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Jackson Tolerated Harassment, Discriminated Against Female and African American Employees in Promotions and Pay, and Retaliated Against Employees Who Complained, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER, Colo. - Jackson National Life Insurance Company,...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Jay and I take things in a different direction this week. We consider some of the year end wrap ups and pontifications of the future that recently caught our collective eyes. Jay reflects on the greatest pro football dynasty of all-time, how it got...By: Thomas Fox

Time is of the Essence: Effective January 7, 2020, New York employers who have an Employee Handbook must include in the Handbook a notice of employees’ rights to be free of discrimination and retaliation on the basis of their or their dependents’...By: Arent Fox

Business consultant Karen Albritton along with Ward and Smith attorneys Deana Labriola and Matt Thompson, all with personal experience in a variety of companies, discussed several of the tricky issues related to ownership transitions in closely held...By: Ward and Smith, P.A.

Welcome to 2020! As always, we at the Manufacturing Law Blog are starting the year with our annual forecasts of hot topics....By: Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

When the discussions are finished, the negotiations are concluded, and the contract is signed, the real work begins on a capital project. Thousands of cubic yards of concrete, miles of wiring and pipe, and tons of steel—all of it has to be procured,...By: King & Spalding

Memorabilia and Auction Company Fired Employee Because of Mental Disabilities, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Heritage Charity Auction & Awards, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of display cases for memorabilia and auction company located in...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage (SAWW) that is published by the Departments of Labor every year. The year of the worker’s injury will determine the year for the rates...By: White and Williams LLP

"Let's turn over -- a new leaf." "And, baby, let's make promises -- that we can keep. We'll call it a New Year's resolution . . ." Now that the New Year's celebrations are over, it's time to start thinking about resolutions. Ugh. Here are my top...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The Graduate Management Admission Council or GMAC has sent a letter to governmental leaders calling for an increase in H-1B visas for international students because having too few skilled workers could harm the economy in the long-term....By: Ronald Shapiro