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As they once said in This is Spinal Tap, there is a fine line between stupid and clever. I can assure you that Michael McKeon who played David St. Hubbins in the movie and co-wrote it, was not in plan administration. Based on what I’ve seen when it...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Q: What is the current rule on whether an employee can use our company’s email system to distribute union material? Also, are we permitted to require employees to keep workplace investigations confidential without running afoul of the National Labor...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Following the string of biosimilar agreements announced in early November, a number of additional transactions were announced in early December, bringing 2019 to a roaring close with global biosimilars deals. On December 1, 2019, Luye Pharma Group...By: Goodwin

Facebook wages a war on misinformation. On Monday, Facebook announced it will start removing videos altered by artificial intelligence that are likely to mislead people into thinking that a subject of the video made statements they never actually...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

2019 was a banner year for public-private partnerships ("P3s") in the United States. More states than ever have enacted P3-enabling legislation. While many of these are transportation-related, it is clear that funding shortfalls combined with the...By: Bilzin Sumberg

Congress recently passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act, or the “Act”) implementing one of the most substantial pieces of retirement plan legislation in years, into law....By: Lewitt Hackman

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law a defense spending bill which included the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019  (“Fair Chance Act”). Employers should take note that the law (1) prohibits the federal government from...By: Benesch

Foundry's Leadership Subjected Employees to Discrimination and Harassment, Including Allowing a Noose to Hang in the Facility, Federal Agency Charged - CLEVELAND - Falcon Foundry Company, located in Lowellville, Ohio, has agreed to resolve a racial...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

On December 18, 2019, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a 119-page post-trial memorandum opinion 1) rejecting a buyer's argument that the target company had breached representations and warranties in the parties' merger agreement which had a...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Under a California law that took effect on January 1, 2020, employers will have to provide extra notices to California employees enrolled in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) explaining the “use it or lose it” federal tax rules that apply to those...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,