Legal News

The Internal Revenue Service released the cost-of-living adjusted qualified retirement plan limitations effective January 1, 2020. For ease of reference and comparison to prior years, we have placed the adjusted limitations in the table below....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Yes. On-site tracking refers to the practice of scanning attendees’ badges manually (e.g., bar code) or automatically (e.g., RFID chip in badges read at doorways). Organizers track this information for various reasons, such as to award credit for...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Asset Buyers, beware.  If the Seller has union-represented employees, and you intend to hire some or all of those employees and operate the assets as a union-free employer, take care to avoid becoming an accidental successor....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has issued guidance on the use of confidentiality provisions in discrimination cases. The guidance, if followed in its entirety, would mean employers significantly changing the way they handle settlement...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Technology has always had a significant impact on the way companies do business. With the increasing use of artificial intelligence (“A.I.”), no task is exempt from a robotic upgrade. In fact, a growing number of companies are utilizing A.I. to...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

As companies increasingly look to artificial intelligence (“AI”) solutions to streamline their business practices, a new area has popped up: the use of artificial intelligence in analyzing videos of job interview applicants. For companies with...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Following passage and signature into law of California Assembly Bill 5 (“AB-5”), retailers should be aware of how the new law affects whether they can classify workers as independent contractors. AB-5 codifies a decision last year by the California...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Since 2016, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) has provided employers with a federal cause of action against employees, former employees and other bad actors who misappropriate trade secrets.  In addition to injunctive relief, DTSA remedies include...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Our October update considers recent developments in employment law, including cases on the whistleblowing public interest test, whether vegetarianism is a protected belief under discrimination law, and employment status. We also outline other points...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Despite calls for the start date to be delayed, it appears that the extension of the off-payroll working rules to private sector engagements will go ahead in April 2020. Under the draft legislation, responsibility for determining whether engagements...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner