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Last year towards the end of May, a barrage of emails and pop-ups informed online users about how companies use cookies – small bits of software that track website activity – in accordance with a requirement under the European Union’s General Data...By: Stoel Rives - Global Privacy & Security Blog®

We’ve been blogging about attacks on workplace arbitration for over ten years now. AB 51 represents the latest attempts by plaintiffs’ attorneys to ensure that their clients have continued access to employee-friendly juries, rather than to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Unlike with private commercial projects, liens cannot be filed against public projects in Texas. This means that unpaid subcontractors and suppliers do not have the same protections on public projects as those on private projects....By: Porter Hedges LLP

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its top 10 most frequently cited violations for Fiscal Year 2019. The list remains largely unchanged from last year’s....By: Littler

The New Year will bring significant changes to the H-1B lottery selection process and  employers can look forward to a more efficient H-1B cap selection process. USCIS has announced the “Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B...By: Polsinelli

California employers are not alone as they wrestle with AB 51’s January 1, 2020 new law on mandatory arbitration agreements. (For background on AB 51 see our article). On December 6, 2019, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Parties may now settle federal wage and hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) without court review or approval by using the offer and judgment procedure set forth in Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, following the...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

The employment landscape in Illinois is rapidly changing this upcoming year. To help prepare, we’ve provided a checklist for Illinois employers on the important changes they can expect in 2020....By: Faegre Baker Daniels

In a white paper and technical explanations, Republican Senators Charles E. Grassley (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance) and Lamar Alexander (Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) have proposed reforms...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

As 2019 comes to a close, legislative and administrative actions in New York require consideration by employers in the state. First, Governor Cuomo signed legislation adding reproductive rights as a protected class under the state Human Rights Law....By: Jackson Lewis P.C.