

New Tax Laws Impact Divorce Settlements

"Strip out the acrimony and emotion, and divorce can be boiled down to a business negotiation. Harsh as that may sound — there are often children stuck in the middle — when a couple gets down to completing their split, the numbers matter:… Read More »

Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson receives the Gertrude E. Rush Award

The Women in the Profession Committee is proud to report that Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson received the prestigious Gertrude E. Rush Award from the National Bar Association at their 2019 Mid-Year Conference. This is a distinguished service a… Read More »

New U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Clarify the Courts' Authority to Compel Arbitration

New U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Clarify the Courts' Authority to Compel Arbitration           Commercial and employment agreements often include provisions requiring arbitration of disputes between the parties.… Read More »