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Once a perk, the ability to work remotely is slowly becoming an expectation. Since 2005, the remote workforce has grown by 159 percent, and 80 to 90 percent of the U.S. workforce say they would like to telework....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Recess. Congress is in recess until December 2 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Clark Hill wishes our readers a Happy Thanksgiving....By: Clark Hill PLC

Pregnancy discrimination has been in the news quite a bit lately. Recently, Walmart agreed to pay $14 million as part of a settlement in response to accusations that it systematically discriminated against pregnant employees by neglecting to offer...By: Butler Snow LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor published final regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act that raised the minimum salary level necessary to be exempt from federal overtime rules under the Act by almost 50%....By: Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

More companies are permitting or even encouraging remote work by employees. Remote work allows flexibility for the employee, helps with recruiting and can reduce overhead by limiting the necessary physical office space used by the business. But...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A local air district is developing a rule that would require both existing and proposed warehouses to reduce trucking emissions or pay a mitigation fee. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or District) is developing a so-called...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

Welcome to the autumn edition of the Dutch Law - German Newsletter....By: Dentons

Your home base for all things healthcare compliance. The Compliance Institute offers the latest updates and trends on all areas of healthcare compliance. Let us help you solve problems, connect with industry peers, turn you into an expert by...By: Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

We’ve written about the “Future of Work” efforts recently undertaken by Congress – a series of hearings aimed at discussing various issues that we can expect to impact workplaces in the near future. And according to a recent report by Bloomberg Law’s...By: Fisher Phillips

Eleven years after its portfolio company’s bankruptcy triggered a multiemployer pension plan’s demand that funds sponsored by private equity firm Sun Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Sun Capital”) pay the portfolio company’s $4.5 million ERISA withdrawal...By: Ropes & Gray LLP