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In a recent case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a provision in the Schwab Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (the “Plan”) requiring that any dispute relating to the Plan be settled by binding arbitration. The arbitration provision also...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week the EEOC submitted a status report in the litigation concerning the EEO-1 Component 2 submissions for 2017 and 2018. While employers scramble to meet the aggressive September 30th deadline imposed by the Court, the EEOC...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

As the U.S. economy enters its tenth year of continuous growth, cities are responding with ways to harness development pressure for affordable housing and for job creation and training. Boston’s elected officials are advancing several proposals that...By: Goulston & Storrs PC

Since the advent of computers there have always been fear of job losses, but new jobs have been created, - will that be case with AI? Forbes reported that “While many reports tout the benefits of AI, there are many risks and unintended consequences,...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Top Tidjane Thiam ally Pierre-Olivier Bouee, Credit Suisse’s COO, has resigned in the wake of an internal probe finding that he “ordered the surveillance of the bank’s former wealth-management chief, Iqbal Khan, without discussing it with Mr. Thiam...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Trump Administration has succeeded in replacing several open positions within the upper echelons of the EEOC. Employers are anxiously looking for any sign as to how this slate of leadership will put its stamp on the agency’s...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Office workers who perform secretarial, receptionist and other administrative tasks are often incorrectly classified as exempt from overtime pay because they receive a salary and have job titles such as “executive assistant.” These employees;...By: Verrill

Under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), employers are prohibited from taking adverse employment actions against employees because they are servicemembers or are obligated to perform military service. The...By: Butler Snow LLP

On July 24, 2019, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2019-01 (the “Bulletin”), which provides transition relief to multiple employer plans (“MEPs”) that failed to comply with certain annual reporting requirements....By: Snell & Wilmer

On September 24, 2019, the U.S Department of Labor announced the final rule on employee eligibility for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The final rule goes into effect on January 1, 2020. The final rule updates the salary...By: Gross McGinley LLP