Legal News

Federal authorities have been looking into Under Armour’s accounting practices for the better part of the past two years, a revelation that sent company shares reeling in premarket trading this morning....By: Robins Kaplan LLP

In the November 2019 visa bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 and EB-3 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current....By: Morgan Lewis

As we previously reported in the context of low-wage workers, Rhode Island recently passed the Rhode Island Noncompetition Agreement Act, which will be effective January 2020. This legislation extends protections far beyond low-wage workers, however....By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Among the numerous worker-protection bills California governor Gavin Newsom signed last month was Assembly Bill (AB) 9, giving employees a two-year extension to file Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claims. Currently, employees with FEHA...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) has proposed a new safe harbor to allow employers to furnish information to participants and beneficiaries subject to ERISA....By: Dickinson Wright

The Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132) was introduced in the Ontario legislature last week. If passed, Bill 132 will make certain amendments to the Pension Benefits Act (PBA), as summarized below. Certain provisions are to...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Employers should continue to exercise caution and care in drafting their criminal record screening policies.  A recent settlement by Dollar General underscores this point, even though it comes on the heels of the Fifth Circuit’s opinion holding that...By: Littler

This month's Friday Five covers cases relating to the standard for triggering an administrative appeal, exemptions to the exhaustion of administrative remedies requirement of ERISA, artful pleading in an attempt to avoid ERISA preemption, the scope...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Great 401(k) Participant Features That Can Land You In Plan Sponsor Hot Water. It can get you in a bad spot. A 401(k) plan is one of the great employee benefits. Within a 401(k) Plan, some options are truly beneficial to plan participants when it...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Another busy session week has come to an end, and the legislature won’t reconvene for voting session until Monday, November 18. This week started out with a few public hearings held on Monday......By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC