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The New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed a decision of the Civil Service Commission imposing a ten-day suspension on a Mercer County Correction Center (MCCC) Officer for failure to attend mandatory harassment training. In an unpublished...By: Genova Burns LLC

The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) administers the South Carolina unemployment benefit program for state residents, and which is funded by a state-wide unemployment tax on employee wages. Employers are responsible for...By: Burr & Forman

You don’t just marry your spouse; you marry a family. The same holds true in corporate mergers and acquisitions. You don’t just buy a company, you acquire their culture, risk, and future potential of both. And just like in a marriage, some things...By: NAVEX Global

Further to our bulletin published on 17 July 2019, the Private Security (General) Regulations 2019 have been annulled by the Parliament of Kenya. On 19 November 2019 Parliament adopted the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation recommending...By: Dentons

Dear Legal Mailbag: I was appointed this fall to serve as an assistant principal at a new school. Each school has its customs and traditions, and my new school is no exception. I was particularly surprised, however, to see that the teachers here...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Retirement Community Failed to Hire Pregnant Woman, Federal Agency Charges - TAMPA - Excel Hospitality Group LLC d/b/a Regency Park Assisted Living & Memorial Care, an assisted living facility in Eustis, Florida, violated federal law by rescinding...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed numerous pro-employee bills into law that will impact all Golden State employers starting January 1, 2020. For now, preparation and compliance planning are essential. Employers will be subject to many new...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

In recent years, an issue under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) has drawn considerable attention: Participants who have reached the minimum age for starting their retirement benefits are not doing so. This so-called...By: Morgan Lewis

Employers may have to prepare for an entirely new pay data reporting requirement to be revealed in the new year, but you can expect that any such proposal would not be as cumbersome or invasive as the current system. The Equal Employment Opportunity...By: Fisher Phillips

Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporation Law affords stockholders a qualified right to inspect a corporation's books and records. A Section 220 inspection is a powerful stockholder right, and indeed, the Delaware Supreme Court has repeatedly...By: White and Williams LLP