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Horton v. Organogenesis Inc.,C.A. No. 2018-0537-KSJM (Del. Ch. July 22, 2019). Sellers in merger agreements generally agree to indemnify buyers for certain “Losses” but require the buyers to provide timely notice of claims. Whether an...By: Morris James LLP

Employers can breathe easy once again knowing that common law reasonable notice is still capped at 24 months, absent exceptional circumstances. On June 19, 2019, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court of Appeal) released its decision in Dawe v. The...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

On July 18th President Trump announced his intention to nominate Eugene Scalia to replace former Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. Gene Scalia is the son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In 2002, following an appointment by former...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

New York has become the second state, following California, to explicitly ban race-based hair discrimination in employment. On July 12, 2019, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed S.6209A/A.7797A amending the Human Rights Law to expand the definition of...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld a rule that expanded the maximum length of time for short-term, limited duration insurance (STLDI).  STLDI is coverage that lasts a limited period of time and is exempt from many of the...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

I came across a short court order a few days ago that admonished settling parties in an FLSA suit for including an impermissible provision in the settlement.  Vasquez v. T&W Rest., Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121129 (S.D.N.Y. July 19, 2019). ...By: FordHarrison

On July 3, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) modified the legal framework in which an employer can anticipatorily withdraw its recognition from the union. Under well-established NLRB precedent, an employer could give notice of its...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

On July 3, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill No. 188 providing legal protection from discrimination in the workplace and in public schools for natural and protective hairstyles historically worn by black people and people of...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

A federal jury will decide whether a tarot card reader who performed at the Colorado Renaissance Festival for thirty years is a Title VII employee for purposes of her retaliation claim. Plaintiff claims that she was not invited back for the 2016...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Funding and partnership opportunities can help communities address the housing crisis. This webinar discusses strategies and approaches to those opportunities. In addition, we present ideas on how to closely align housing and transportation through...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP