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In accordance with the Act Combatting Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (“Act”), which was signed into law by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and became effective on October 1, 2019 (also referred to as the “Time’s Up Act”), the Connecticut...By: Epstein Becker & Green

All employers should be aware that their use of mandatory employment arbitration agreements is prohibited in California effective January 1, 2020 under recently signed Assembly Bill No. 51 (AB 51). Under current California law, employers may require...By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

A California appellate court just held that mandatory service charges added by banquet facilities to their contracts may need to be paid to banquet service employees essentially as a form of a gratuity. The October 31, 2019 decision changes up what...By: Fisher Phillips

It’s 2019 and lets face facts: behavior that might have been tolerated in the 1970s and 1980s aren’t tolerated today....By: Ary Rosenbaum

Prompt payment legislation was first introduced in Canada in Ontario on December 12, 2017. The drafters of the legislation drew from the prompt payment requirements in other jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and Australia. The legislation...By: Dentons

Dear YouDig?, We are in the middle of a massive addition to our warehouse. The value is high seven figures in construction services. We don’t do this all the time but we fell in love with the Design-Builder, signed their form and asked them to...By: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

On October 31, 2019, the US Department of State further expanded the reach of secondary sanctions on Iran. With this action, the US government now has authority to impose sanctions on any person who sells, supplies or transfers certain goods to Iran...By: Dentons

On October 11, 2019, the NMLS updated its policy guidebook. The updated guidebook, in part, makes certain changes to branch (MU3) form filings and explains the requirements to select a mortgage loan originator’s Worker Classification when...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

On October 23, 2019, the European Commission published its report after its third annual review on the functioning of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield, which became operational in August 2016, details procedures and safeguards for...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

If you do not like your boss, can you demand your employer provide you with a new one? A federal district court in Montana recently rejected such an accommodation request in a well-reasoned case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP