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A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, December 31st, to halt enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), regarding truck drivers, only hours before the law went into effect on January 1, 2020.  AB 5, often referred...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

During the term of the Obama-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), we saw longstanding employer rules and policies upended. However, the current NLRB recently issued both a new rule and several decisions that revert back to those long-standing,...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday, December 30, to halt enforcement of California’s Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), which was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020. AB 51 would have prevented employers from requiring...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The frontiers of ERISA litigation keep expanding, and defined benefit plans are the new litigation targets. Here are some of the cases that have recently been filed. The U.S. Supreme Court will also be reviewing a significant decision on when...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

The SECURE Act and spending bill provisions recently signed into law by President Trump contain a cornucopia of significant changes, but some of the most important affect 401(k) plans. While plan amendments will not be required until 2022 at the...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

Just in time for the holidays, Congress gave plan sponsors and employee benefits attorneys a reason to celebrate this holiday season. On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Congress passed a spending bill, which was signed by President Trump, which contains...By: Cohen & Buckmann P.C.

For many, the words “trade secret” conjure up thoughts of a recipe, a formula or source code that underpins a company’s entire business model. The Coca-Cola recipe is perhaps the most famous example; Google’s search algorithm is another....By: Cohen & Grigsby, P.C

I have been asked by more than one frustrated California employer how to avoid or reduce employment lawsuits. It is not easy question to answer as there are many variables that go into generating employment law claims. However, in no particular...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

In this webinar, Jonathan Landesman and Anthony Bottenfield discuss two timely topics that construction-industry employers must be aware of and provide practical tips for employers for closing out the year without conflict. Jon and Anthony will...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The “Professional Future” law of 5 September 2018 entered fully into force last summer, after publication of decree No. 2019-555 and the order of 4 June 2019, leading to the reform of the system for the secondment of foreign workers in France....By: Cohen & Gresser LLP