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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate continue to be out for recess, but multiple House committees will continue their work on the impeachment inquiry with witnesses being asked to appear this week....By: Clark Hill PLC

The National Labor Relations Board’s proposed new rules provide employees with more free choice in regard to union activity. The National Labor Relations Board (the  “Board”) issued proposed rulemaking last week to address issues of employee free...By: Clark Hill PLC

The Illinois legislature unanimously enacted the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (“AIVI Act”) this past week, which Illinois Governor Pritzker is expected to sign very soon....By: Clark Hill PLC

The new Department of Labor final rule (DOL) concerning association retirement plans (ARP) is intended to pave the way for small businesses to offer retirement benefits comparable to those offered by large employers. The DOL announced the ARP final...By: Clark Hill PLC

The Need for Cyber Due Diligence in M&A Transactions - As technology continues to advance, allowing more companies to collect, share, and use data, privacy and cybersecurity due diligence in the M&A context becomes even more important....By: Clark Hill PLC

Thanks to the consistent gridlock we have at the congressional level in Washington, D.C., employment laws are increasingly being passed at the state and local level all over the country, and the City of Pittsburgh has not been immune from this trend....By: Clark Hill PLC

New York is joining the growing number of states that have beefed up their equal pay laws. On July 10, 2019, before the New York ticker tape parade celebrating the US Women’s Soccer team’s World Cup Win, Governor Cuomo signed two bills, the Fair Pay...By: Clark Hill PLC

For the first time ever, employers that file EEO-1 reports will be required to provide “component 2 data” for calendar years 2017 and 2018. Component 2 data, which includes information regarding employee compensation and hours worked, must be filed...By: Clark Hill PLC

Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress. The House and Senate return to action this week, with some repair work needing to be done to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) relationship with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) that...By: Clark Hill PLC

On June 25, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which on January 1, 2020, makes it legal in the State of Illinois for any individual over the age of 21 to possess 30 grams (i.e. an ounce) of marijuana flower;...By: Clark Hill PLC