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United Illuminating Company v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. v. Cherry Hill Construction Co., Inc., et al. v. GEI Consultants, Inc., et al., 3:18-cv-00327-WWE (D. Conn. 2019) - In 2010 The United Illuminating Company (“UI”), an electric utility...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

On September 11, the California Assembly passed AB 5, a bill that codifies and expands the application of the strict independent contractor test (the “ABC test”) set forth in last year’s decision of the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Imagine that your company has just commenced an internal compliance investigation in response to an allegation that the company is violating various federal laws. The next day, a longtime employee with access to the company’s crucial trade secrets is...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

The growing trend to eliminate inquiries into a job applicant’s salary history continues. In July, New York and New Jersey became the latest states to enact legislation that will restrict employers from obtaining and utilizing an applicant’s salary...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

With a constantly evolving legal landscape, colleges, universities and independent schools encounter a vast spectrum of new topics on any given day. Pepper Hamilton's Higher Education Practice Group has created its "In Brief" webinar series to...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

With a constantly evolving legal landscape, colleges, universities and independent schools encounter a vast spectrum of new topics on any given day. Pepper Hamilton's Higher Education Practice Group has created its "In Brief" webinar series to...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Q: I am a New York employer. What are the key parts of the new amendments to the New York Human Rights law and when do they go into effect? A.  As we detailed in an earlier post, New York state recently passed a bill that makes numerous changes to...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

BML Properties Ltd. v. China Construction America Inc., et al., 101 N.Y.S. 3d 597 (N.Y. App. Div. 2019) - On July 2, 2019, a New York appellate court upheld a lower court ruling by Justice Saliann Scarpulla, denying a state-backed Chinese...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Julie Corelli, a Pepper partner and co-chair of the firm’s Private Fund Services Group, joins this Pepper podcast to discuss trends in fund fees and expenses. In 2014, 2016 and 2018, Julie spearheaded for Pepper surveys published by PFM, in which...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

As many owners and contractors involved in the international construction industry are aware, international arbitration is a popular dispute resolution device for international construction disputes because, in part, international arbitration awards...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP