Legal News

A California federal court has given employers a New Year’s gift, issuing a temporary restraining order preventing Assembly Bill 51 — the law barring employers from requiring employees to enter into agreements to arbitrate FEHA and California Labor...By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

Congress surprised employers when it increased Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalties nearly 80 percent in 2016. Today, a “serious” violation can cost up to $13,260, and a “willful” or “repeat” violation can cost up to...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On Thursday, December 19, 2019, the Senate voted in favor of an omnibus spending bill that includes some of the most significant retirement reform to take place in more than a decade. This reform comes in the form of the Setting Every Community Up...By: Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

UPDATE: On December 29, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an order temporarily enjoining the enforcement of AB 51 pending resolution of plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction, highlighting the...By: Blank Rome LLP

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on December 27, 2019 that beginning on January 1, 2020, the minimum annual percentage rate for random drug testing is 50% of the average number of driver...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Richard Lummis and I are back and today for our final podcast of 2019 and the second decade of the 21stCentury. Today, we provide a wrap up of 2019 podcasts, giving some of our favorites and new issues we learned about or perhaps reacquainted...By: Thomas Fox

Bricker education attorneys Nicole Donovsky, David Lampe and Beverly Meyer summarize the most important legal developments from the past year and provide practical tips for kicking off 2020....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

On December 5, 2019, the Village of Westbury Board of Trustees adopted legislation creating the Maple Union Transit-Oriented Development District (or “Maple Union TOD”)....By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The State of California has been temporarily enjoined from enforcing its prohibition on mandatory employment arbitration agreements under Assembly Bill 51. Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. v. Becerra, et al., No. 2:19-cv-2456 (E.D....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

This national survey is a quick reference resource to the relevant laws and regulations governing how workplaces should respond to the growing trend of legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use in jurisdictions throughout the United...By: Fox Rothschild LLP