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INTRODUCTION - On January 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally published its final rule revising DOL regulations that address joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)....By: K&L Gates LLP

Effective January 1, 2020, a new federal law dramatically changes the landscape for estate planning with retirement accounts. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the “SECURE Act”) implements new rules regarding payout of...By: K&L Gates LLP

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a number of bills that will affect California employers in 2020. Most significantly, the new laws codified the ABC test for independent contractors, clarified sexual harassment training requirements and deadlines...By: K&L Gates LLP

1. I Can See (More) Clearly Now: Illinois Clarifies Employer Protections in Recreational Cannabis Law - Beginning on January 1, 2020, recreational use of cannabis by adults in Illinois will be legal under state law. Of course, it continues to be a...By: K&L Gates LLP

On October 17, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) approved the installation of a Closed-Circuit Television (“CCTV”) surveillance system which was used to monitor supermarket cashiers without informing those employees of the fact that it...By: K&L Gates LLP

The U.S. Department of Labor released three opinion letters in 2019 regarding the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). In this episode, Leann Walsh, Melanie Stratton Lopez, and Avery Miller summarize the opinion letters and explain how the...By: K&L Gates LLP

The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Business Law Section has released its 2019 Private Target Deal Points Study (the “Study”), the flagship product of the Market Trends Subcommittee of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee....By: K&L Gates LLP

TRENDS IN ESG, SRI AND IMPACT INVESTING - - Investors are increasingly focused on Environmental, Social and Governance Issues (ESG), Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and Impact Investing - Global Sustainable Investing Alliance reports that $23...By: K&L Gates LLP

The Oregon legislature was active in 2019. Several new laws were passed that impact employers, including a longer statute of limitations for employment claims, paid family leave, and additional requirements for non-competition agreements. In this...By: K&L Gates LLP

WHAT IS HAPPENING? The State of Victoria has become the latest Australian jurisdiction to make 'Workplace Manslaughter' a criminal offence, with significant penalties and potential imprisonment for individuals guilty of the offence....By: K&L Gates LLP