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On March 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) announced new procedures for how it will review transactions reportable under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) due to the...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In welcome news to employers, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision on December 19, 2019, holding that employer rules requiring employee confidentiality during the course of workplace investigations are presumptively lawful...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Department of Treasury Issues Final FIRRMA Regulations - The U.S. Treasury Department has issued final rules (the Regulations) implementing changes to the foreign investment review process administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On February 7, 2020, United States District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller issued a decision explaining her prior order blocking enforcement of California's new law restricting arbitration agreements, AB 51....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On January 1, 2020, Illinois' new Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (AIVIA) went into effect, meaning Illinois employers must now comply with the law if they use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze video interviews by job candidates....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The state of New Jersey kicked off 2020 with a number of new employment laws focused on independent contractor misclassification and mass layoffs, including a new law imposing joint and personal liability on owners, directors, officers, and managers...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

As coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV continues to spread beyond China, including multiple confirmed U.S. cases, employers are faced with providing a safe and healthy work environment for their employees while avoiding accidental (and sometimes...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an increase in the thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California employers got a win with a recent court decision that an employee’s promise not to compete during employment is enforceable under California law, in the case of Techno Lite, Inc. v. Emcod, LLC (Cal. Ct. App. (2d Dist.), Case No. B284989)....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Cal/OSHA has just sent a reminder to employers to post their 2019 Annual Work-Related Illness and Injury Summaries. The summaries should be posted from February 1 through April 30 of each year....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP