Legal News

Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries recently announced long-anticipated changes to the rules that govern payment of overtime compensation to white-collar workers performing professional, managerial or administrative work. Announced on...By: Lane Powell PC

Washington State’s Attorney General settled a case against sandwich franchisor, Jersey Mike’s, over antipoaching provisions in its franchise agreements. Since 2018, Washington State has made agreements with more than 60 franchisors to remove similar...By: Lewitt Hackman

The Chinese government is encouraging greater participation in the state-sponsored social benefits schemes through legislative changes. These changes will impact multinational employers, with the most significant change taking effect on January 1,...By: Morgan Lewis

On January 1, 2020, new arbitration procedures for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) with respect to withdrawal liability assessments will go into effect. It is not uncommon for employers—and a good many labor lawyers—to think that the...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

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 next “12 days of the holidays” to blog...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

An arbitrator could bind absent class members to a Title VII and Equal Pay Act (EPA) class action where the plaintiffs all signed arbitration agreements that consented to the arbitrator’s authority, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) recently released its statutorily mandated 2019 Annual Report covering the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2019. The report, prepared by the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office (“WBO”), outlines the tips...By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

Risk factor trends - Although the UK's merger control regime is voluntary, so merging parties can decide whether to pre-notify a transaction to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the risks of not notifying a transaction before completion...By: Dentons

Ever wonder what happened with the minimum wage fight that has been going on between Alabama and Birmingham? Well, here is the latest — the full panel on the Eleventh Circuit has now spoken: the district court rightly dismissed the lawsuit against...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A recent McDermott round table on European health private equity generated key insights into the future of medtech, digital health, and data analytics, and identified opportunities for companies and investors. Digital health solutions are widely...By: McDermott Will & Emery