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We remember when legislative and regulatory developments rarely occurred in December, but those days are behind us. A Reminder About New Year's Eve & New Year's Day Rate Increases: Many minimum wage, tipped and exempt employee rates in New York will...By: Littler

Public company directors, who are under constant threat of claims, received welcome news earlier this month.  On December 9, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that corporate directors cannot be sued for...By: Polsinelli

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection notified individuals by e-mail on December 27, 2019 of its Notice of Tentative Decision of Intent to Reissue the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater and Dewatering...By: Pullman & Comley, LLC

Some business leaders and HR professionals may be waking up this morning not realizing they must provide a “Notice at Collection” to some or all of their employees and applicants under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This is not...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

A new retirement savings law passed as part of the 2019 spending bill and signed by President Trump on December 20 is intended to strengthen and improve qualified plan rules. Effective on January 1, 2020, the Setting Every Community Up for...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

DOL is ordered to release contractors' EEO-1 Report information. The U.S. Department of Labor has lost a battle concerning the release of contractors’ EEO-1 Reports under the Freedom of Information Act. Federal Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore of...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

On October 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed a law prohibiting employers from requiring employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment on or after January 1, 2020....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In 2019, we saw significant activity in state legislatures passing employment-related laws in areas where federal government efforts had stalled, like paid sick leave, non-compete agreements and workplace discrimination....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

On October 10, 2019, California Governor Newsom signed a bill seeking to ban employers from requiring employees or applicants to sign arbitration agreements waiving their rights under the Labor Code or the state’s anti-discrimination statutes as a...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Please join us to hear remarks from Dean Ann Harrison, one of the most highly-cited scholars on multinational firms, foreign direct investment, international trade and global strategy and emerging markets. Dean Harrison will discuss the gender wage...By: Financial Women of San Francisco