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The coronavirus has already had a large (some would say devastating) effect on the global economy. How will it affect the day-to-day operations of an employer? Obviously, businesses want their employees to be safe and healthy, but news stories about...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A February 2020 jury verdict against county music star Martina McBride’s production company highlights – albeit indirectly – the perils of unpaid internship programs and the issues they can cause under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Facts...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently handed employers an important legal victory with respect to managing employees with disabilities and considering accommodation requests. The well-reasoned opinion provides important reminders to employers...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The National Labor Relations Board in recent weeks has continued to overturn Board decisions from President Obama’s administration. In United Parcel Service, Inc., the current Republican-controlled Board returned to a long-standing legal standard for...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently published a list of frequently asked questions (with the SBA’s answers) about recent changes to the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (or HUBZone) program, which is a program for small...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Effective February 13, 2020, foreign investment in U.S. businesses and real estate will require pre-deal diligence and timely filings to comply with U.S. law. In the digital economy, the world is flat. As a result, many businesses are at risk of...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

As we’ve previously explained, some big changes are coming this year to the H-1B visa process. Employers use H-1B visas to temporarily employ workers in “specialty occupations” – generally, jobs that require a bachelor’s degree or higher in a...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

When the Department of Labor (DOL) withdraws one of its previous opinion letters and issues a new interpretation, should a court to change its ruling? No — not according to a federal judge in Arkansas....By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Technically, no. However, when the contractor is protesting the award of a contract for the same agency that issued the unfavorable Contractor Performance Evaluation Report (CPAR), the contractor may have some success arguing that there was a...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The EEOC has released its annual report on the number of discrimination charges filed across the country. As has been seen over the last few years, the total number of charges continued to decline –72,675 in 2019 as opposed to 76,418 in 2018. While...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP