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On December 16, 2019, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Do you require your employees to agree to mandatory arbitration of employee disputes? If so, the policy may need to be revised. After the Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems last year (138 S. Ct. 1612), in which the Court held that employers...By: Brooks Pierce

On December 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued two decisions that reversed troubling precedents and restored rights to employers. First, the NLRB reiterated that employers have a right to control the use of their equipment,...By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

It's the end of the year and while everyone is busy, employers in California should be aware of new laws and regulations that go into effect on January 1, 2020. In the spirit of the season, we are using the "12 days of the holidays" to blog about one...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

As 2019 winds down, employers should keep an eye on the five biggest employment law trends for 2020. ..Sexual orientation discrimination: legal or not? At the top of the list, employers should be ready for the forthcoming decision from the U.S....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advocating for nonemployees does not qualify for protection under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently determined....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The SECURE Act—the most impactful retirement plan legislation since the Pension Protection Act of 2006—was included in the bipartisan spending bill signed by US President Donald Trump on December 20, 2019. The SECURE Act will advance the goals of...By: Morgan Lewis

After being on the verge of enactment last spring but failing to pass, the SECURE Act will become law after all. Congress included the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (H.R. 1994) (the SECURE Act) in the year-end...By: Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

In the January 2020 visa bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current. EB-1 cutoff dates for all countries, except India and China, saw modest...By: Morgan Lewis

Employers and employees are witnessing a struggle between the administration of Governor Tom Wolf, the Legislature and Pennsylvania employers over efforts to modernize the rules governing overtime and/or increase the Commonwealth's current minimum...By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC