Legal News

A recap of some of the most well-read M&A publications on JD Supra during 2019....By: Beacon Insights by JD Supra

Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries just decided to substantially raise the state’s salary threshold to meet the salary basis test for “white collar” overtime exemptions. As set out more specifically below, starting July 1, 2020, the...By: Fisher Phillips

The Illinois Limited Liability Company Act (Act) permits an LLC to continue after dissolution solely to wind up its business, and only for a reasonable time. In Sienna Court Condominium Assoc. v. Champion Aluminum Corp., 2017 IL App. (1st) 143364,...By: Novack and Macey LLP

As 2019 comes to an end, we are happy to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered year-end health and welfare plan issues, Part...By: Snell & Wilmer

Seyfarth Synopsis: A newly enacted New York State law will hold the top ten members of out-of-state LLCs personally liable for unpaid wages.  This new law is one of several key wage and hour proposals originally advanced by Governor Cuomo during his...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

One of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s top priorities has been to stop employers from instituting blanket bans on hiring individuals with criminal records. The EEOC’s focus stems from national data suggesting that such bans have a...By: McAfee & Taft

As 2019 comes to a close, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) remains active both on the regulatory and enforcement fronts, so employers must continue to be vigilant and proactive on their safety and health efforts....By: Littler

The Equal Pay Act allows employees to bring claims of pay discrimination based on gender by alleging that they were paid less than employees of a different gender who perform the same or similar work. This comparator requirement often proves...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Today, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) publicized its restructuring of some union election procedures that were widely known by employers as the “Ambush Election Rule,” which was rolled out in 2014. While not a complete overhaul of the...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the December 16, 2019, Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division (WHD) published its final rule clarifying and updating the regulations governing the regular rate requirements under the Fair Labor...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP