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When an employee reports a concern regarding fraudulent or illegal behavior, an employer’s immediate response is likely to open an investigation, stop any wrongdoing, and take appropriate corrective action. In the race to manage a challenging...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Wage and hour lawsuits are big news these days. Jury verdicts and settlements capture headlines warning of damages and fees totaling seven or more figures, and class certifications in pending cases exponentially expand the risk posed by a single...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Since its passage late in 1980, the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act (MPPAA) has proven to be a hindrance to the profitable operations of employers that contribute to multiemployer pension funds by imposing a surprise, and often expensive,...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On December 13, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced changes to regulations implemented during the Obama administration that had significantly tilted the NLRB’s election procedures in favor of unions. The Obama rules were...By: Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C.

On December 17, 2019, the US House of Representatives approved an appropriations bill, which includes the SECURE Act previously passed in the House. President Trump is expected to sign it once it reaches his desk. The effective date will be January...By: Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Just in time for the holidays, Congress gave plan sponsors and employee benefits attorneys a reason to celebrate this holiday season. On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Congress passed a spending bill, which was signed by President Trump, which contains...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

On November 21, 2019, the House passed H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (the Bill), with notable bi-partisan support (251-158). If passed into law, the Bill would largely implement the State of...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In Akeson v Inc. Vil. of Asharoken, 2019 NY Slip Op 32756(U), Index No. 57/2018 (Sup Ct, Suffolk County 2019), the Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the Incorporated Village of Asharoken’s (“Asharoken”) decisions to deny permits for the...By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Overturning a controversial 2014 ruling by the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the NLRB has restored an employer’s right to control employee nonwork use of its information technology and email systems — with important exceptions —...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

For many, the words “trade secret” conjure up thoughts of a recipe, a formula or source code that underpins a company’s entire business model. The Coca-Cola recipe is perhaps the most famous example; Google’s search algorithm is another....By: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C