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For employers wishing to train employees using computer-based, online programs, OSHA recently reiterated that safety and health training must still include interactive and hands-on opportunities for employees. This may frustrate employers that rely...By: Beveridge & Diamond PC

Another busy session week has come to an end, and the legislature won’t reconvene for voting session until Monday, November 18. This week started out with a few public hearings held on Monday......By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

In a recent opinion issued by the United States Court of Federal Claims, Meridian Engineering Company vs. The United States, a case argued by our firm, the Court ruled that a contract modification containing a release did not prevent the contractor...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Recently, a real estate investor charged with bank fraud and making a false statement to a financial institution pled guilty to the latter charge in a plea agreement approved by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

Hiring law firm employees is a vital task. The employees you hire (or candidates you pass on) can go a long way toward the success of your law firm....By: Stange Law Firm, PC

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule, effective January 1, 2020, that allows (according to the DOL) approximately 1.3 million workers to become newly entitled to overtime pay....By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

In response to an Executive Order issued by the President last year directing regulatory action to expand access to workplace retirement plans, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued final regulations on the definition of the term “employer” that...By: Flaster Greenberg PC

You know that the standard of review applied by courts will significantly impact how courts view an ERISA Plan administrator’s interpretation of an undefined plan term....By: Lane Powell PC

Issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit reports and employment and tenant background screening reports will be the subject of a public workshop hosted by the FTC and CFPB on December 10, 2019.  The announcement brings to light the...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

In Gray vs. Ward, Ward and Gray started a limited partnership where Ward was a limited partner and Gray was a limited partner and the manager of the general partner. No. 05-18-00266-CV, 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 6992 (Tex. App.—Dallas August 9, 2019, no...By: Winstead PC