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On Nov. 8, 2019, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law an amendment to the New York Labor Law, which is effective immediately and prohibits employers from discriminating or retaliating against employees based on an “employee’s or a...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On Nov. 4, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an amended complaint against Collectors Café and its CEO, Mykalai Kontilai, to add charges against defendants for alleged violations of whistleblower protection laws. According to...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Entro il 1° gennaio 2020, tutte le imprese aventi più di 11 dipendenti in Francia devono aver eletto il proprio “Comité social et économique” cd. CSE....By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Congress is poised to overturn two recent judicial interpretations of the whistleblower protections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank). On Sept. 23, 2019, the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On Nov. 14, 2019, the office of the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel released an advice memorandum finding an employer violated federal labor law by requiring employees to sign a broad non-disparagement agreement at the time of...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On April 23, Kramer Levin reported on the European Parliament’s approved proposal for the adoption of a whistleblower protection directive. On Oct. 7, the Directive on protection of persons reporting breaches of Union law (Directive) was officially...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On Sept. 12, 2019, the New York City Council passed a law, Int. 0136-A, that expands the scope of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to provide protections for freelancers and independent contractors....By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

For concentrations meeting the conditions set forth in Article L. 430-2 of the French Commercial Code, a notification to the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence) is mandatory. To facilitate merger control procedures, an online...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Transaction expenses, including fees for legal counsel, accountants, financial advisors, brokers and other third parties, are an ineluctable aspect of mergers and acquisitions. The ability of parties to deduct at least a portion of such expenses...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On Sept. 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled its final rule to update the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional workers. The final rule is similar to the proposed rule...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP