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- Blog: Haynes and Boone BlogsIRS Releases Additional FAQs on Partial Plan TerminationsPosted on May 12, 2021 by Haynes and Boone Benefits GroupDuring the pandemic, many employers laid off and terminated employees as businesses shut-down and then rehired employees when businesses reopened. Employers who sponsored retirement plans and incurred these fluctuations in their workforce risked that the layoffs and terminations could trigger partial retirement plan terminations, which would require 100% vesting of affected participants. Whether a partial […] The post IRS Releases Additional FAQs on Partial Plan Terminations appeared first on Haynes and Boone Blogs.
- Blog: NextGen Financial Services ReportWorkouts Never Go Out of Style: What To Expect in the CMBS Market During the Second Half of 2021, and BeyondPosted on May 12, 2021 by Edward S. Weil, Mark A. Silverman and Leia Scott2020 was a bad year… okay, it was a really, really bad year. CMBS borrowers, in particular, found themselves in default and often-times upside down on their CMBS loans. While 2021 has started to show signs of life, even showing a gentle decline in special servicing and delinquency rates, a closer look reveals that certain...Continue Reading…
- Blog: ALTIUS Blogs“100g of mealworm please!” – First insect approved under the Novel Foods RegulationPosted on May 11, 2021 by On 3 May 2021, the EU Member states approved “dried yellow mealworms” as a novel food under EU Regulation 2015/2283. According to the applicant, mealworms can be used in a broad range of food products, such as bread, cookies, or pasta. A Commission implementing regulation will follow soon, which marks the final step and formally authorises the novel food. Mealworms are the first insect species to secure clearance as a novel food but more are likely to follow.Insects require authorisation under the EU Novel Foods Regulation EU Regulation 2015/2283 requires food business operators to seek autho...
- Blog: Garrigues Intellectual Property BlogCan I register my architectural work? A glance through copyright in PeruPosted on May 11, 2021 by Almudena VigilArchitects and engineers take note! Architectural works are protected by copyright. The possibility of registering and granting additional protection to architectural works at Indecopi is not a new right or exclusive to Peruvian law. However, it is a little known right in the industry and it is advisable to make use of it because it […] La entrada Can I register my architectural work? A glance through copyright in Peru apareció primero en Intellectual and Industrial Property Blog - Garrigues.
- Blog: Hunton Employment & Labor Law PerspectivesVirginia Super Lawyers Recognizes Reilly MoorePosted on May 10, 2021 by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPHuntonAK Labor and Employment associate Reilly Moore was recognized as a Rising Star for Employment & Labor by The Washington Post Magazine and Virginia & West Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine, 2021.
- Blog: The Business Law BlogPhase 1 of Canadian Securities Administrators’ Client Focused Reforms
Coming into Effect June 30, 2021Posted on May 10, 2021 by Angela D. Austman, Alaina ZecchiniAmendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations (“NI 31-103”) and the new requirements under Client Focused Reforms (“CFRs”) The Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) have amended NI 31-103 to introduce new registrant conduct requirements, with the stated objective of better ...
