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Companies Remain In Suspense On AB 5 Independent Contractor Bill

Seyfarth Synopsis: The hotly contested AB 5 was put on hold, but is widely expected to be revived before the end of the legislative session....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP | Aug 16,2019 |

Round 1: NLRB Issues First Set of Proposed Rule Changes to Election Procedures

On August 12, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, which seeks to amend the NLRB’s current regulations regarding union election procedures. The proposed rules are the first in a planned series of...By: Ballard Spahr LLP
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Ballard Spahr LLP | Aug 16,2019 |

EEOC Provides Guidance on EEO-1 Filing for Non-Binary Employees

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released guidance in an FAQ to employers as to how they should report non-binary employees on Form EEO-1....By: Littler
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Littler | Aug 16,2019 |

Effective Remedial Action Does Not Require Crystal Ball, Rules Iowa Court

Seyfarth Synopsis: In Sellars v. CRST Expedited, Inc. Case No. C15-117-LTS (July 15, 2019), the Northern District of Iowa held that employer responses to sexual harassment complaints need not deter harassment by other employees, where the employer...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP | Aug 16,2019 |

FMLA Leave Designation May Not be Declined or Delayed

Employers sometimes allow their employees to first take paid time off, or other accrued time, before “beginning the clock” for FMLA leave – often times through a Collective Bargaining Agreement (“CBA”), policy or practice. However, in a Department of...By: Harris Beach PLLC
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Harris Beach PLLC | Aug 16,2019 |

STEM OPT Site Visits

US companies that employ foreign students in F-1 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Optional Practical Training (OPT) status should be aware of a recently announced practice by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to implement...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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Dorsey & Whitney LLP | Aug 16,2019 |

Using Part 8 can be used to challenge a wrong adjudicator's decision: but care (and speed) needed - Successful challenges of adjudication enforcement are rare

It can be tempting for a "losing" party in adjudication to defend itself against the winner's enforcement proceedings by arguing that the adjudicator got it wrong. Hard as it is to ignore apparent errors, such parties must remember that adjudicators'...By: Dentons
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Dentons | Aug 16,2019 |

Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") the End to End of Service Gratuity

Hot on the heels of recent updates to the DIFC employment law, DIFC Employment Law No. 2 of 2019, the DIFC has announced proposals to bring about the end of the current End of Service Gratuity (“EoSG”) regime and replace the same with the DIFC...By: Bracewell LLP
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Bracewell LLP | Aug 16,2019 |

Turning the Screw: United Deploying New Site of Service Policy for Musculoskeletal Surgeries

Payers are increasingly establishing purported “site of service” policies and guidelines that restrict the circumstances under which members may obtain certain services at hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). In the latest salvo, UnitedHealthcare...By: King & Spalding
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King & Spalding | Aug 16,2019 |

President Trump Announces Nomination to Second Circuit Court of Appeals

On August 14, 2019, President Trump nominated Steven J. Menashi, a conservative, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to fill the vacancy left by Justice Dennis Jacobs upon taking senior status on May 31, 2019....By: FordHarrison
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FordHarrison | Aug 16,2019 |
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