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David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Texas Fiduciary Litigator blog, presented “Detecting Elder Abuse and The Duty to Report Financial Exploitation” to the Southwest Association of Bank Counsel on Thursday, September 26, 2019, in Santa Fe, New...By: Winstead PC

In MV Transportation, Inc., a 3 to 1 majority of the National Labor Relations Board recently abandoned the “clear and unmistakable waiver” standard that the Board had historically used to determine whether unilateral changes in terms and conditions...By: Cozen O'Connor

The FAA has begun the process of amending its regulations to require that flight attendants at U.S. airlines receive a rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours between periods of duty lasting 14 hours or less. Under the FAA’s current regulations...By: Cozen O'Connor

Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation operated four casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Each casino was covered by a collective bargaining agreement for engineering work that required contributions to IUOE Local 68 Pension Fund. In 2014, Caesar’s...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a refreshing display of judicial restraint, the California Court of Appeal has declined to extend California’s “wrongful termination” law to a failure to hire, because in the absence of a preexisting employment relationship an...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Continuing the Administration’s high scrutiny of businesses using foreign workers, including highly skilled visas, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will be conducting inspections of employers employing F-1 students using STEM...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

“What did I do wrong?” and “Am I doing this correctly?” are frequent questions from clients regarding FMLA administration. This is the 26th blog in in this series, which digs into the FMLA regulations and related issues to address discrete mis-steps...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In a decision designated for publication, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an order reaffirming the “less burdensome” standard for “material adverse actions” in retaliation claims and upheld punitive damages against the...By: Dickinson Wright

There were several notable court and administrative cases over the past two months, but they were overshadowed by a legislative matter: the enactment of Assembly Bill 5 in California, which was the subject of our September 11, 2019 blog post entitled...By: Locke Lord LLP

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently ruled that the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) applied to workers in the cannabis industry. This decision that state-licensed marijuana businesses are required to follow federal labor laws...By: Roetzel & Andress