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  • October 15 2025

    Client Alert: California WARN Act Expansion

    On October 1, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed expanded California employer obligations under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act. The legislation, which takes effect January 1, 2026, enumerates additional actions employers must undertake for covered plant closings and mass layoffs.

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  • October 14 2025

    Client Alert: New Department of Labor Opinion Letters – Joint Employment and Tip Payment

    On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued opinion letters discussing its view on certain issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). These letters discussed joint employment and the DOL’s processes for determining which employees must be classified as “tipped employees” who “regularly and customarily” receive tips.

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  • October 08 2025 Event

    Partner, Jeffery Meyer, together with fellow panelists, will lead a focused discussion on Wage Theft and Insurance Fraud – For Owners & Developers at the New Yok Hilton Midtown on October 16, 2025.

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  • October 01 2025

    Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. announced the signing of its business combination agreement with Avalanche Treasury Co. in the amount of $675,000,000.  EGS acted as counsel to Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp.

  • September 29 2025

    USA Rare Earth, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Indian Ocean Rare Metals PTE. LTD. and its subsidiaries, including Less Common Metals Ltd, the world’s most established ex-China rare earth metal and alloy producer. The transaction is valued at US$200,000,000. EGS acted as counsel to Indian Ocean Rare Metals and its shareholders.

  • September 29 2025

    Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP is proud to announce that Jeffery A. Meyer has joined the firm as a partner in our Labor & Employment Practice Group. His knowledge and experience make him a tremendous addition to our team, and we look forward to the contributions he’ll bring to our clients and the firm.  Welcome Jeff!

  • September 29 2025

    FutureCrest Acquisition Corp. announced the closing of its initial public offering in the amount of $287,500,000.  EGS acted as counsel to FutureCrest Acquisition Corp.

  • September 28 2025

    RYVYL Inc. announced the signing of its definitive agreement to merge with privately-held RTB Digital, Inc., a Web3 digital media SaaS technology company, providing white-label, full stack distribution, community, publishing and monetization for major media brands and journalists.  EGS acted as counsel to RYVYL Inc.

  • September 22 2025

    Client Alert: DOL Proposes Decodifying Fair Labor Standards Act Guidance

    The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced plans to remove – or “decodify” – a number of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) rules and policy statements.  Under the DOL’s proposal, more than 450 non-binding wage and hour rules and policy statements would be relocated from the Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”) to the DOL’s internal Field Operations Handbook (the “Handbook”), which is used by DOL investigators when enforcing the FLSA.

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  • September 20 2025

    Galata Acquisition Corp. II announced the closing of its initial public offering in the amount of $172,500,000.  EGS acted as counsel to Galata Acquisition Corp. II.

  • September 16 2025

    Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. announced the signing of its Business Combination Agreement with Boost Run, LLC with a transaction value of $614,000,000.  EGS acted as counsel to Willow Lane Acquisition Corp.

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