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On March 26, the Secretary of Energy authorized Department of Energy (DOE) contracting officers to extend indemnification under Public Law 85-804 to contractors and subcontractors performing assignments directed or authorized by DOE or the National...By: Baker Donelson

On March 22, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Edwards issued Proclamation Number 33 placing all individuals within the State of Louisiana, with limited exceptions, under a general stay-at-home order....By: Baker Donelson

In early March, COVID-19 seemed like a distant threat, but we are now all too well aware of its rapid intercontinental spread. In the less than three months since the first case out of Wuhan, China was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO)...By: Baker Donelson

Technology is rapidly evolving, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and robotics is only just beginning to be felt in U.S. workplaces....By: Baker Donelson

During the 2019 legislative session, the Maryland House and Senate voted to enact the Criminal Record Screening Practices Act (Ban the Box) (the Act)....By: Baker Donelson

In a developing state and local employment law trend, wearing one's natural hair in the workplace has become a right in certain jurisdictions. People of color are most likely to experience discrimination in the workplace based on the style and...By: Baker Donelson

As this reader likely knows, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that covered employers pay their employees the federal minimum wage, up to 40 hours worked in a workweek, plus one and one-half times the "regular rate" for every hour worked...By: Baker Donelson

On February 13, 2020, long-awaited reform legislation designed to expand the scope of foreign investment reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) was formally implemented....By: Baker Donelson

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to have significant impacts globally, companies face issues that will affect their supply chains, cybersecurity, and workforce....By: Baker Donelson

Long after expiration of OMB's authorization for the most recent Form I-9, USCIS has published a new version of Form I-9, unchanged in substance from the prior form, and employers must use it with all new hires starting no later than May 1, 2020....By: Baker Donelson