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I am proud to say that I learn something new every day, whether it’s retirement plan related or something related to pop culture. Sometimes, I’m wrong about things. I’m 47 years old now and I tell you: I don’t know everything....By: Ary Rosenbaum

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), have proposed an amendment to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), which would provide increased employment mobility to...By: Dentons

The blame and shame for the opioid-drug overdose crisis that kills tens of thousands Americans annually has moved to yet another set of individuals and institutions now — judges and courts that handled Big Pharma lawsuits and may have been too quick...By: Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury

UberX and UberBLACK Drivers Are Not Employees for Purposes of the NLRA - According to the NLRB General Counsel’s Division of Advice (GC), Uber’s UberX and UberBLACK drivers are independent contractors exempt from the rights and protections of the...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

On the heels of last year’s expansive legislative action directed at sexual harassment, the New York State Legislature has passed an even broader overhaul of the protections governing workplace harassment and discrimination....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Before initiating a lawsuit under Title VII, a complainant must first file a charge of discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination. Typically, a complainant also...By: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed that the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s clean construction or demolition debris (CCDD) rules were not arbitrary and capricious. County of Will v. Pollution Control Board, Docket Nos....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The FTC recently reminded market participants to take steps to avoid violating the per se prohibition on interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The FTC referred to its previous post on Section 8, which urged firms to monitor...By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Olympic runner Caster Semenya, a woman by her own identification, was born with a unique body. While outwardly female, her body produces an excess of testosterone compared with other women. Olympic authorities have at times attempted to regulate the...By: FordHarrison

In July of 2018, Dorsey updated you on the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Troester v. Starbucks Corp., where the Court rejected the federal minimis doctrine, which exempts employers from compensating employees for short periods worked before...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP