The U.S. Court of Appeals has reinstated the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
What Happened:
- As detailed in Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria’s previous alert, on December 3, 2024, a U.S. District Court Judge in Texas, imposed a nationwide preliminary injunction on the enforcement of the CTA.
- The U.S. Department of Justice filed on appeal of the December 3rd decision.
- On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, issued a ruling, which lifted the preliminary injunction on the enforcement of the CTA.
- FinCEN has announced that due to the various court rulings, the BOI filing deadline that had been set for January 1, 2025, has been extended to January 13, 2025.
New York State Issues Guidance for 2025’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law
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Effective January 1, 2025, employers in New York State will be mandated to comply with the Paid Prenatal Leave Law. This law will give covered employees, which includes pregnant employees as well as employees receiving fertility and in-vitro services, the ability to take paid leave for any pregnancy-related medical appointment.
The goal of Paid Prenatal Leave is to ensure covered employees receive health care needed to address all pregnancy related care, to create healthy outcomes without jeopardizing their employment or finances. This is the first policy of its kind in the United States.
Paid Prenatal Leave was included in New York State’s 2025 budget, as amendment to New York State’s existing Paid Sick Leave Law (Section 196-b of New York Labor Law). The budget was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on April 10, 2024.
With the January 1, 2025 implementation date fast approaching, New York State recently released formal guidance on specific requirements and enforcement of the Paid Prenatal Leave Law.
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CTA Enforcement Suspended After Federal Court Ruling
A U.S. District Court issued a ruling this week, which ordered the federal government to suspend the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) nationwide.
What Happened:
- On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction, which temporarily precludes the enforcement of the CTA.
- The ruling was granted in a lawsuit, which challenged the constitutionality of the CTA, Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Merrit Garland, Attorney General of the United States, et al.
- In its ruling, the Court granted the nationwide preliminary injunction on the grounds that the CTA is “likely unconstitutional.”