Legal News

On January 1, 2020, several housing-related bills recently signed into law by the Governor take effect. We will explain the upcoming changes in housing law through a series of updates. Our first update provided information regarding tenant...By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

United States: July - September 2019 Update - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) continue an active docket challenging M&A transactions. DOJ is resolving antitrust reviews significantly faster than the FTC, following...By: McDermott Will & Emery

On November 18, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived a potentially sweeping class action against Sterling Jewelers, Inc. (“Sterling”), holding that potentially tens of thousands of female employees could take part...By: Proskauer - Class & Collective Actions

In VVM Builders, LLC v. Atkins Construction Group, LLC, No. CV195021541S (Oct. 31, 2019), the Superior Court of Connecticut squarely addressed this precise issue in a case involving a change order dispute between a contractor and subcontractor....By: Burr & Forman

When Canada’s Cannabis Act and supporting regulations came into force on October 17, 2018, Canada became the first major world economy to establish a legal framework at the federal level for the adult recreational use of cannabis.  At the time, this...By: Littler

Earlier this month, the Seventh Circuit joined the consensus across the country, concluding in two separate cases that unions that collected fair share fees prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, 585, U.S. ____ (2018), in...By: Franczek P.C.

As we get ready for 2020 (and beyond) here are five hot employee benefits ideas to implement in order to make your employee benefit plan administration easier......By: Cozen O'Connor

The High Court has given its decision in Income Tax Appeal No. 22 of 2017 UAP Life Assurance Company Limited v. the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes, upholding the appellant’s position that Tied Insurance Agents are not salaried employees....By: Dentons

I just blogged about asking for what you want and the importance of complying with notice provisions in pursuing a construction claim.  A court in Oklahoma just reminded me that not all claims require notice.  Here’s what I mean....By: Burr & Forman

On November 22nd, the CFPB issued a press release announcing that a stipulated final judgment and order (Order) were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Sterling Infosystems, Inc. (Sterling) to resolve...By: Ballard Spahr LLP