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On December 3, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri holding that a former equity partner at a law firm was not an “employee” covered by the Age...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Our monthly edition of the “Government Contracts Regulatory and Legislative Update” offers a summary of and insight into the relevant industry developments that occurred during the previous month. Executive Orders - President Trump Issues...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Colorado employers will soon face two big changes that will impact your workplaces. In a matter of weeks, the state will adopt a new rule on use-it-or-lose-it vacation policies, and Denver will begin the process of increasing its minimum wage. With...By: Fisher Phillips

On October 31, 2019, the ARB held that an employee who merely “hints” that he or she intends to file a whistleblower complaint has not engaged in protected activity sufficient to invoke the whistleblower protection provision in SOX.  Hoptman v....By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

I have worked with several associations in setting up a multiple employer plan (MEP) and even more, that didn’t want to start one....By: Ary Rosenbaum

A federal district court in Texas referred to arbitration a 401(k) plan participant’s ERISA breach of fiduciary duty action based on allegations that certain plan investment options charged excessive fees......By: Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive

Turkeys weren't the only things stuffed in November – there was a gut-busting amount of late-year legislative, regulatory and case law developments at the federal, state, and local levels concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime....By: Littler

On November 8, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed A584/S660 (“Law”) into law, one bill in a series of legislation meant to protect reproductive health rights. Under the Law, all New York employers are prohibited from discriminating against an employee based...By: Epstein Becker & Green

The Seventh Circuit held that retirees and their families were entitled to lifetime healthcare benefits because, although the healthcare agreement that had been negotiated by their union had expired, it provided that covered individuals “shall not...By: Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive

Most cases which come before the courts in connection with the sale and purchase of a company are brought by buyers against sellers. However, a recent High Court case looked at the sale and purchase of a company from a different perspective – that of...By: Dentons