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2019 ends with a bang. Even apart from that big political event that begins with the "I" word, and those two major holidays that are imminent, there have been some very weird employment-related news items this week. Have you been paying attention?...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

In Allison v. Eriksson, 479 Mass. 626 (Mass. 2018), a majority LLC member undertook a merger in violation of his fiduciary duties. In a case of first impression, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that equitable remedies, in addition...By: Novack and Macey LLP

The South Carolina Department of Revenue has released the 2020 county tier rankings for all South Carolina counties. The rankings are reassessed each year and are determined in part by per capita income and unemployment rate data received from the...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

An acquisition of a new company into your corporate portfolio can be an exciting challenge. As a Human Resources manager, you have the daunting task of integrating the acquired company's personnel into the acquiring company's systems and practices....By: Baker Donelson

Welcome to the winter edition of the BakerHostetler Quarterly New York Employment Law Newsletter. We are pleased to share our analysis of some key employment trends, in-depth discussions regarding recent developments and what to expect looking...By: BakerHostetler

Employers rejoice! The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released a string of rulings on Monday reversing three controversial Obama-era decisions. With these rulings, the NLRB returned to long-standing rules in areas of significance prior to the...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Overturning a controversial 2014 ruling by the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the NLRB has restored an employer’s right to control employee nonwork use of its information technology and email systems — with important exceptions —...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In 2017, the IRS significantly limited the ability of plan sponsors to request a determination letter that its individually-designed retirement plan met the tax qualification requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Since that date, plan sponsors...By: Locke Lord LLP

On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a trio of rulings that reversed decisions issued during the Obama administration. Each case was decided by a 3-1 majority, with Member Lauren McFerran dissenting....By: Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a major decision restoring employers’ property rights in the use of email and other IT resources. In Caesar’s Entertainment, the NLRB held that employees have no statutory right...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP