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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2019-63 on December 2, 2019 providing some relief from Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements. The notice provides relief consistent with that provided in the past year as well as new relief...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

In its decision last term in Epic Systems Corp. V. Lewis, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that the National Labor Relations Act does not preclude the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in employment which prevent class and collective actions....By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it’s implementing changes to the H-1B lottery system. Per the December 9, 2019 final rule, employers filing cap-subject H-1B petitions in 2020 for an October 1, 2020 start...By: Snell & Wilmer

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 6, 2019 that employers seeking to file H-1B petitions for the 2021 fiscal year cap will be required to first electronically register and pay a $10 fee. This electronic...By: Stinson LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Every year the American Tort Reform Association (“ATRA”) publishes its “Judicial Hellholes Report.” The Report focuses on litigation issues in state court systems and challenges for corporate defendants in the fair and unbiased...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Patent Applications Naming Artificial Intelligence System as Inventor Raise Intriguing Questions - In August 2019, a team of patent attorneys led by Ryan Abbott, a law professor at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, filed patent...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

It's the end of the year and while everyone is busy, employers in California should be aware of new laws and regulations that go into effect on January 1, 2020. In the spirit of the season, we are using the "12 days of the holidays" to blog daily...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Q: If I am designating an employee as a key employee under the FMLA, can I just fire them on the first day of leave?  A: No, the FMLA allows key employee designation (exempt, top 10% of earners), but it only allows denial for reinstatement not...By: Davis Brown Law Firm

Winthrop & Weinstine employment attorneys explain the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance, set to take effect January 1, 2020....By: Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect on January 1, 2020. Private litigants may begin to bring lawsuits under the CCPA for data breaches the same day. California’s Attorney General will begin enforcing the CCPA in its entirety six...By: Thompson Coburn LLP