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Mandatory arbitration agreements in employment have been granted a stay of execution. For now. Earlier today, a federal judge in California issued a temporary restraining order enjoining enforcement of AB 51, the new law that would have banned...By: Weintraub Tobin

A California Court of Appeal issued a Christmas Eve ruling setting out the significance of a written employment policy for class certification purposes....By: BakerHostetler

The California Legislature and Governor Newsom have passed a sizable list of new laws governing the workplace in 2020. Employers are, once again, advised to evaluate their workplace rules and practices to insure they keep pace with these changes....By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

While few deals are challenged in Canada, national security reviews are becoming more common and complex. The Investment Review Division (IRD), which is part of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), is the...By: White & Case LLP

1. INTRODUCTION - Having been a former British colony for several years of its history (from 1878 until its independence in 1960), the legal system of the Republic of Cyprus (hereinafter “Cyprus”) follows, to a great extent, an Anglo-Saxon approach...By: International Lawyers Network

Covered entities’ employees play an important role in keeping PHI and ePHI secure. The following HIPAA covered entity employee tips can be used by your organization as part of a broader privacy and security effort. ...By: Compliancy Group

The frontiers of ERISA litigation keep expanding, and defined benefit plans are the new litigation targets. Here are some of the cases that have recently been filed. The U.S. Supreme Court will also be reviewing a significant decision on when...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

As 2019 draws to a close, employers in California have a busy new year ahead of them with expanded legal obligations, including significant new legislation regarding independent contractor status and mandatory arbitration agreements. We have set...By: Vedder Price

Sharp, attentive, long-time followers of this update expressed dismay last year when I declared the 2018 Year-End Tax Update to be my last, at least in its then current format. Many had come to look forward to our caustic, oddball sense of humor,...By: Cozen O'Connor

I use the expression “garbage in, garbage out” if an end of year census report is done incorrectly and the third party administrator (TPA) doesn’t pick up the error....By: Ary Rosenbaum