The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) yesterday proposed a federal rule that would prohibit companies from making or enforcing non-competition clauses with their workers. If implemented, this rule would have a significant impact on businesses and employees across the country. In its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FTC proposed a rule that would classify non-competition clauses […]
As we approach January 1, 2023, the effective date of the new Wisconsin LLC statute, it’s becoming a hot topic of conversation. If you’ve been watching this space over the last few months, you’ve seen discussion of the new law. You’ll get as many different opinions and reactions to the new statute as there are […]
APPLETON, Wis. – McCarty Law LLP, a top law firm in Northeast Wisconsin, has hired Sadie Dupont as an attorney for its business and corporate law practice. In her role, Dupont will focus primarily on business law matters such as business formations, contract drafting, and mergers and acquisitions. Dupont earned a Juris Doctor degree from […]
Effective January 1, 2023, business entity law changes are coming for limited liability companies (LLCs) in Wisconsin. Governor Tony Evers recently signed 2021 Act 258, which adopts a more standard set of LLC laws similar to those LLC laws already used by 23 other states. Act 258 is a step towards the modernization of Wisconsin’s […]
McCarty Law LLP has announced Attorney Sarah J. Knutson has been named as partner. As part of the firm’s Business and Corporate Law section, Knutson concentrates her legal practice on corporate and business transactions, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. Knutson earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and her law degree […]
Where do you live? I live on the north side of Appleton Where are you from? I was born in West Allis and grew up in Deerfield, Wisconsin, just outside of Madison. My legal practice… I am actively involved in assisting business owners and executives in a variety of business transactions, from formations of start-up […]
In last week’s blog article, we addressed several issues that employers will want to consider as they return employees to the workplace. This article continues that thinking by reviewing considerations and legal issues that may arise as employers: (i) confront COVID-19 related absences; (ii) have a need to reduce hours or require employees to take […]
Over the past two months, we have all added some new terminology to our collective vocabulary. A few short months ago, social distancing, asymptotic carriers, and gating criteria were terms virtually none of us had heard. Now these terms float into conversations about how we will live our lives and run our businesses for the […]
[NOTE: Effective May 14, SBA further extended the safe-harbor payment deadline to Monday, May 18th] As you know if you read our May 5th blog post regarding the economic uncertainty certification in your PPP loan application, there has been a lot of call for clarification concerning how the SBA will review the borrower’s certifications. The […]
[Updated May 6, 2020] [NOTE: Effective May 14, SBA further extended the safe-harbor payment deadline to Monday, May 18th] “To repay or not to repay” seems to be the question of the day. When the SBA posted FAQ #31 on April 28, it raised a whole lot more questions than it answered. As most of […]
