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The NLRB has announced long-awaited major modifications to its controversial 2014 election rule. The draft rule will be published on December 18 and will go into effect 120 days after that, on April 16, 2020. Critics of the so-called Quickie...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

As the new year approaches, California employer associations have taken action to prevent Assembly Bill (“AB”) 51 from taking effect. As referenced in this BR Workplace Post, AB 51, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 10, 2019, prohibits...By: Blank Rome LLP

Employers who provide health benefits to their union workforce through a multiemployer group health plan must satisfy all the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements regarding their union employees. Employers should not make the mistake of...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Welcome to the first day of a five-day podcast series Jay Rosen and I are releasing in honor of the latest Star Wars movie The Rise of Skywalker. Each day over this week, Jay and I will review a Star Wars movie and discuss it from the compliance...By: Thomas Fox

When you’re trying to buy a product or service, many times you’re being oversold things that you don’t need like that extended service warranty on a cheap Blu-ray player or etched glass on a new cae. Well, retirement plan sponsors are sold services...By: Ary Rosenbaum

The move by some employer plans to a “reference-based” pricing model has created a need for healthcare providers to develop a strategy to confront payment challenges that these plans create. A prevalent model of reference-based plan in use in many...By: King & Spalding

On October 23rd, 2019, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) issued a Circular on Further Promoting the Facilitation of Cross-border Trade and Investment (Hui Fa [2019] No.28) ("Circular 28"). The Circular 28 sets out 12 reform...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) has just released its Report on “Resolving Climate Change Disputes through Arbitration” (the “Report”). The long-awaited Report is the result of almost two years of work by the ICC’s Task Force on...By: King & Spalding

I have been asked by more than one frustrated California employer how to avoid or reduce employment lawsuits. It is not easy question to answer as there are many variables that go into generating employment law claims. However, in no particular...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent NLRB activity, including its issuance of a decision suggesting two members would be willing to reconsider a precedent regarding surveillance of employees’ union activity. We also discuss other U.S....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP