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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) likes to act in December, partly because that’s often when Board member terms end, and 2019 is no exception. Democrat Member Lauren McFerran’s term expired on December 16, leaving only three active members...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

For many individuals, one of the most significant assets that gets transferred when they die is their benefits under an employer-sponsored retirement plan. A case recently decided by the Alabama Supreme Court, Moore v. Estate of Moore, is a reminder...By: Blank Rome LLP

December 19, 2019, Congress finally passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (i.e., the “SECURE Act”), and President Trump is expected to sign it. The SECURE Act was previously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives...By: Fraser Trebilcock

This month, two federal circuit court of appeals reversed district courts’ grants of summary judgment in cases filed under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). With these twin cases, it seems as good of a time as...By: SmithAmundsen LLC

On December 19, 2019, the federal government announced that proposed changes to the tax treatment of employee stock options will not come into force on January 1, 2020....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New York employers, if you employ manual workers – defined by Section 190(4) of the New York State Labor Law as a “mechanic, workingman or laborer”, or more specifically, workers that spend at least 25% of their working time engaged in physical labor...By: Cole Schotz

At the final sessions of the year, Philadelphia City Council passed three ordinances affecting real estate development in the City....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Consonance Capital Partners (CCP) has announced it will sell Enclara Healthcare to Humana. Enclara, based in Philadelphia, is a hospice pharmacy benefit manager....By: McGuireWoods LLP

In Akeson v Inc. Vil. of Asharoken, 2019 NY Slip Op 32756(U), Index No. 57/2018 (Sup Ct, Suffolk County 2019), the Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging the Incorporated Village of Asharoken’s (“Asharoken”) decisions to deny permits for the...By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

How You Should Deal With Missing Plan Participants. What you need to do. Being a 401(k) plan sponsor isn't easy. Half the battle is identifying your responsibilities as a plan fiduciary. The other half is identifying compliance and fiduciary errors...By: Ary Rosenbaum