Legal News

This is part three of the newsletter presenting amendments to Polish labor law. This part reviews amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure and their effects on employers....By: Dentons

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its highly anticipated final rule regarding amendments to the overtime exemption criteria for the administrative, executive, and professional (“EAP”) exemptions under the Fair Labor...By: Epstein Becker & Green

On September 17, 2019, Labor & Employment partner and member of the Proskauer Executive Committee Elise Bloom moderated “The New Workplace” panel at the Benchmark Women in Litigation NYC Forum where Proskauer was a sponsor. The forum boasts panels of...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

On August 30, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 778, which effectively delayed employer sexual harassment training requirements established in 2018. As we have covered in previous articles, in the wake of the #MeToo movement, California lawmakers...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The fascinating part of ERISA litigations is the changing law and viewpoints. To combat the rising tide of litigation, some companies have included arbitration provisions in their Plan document. That means participants can’t adjudicate their claims...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Starting tomorrow, October 1, 2019, Connecticut will increase the minimum wage and implement extensive revisions to existing sexual harassment laws. Below is a brief summary of the changes....By: Murtha Cullina

Since April 30, 2018, when the landmark California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Sup. Ct. (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903 (Dynamex) was issued, companies across the state have questioned whether the ABC independent contractor test...By: Snell & Wilmer

Joint Employers Fostered Harassment of Workers Based on Race, National Origin and Sex, Fired Employees for Opposing It, Federal Agency Charges - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A group of construction and marketing companies violated federal law by subjecting...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Wellness programs are a popular employee benefit. Whether an employer already has a program in place or is considering implementing one, it should be mindful of the requirements of federal law. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...By: SmithAmundsen LLC

Under One Roof- I sometimes wonder at the number of corporations that own real property. It is often the case that the property is the corporation’s principal asset, which it leases to one or more commercial tenants, for example. That’s bad enough....By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.