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Industrial Painting Company Unlawfully Fired Worker Because of His Medically Prescribed Methadone, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - Steel Painters, LLC, an industrial sandblasting and painting services company based in Beaumont, Texas, has agreed...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Immediate Three-year Backlog Imposed On EB-3 And EB "Other Workers" Visa Categories In March; China-mainland Born EB-5 Category Advances Rapidly....By: Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP

The National Labor Relations Board‘s (“NLRB”) “joint employer” test has had tremendous implications for hospitality employers due to the industry’s reliance on third-party employees to supplement their workforces. The NLRB finally released the new...By: Stokes Wagner

Part II: Non-discrimination - The increasing fear around COVID-19, which was first detected in China, can lead to stigmatizing Chinese or other Asian individuals. However, according to the CDC, just being Chinese or Asian does not increase the...By: Miller Canfield

Derived from recent events worldwide, in the event that the Mexican authorities issue a declaration of health contingency that implies the suspension of labor activities of the companies in Mexico, the employee’s obligation to provide their services...By: Hogan Lovells

In-house attorneys often wear multiple hats when performing work for private companies. Some of their work clearly falls under the provision of legal services, while others can be less clear quasi-business roles....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on February 26, 2020 that ERISA plaintiffs do not gain “actual knowledge” of fiduciary misconduct merely by receiving financial disclosures from the plan. The unanimous opinion in Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v....By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Human coronaviruses are not uncommon; however, the novel and highly transmissible coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has rightly triggered a multitude of concerns and questions related to its impact on...By: Benesch

With news that a nursing facility in Kirkland, Washington has multiple confirmed cases of COVID-19, legal compliance is likely at the top of senior care and living providers’ minds. Having a plan to mitigate risk and ensuring compliance with rules...By: Lane Powell PC

Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 26, 2020, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee, et al. v. Sulyma. 589 U.S. ___ (2020), holding that plan participants must read plan disclosures to...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP