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I was listening to NPR this morning, and they had a news story about more and more employers telling smokers that they “need not apply.” These nicotine based employment hiring bans include government employers and private employers....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

On December 24, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order denying Plaintiffs motion for class certification in their employment discrimination action. The three-judge panel, consisting of Circuit Judges...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On December 20, President Trump signed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “Act”), a year-end spending bill that includes key provisions that will affect employer-sponsored benefit plans. This legal alert summarizes the provisions...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, December 30, to halt enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), which was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020. AB 51 would have prevented employers from requiring...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “Appropriations Act”), a comprehensive government funding bill that includes substantial employee benefits-related provisions. The...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

On December 3, 2019, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a whistleblowing claim filed by an ex-casino employee. In Cook v. Bally's Park Place Inc., the Appellate Division affirmed the trial court’s decision dismissing the...By: Genova Burns LLC

Today social media platforms, including Facebook and LinkedIn, allow employers to target their job listings based on various characteristics of the users they wish to reach. As a result, employers can theoretically identify better candidates while...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Deals are generally not blocked in Finland - The Finnish government views foreign ownership positively as a catalyst for increasing internationalization and competitiveness. Deals are only restricted when they meet very specific criteria. The...By: White & Case LLP

When the calendar turned to January 1, we not only saw the dawn of a new year but the beginning of a new decade. It’s natural, at such a turning point, to spend some time looking back on what has transpired in the past 10 years before turning our...By: Fisher Phillips

In the first two parts of this series on best practices in protecting trade secrets, we addressed risks raised by the arrival and departure of key employees at companies, and failed potential customer-supplier or acquisition scenarios. In this third...By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP