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On October 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced proposed regulations that would allow disclosures for retirement plans to be posted online. The proposal aims to make retirement plan disclosures more accessible to participants while...By: King & Spalding

The Burns & Levinson 2019 State of the Cannabis Industry Conference concluded with a final panel, covering the current status of the industry’s M&A and other capital markets, finishing off with a look into the future. The capital markets discussion...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Waterloo, Iowa has enacted the state’s first “Ban the Box” Ordinance....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

In Popeck v. Rawlings Company, LLC, No. 19-5092 (October 16, 2019), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the Rawlings Company on Popeck’s claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), finding that...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2019-44 today that provides the 2020 cost-of-living inflation adjustments for certain health and welfare benefit plans. Some of these amounts have been previously released by the IRS. Here are the highlights......By: Stoel Rives LLP

Congress is poised to overturn two recent judicial interpretations of the whistleblower protections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank). On Sept. 23, 2019, the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

In the early hours of July 1, 2008, a comprehensive, multi-faceted piece of legislation was agreed upon in Albany between legislative leaders and our "accidental governor," David Paterson (i.e. elevated to the position as a result of the resignation...By: Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

On November 20, 2019, the California Supreme Court finally agreed to take up the question of whether the landmark Dynamex independent contractor decision applies retroactively. In April 2018, the California Supreme Court adopted the “ABC” test for...By: Snell & Wilmer

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a long-awaited decision with significant impact for the private equity industry, in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On October 24, 2019, Judge Cathy Seibel of the Southern District of New York issued her ruling granting Defendants’ summary judgment motion in the matter of Lawrence v. Chemprene, Inc., et al., 18-CV-2537. While the procedural history and the conduct...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP