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Year-End Spending Bill Includes Significant Employee Benefit Plan Changes

President Trump has signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. The act contains two significant developments for employee benefit plans, (1) the passage of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the...By: Cozen O'Connor
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Cozen O'Connor | Dec 31,2019 |

New Year Brings New Employment Laws - Employment and Labor Law Tip of the Month

With the New Year approaching, so too are a legion of enhanced workplace protections. For example, beginning in January 2020, employers will be bound by the following: ..New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) Expands to Cover Independent...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP | Dec 31,2019 |

Federal Tax Update to IRAs Will (Further) Impact State Escheat Requirements

Our Unclaimed Property Group examines the recently enacted SECURE Act and the significant changes the new law makes to the treatment of IRAs for state escheatment purposes....By: Alston & Bird
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Alston & Bird | Dec 31,2019 |

OFCCP Week In Review: December 2019 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they discuss: - Federal...By: DirectEmployers Association
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DirectEmployers Association | Dec 31,2019 |

California Puts a Foot On the Scale to Drive Unionization Higher: AB 1291 Mandates State-Sponsored Assistance in Organizing Cannabis Employees

As private sector unionization rates have continued to fall over recent decades, organized labor has increasingly turned to the state and local politicians it supports for assistance in the form of state legislation and local ordinances imposing...By: Epstein Becker & Green
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Epstein Becker & Green | Dec 31,2019 |

Iowa Drug Testing Statute Provides Exclusive Remedy For Violations; Separate Wrongful Discharge Claim Is Barred

Addressing a matter of first impression, the Iowa Supreme Court determined that “when a civil cause of action is provided by the legislature in the same statute that creates the public policy to be enforced, the civil cause of action is the exclusive...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.
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Jackson Lewis P.C. | Dec 31,2019 |

Release of "Bombshell" Provides Renewed Focus on NDAs

The creation of the new movie “Bombshell” has brought up interesting questions when it comes to nondisclosure agreements (NDAs). The filmmakers behind the movie wanted authenticity and truth in telling the story of the women who exposed sexual...By: Barley Snyder
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Barley Snyder | Dec 31,2019 |

Foreign direct investment reviews 2019: A global perspective: European Union

A new European Foreign Direct Investment regulation harmonizing investment controls came into force . In response to increased foreign direct investments (FDI) into European technology assets and an increased call for the EU to take a more active...By: White & Case LLP
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White & Case LLP | Dec 31,2019 |

Sweeping Changes to Retirement Plan Rules Passed Under the SECURE Act – Provisions Requiring Immediate Attention

On December 20, 2019, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (the “FCAA”) was signed by the President after passing both houses of Congress. Within the FCAA, which was primarily a budget and spending law, a version of the Setting Every...By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
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District Court Temporarily Enjoins Enforcement of California’s AB 51 Anti-Arbitration Provision

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting the enforcement of Assembly Bill 51, California’s latest attempt to prevent arbitration of claims brought under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act....By: BakerHostetler
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BakerHostetler | Dec 31,2019 |
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