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IRS Announces Increases to Retirement Plan Limits for 2024

Practice: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment

On November 1, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the new contribution and benefit limits to qualified retirement plans. The increased limits will allow employees to save more money for retirement. Starting in 2024, the following limits apply:   Employees can contribute up to $23,000 into their 401(k), 403(b) and
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Carmody Once Again Named to the 2024 Edition of the ‘Best Law Firms®’ List

Practice: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Environmental, Firm, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Land Use: Zoning, Permitting & Litigation, Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, Professional Ethics & Grievance, Professional Liability Defense, Real Estate & Land Use, Trusts, Estates & Fiduciary

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP is pleased to announce that it has been named to the 2024 Edition of the U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms” list. In this edition, 18 of the firm’s practice areas are ranked in Tier 1, 8 practice
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Employers Take Note – EEOC Releases Its Strategic Enforcement Plan

Practice: Labor & Employment

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate, harass and retaliate against job applicants or employees based on a protected class, such as race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation),
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Carmody Lawyers Named as ‘Litigation Stars’ in 2024 Benchmark Litigation

Practice: Appeals, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Products Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Defense

Carmody’s Litigation practice was recognized for 19 of its lawyers for the 2024 edition: Douglas A. Balko Maureen Danehy-Cox Jason R. Gagnon David T. Grudberg Damian K. Gunningsmith David S. Hardy Sarah S. Healey John R. Horvack Jr. Gary S. Klein Marc J. Kurzman Fatima Lahnin Todd Michaelis Peter M.
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That’s a Wrap! Recent Legislative Session Yielded Some New Employment Laws

Practice: Labor & Employment

This 2023 legislative session was quieter than in past years with many high-profile bills failing to pass. Still, employers should be aware of several significant bills that did pass and some that did not pass but are likely to be resurrected. Significant Employment-Related Bills That Were Passed: Expansion of Paid
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NLRB Makes it Harder to Discipline Employees for Outbursts

Practice: Labor & Employment

Authors: Sarah Healey and Lisette Donewald* Can an employer discipline an employee who shouts obscenities at a manager? The answer may not be so simple.  On May 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its ruling in Lion Elastomers LLC II, overruling its 2020 decision General Motors LLC and
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