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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is accepting comments until March 16, 2020 on the proposed codification to the Statement of Policy for Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as well as whether and how the FDIC...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we reported here, the CBD (cannabidiol) craze is sweeping the nation. By 2022, it is expected to be a $22 billion per year industry. That said, if a CBD product has a concentration of more than 0.3% of tetrahydrocannabinol...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

We are now less than two months away from the new IR35 regime: important changes to the way companies engage contractors via third party companies are coming into force on April 6. Following up on our recent webinar, below we recap new rules and set...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synposis: As of March 16, 2020, Colorado’s daily overtime and meal and rest break requirements for non-exempt employees, as well as its different duties and salary level requirements for exempt employees, will apply to all employers who meet...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Many states and cities have recently enacted laws prohibiting employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history or seeking that information from the applicant or the applicant’s current or former employer. Those salary...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In our third installment in where the potential Presidential candidates stand on key labor and future of work issues, we focus on the candidates’ positions on minimum wage....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent Chief Counsel Memorandum (“CCM”), the IRS stated that on audit, agents should pursue plan disqualification for a failure to produce a signed plan document. The IRS was responding to a 2018 Tax Court decision that held...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Last June, we wrote a Legal Update on Recent Developments in Securities Litigation: The "Event Driven" #MeToo Lawsuit. Event driven securities litigation is where negative events, instead of financial misstatements or omissions, trigger the filing of...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: As the BLS reported more strikes in 2019, employers going into bargaining in 2020 should really consider preparing for the possibility of a work stoppage....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, when affirming summary judgment to the employer in a disability discrimination case, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued two welcome reminders. First, to pursue a disability accommodation, an employee must actually...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP