On December 5, 2019, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) announced that the NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies of 1020 Long Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Administered by Inhalation to Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley® SD®) Rats and...By: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
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“OK Boomer” is having a moment on the internet, appearing often in viral jokes and memes. It is widely considered an all-purpose retort by the younger generations of Millennials and Gen Z’ers to dismiss thoughts and ideas they view as too...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.
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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled an employee’s effort to decertify his union could proceed, despite a previous agreement between the employer and union extending the time during which decertification petitions are barred. Pinnacle...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.
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If you were hoping that AB-5 (the CA statute codifying the ABC standard into widespread law) would be held invalid, enjoined, or would just fall off a cliff, it is time to face reality. AB-5 is alive and well, and effective January 1, 2020....By: Fox Rothschild LLP
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Effective January 1, 2020, the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance subjects employers with employees working in Minneapolis to written notice and other obligations that go beyond the requirements of the statewide wage theft law that has been...By: Faegre Baker Daniels
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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
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Von Kaenel v. Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, No. 18-2850 (8th Cir. 2019) The question whether an individual is covered by the definition of "employee" under various civil rights laws often is dispositive of the case. Indeed, the first step in any...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
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It’s that time again when many employers are sponsoring holiday festivities for employees. But if an employee is injured during a holiday event, is he or she covered under Tennessee’s workers’ compensation law?...By: Chartwell Law
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The Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued proposed regulations updating the safe harbor for the electronic delivery of employee benefit plan notifications for plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)... This...By: Fisher Phillips
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A decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals in Maza v. Waterford Operations LLC, 300 Or. App. 471 (2019), raises the bar for Oregon employers on meal breaks, making employers liable for missed meal breaks even if they make every effort to provide them....By: Perkins Coie
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