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A look at some of the most well-read articles on employer liability issues published on JD Supra during 2019....By: Beacon Insights by JD Supra

The “Professional Future” law of 5 September 2018 entered fully into force last summer, after publication of decree No. 2019-555 and the order of 4 June 2019, leading to the reform of the system for the secondment of foreign workers in France....By: Cohen & Gresser LLP

The First Circuit reverses a lower court decision and finds two Sun Capital private equity funds are not liable for portfolio company’s pension plan liabilities under ERISA. On November 22, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

Arbitration Laws Updated in the UAE; New Construction Arbitration Guide Released; and the UK Court of Appeal Weighs in on Liquidated Damages - New UAE arbitration laws: The UAE has introduced a new arbitration law, the Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal recently held that a noncompetition provision under La. R.S 23:921 affecting a former member of an accounting limited liability company (LLC) could be reformed when the scope of the defined business and...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Our December 2019 update outlines the key UK employment law developments over the last month. It includes cases on covert surveillance, sexual orientation discrimination when there is no identifiable victim, harassment under the Protection from...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

On November 22, 2019 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had filed a proposed stipulated judgment in the federal district court in the Southern District of New York that would resolve claims that a New York-based...By: Goodwin

In state governments’ continuing efforts to target “Gig Economy” companies and other organizations who rely on independent contractors, New Jersey recently handed Uber Technologies, Inc. a bill for $650 million because it claims the company has been...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Once again, the IRS has extended the deadline for furnishing Forms 1095-B and 1095-C to individuals. Reporting penalties will not apply to those who meet the applicable deadlines and complete the forms in good faith....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

How a transaction gets structured raises a multitude of issues, including whether the transaction might be reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR”). Structuring a transaction for the purpose of trying to avoid...By: Epstein Becker & Green