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We are approaching the end of the year. From 1 January 2020 onwards, new employment legislation will enter into force in the Netherlands. Please find below an overview of the main changes in the Dutch Balanced Labour Market Act (“WAB”). The main...By: Hogan Lovells

On Dec. 20, 2019, the president signed into law the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the “SECURE Act” or “Act”). The law changes several provisions governing retirement savings for Americans. In addition to providing...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

As part of an ongoing project to update its guidance and technical assistance documents, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) last week issued a statement rescinding its 1997 Policy Statement on Mandatory Binding Arbitration of...By: Hogan Lovells

Below is a summary of those key provisions. I. SECURE Act The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act, H.R. 1994) is arguably the most significant and comprehensive retirement saving reform legislation since...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Major changes are coming that will affect the income and estate tax planning of retirement savings. These changes, under the bipartisan SECURE Act, will become law once the President signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. The new law will...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released its program results for 2019. EBSA’s enforcement and benefit advisor programs recovered over $2.5 billion in payments to plans, participants and beneficiaries....By: Ary Rosenbaum

The Second Circuit ruled this month in Lenzi v. Systemax, Inc. that “Title VII does not require a showing of unequal pay for equal work.” Drawing a line between the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) and Title VII, the court held that “all Title VII requires a...By: Orrick - Equal Pay Pulse

The federal Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the issuance of a final rule that, according to the DOL, will “encourage employers to provide additional and innovative benefits to workers without fear of costly litigation.” This encouragement...By: Smith Anderson

In Vision Pharma, LLC v. Sunrise Pharmaceutical, Inc., No. 2:13-cv-04692, 2018 WL 3085213 (D.N.J. June 20, 2018), the court held that despite plaintiff’s failure to formally transfer the assets of a New Jersey entity, including the rights under the...By: Novack and Macey LLP

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has held in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund that two Sun Capital Funds were not under common control with Scott Brass Inc., their portfolio company...By: Holland & Knight LLP