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The Illinois legislature unanimously enacted the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (“AIVI Act”) this past week, which Illinois Governor Pritzker is expected to sign very soon....By: Clark Hill PLC

Can you get sued for defamation because you conduct an internal investigation? It depends on who you tell and what you say. In Warren v. Federal National Mortgage Assoc., a Texas court ruled in favor of the employer on a former employee’s defamation...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

What You Should Know - The National Labor Relations Board has proposed three policy changes to its election procedure for union representation, which would give employees greater rights to choose union representation....By: Barley Snyder

Corporate M&A activity burned white hot last year, reaching record highs of $1.74 trillion in value in the United States and US$2.5 trillion globally. Although the pace of U.S. deals has cooled slightly this year, the overall value remains stable,...By: FTI Consulting

The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposal to amend its union representation procedures regarding blocking charges, voluntary recognition bar, and construction industry collective bargaining relationships was published in the Federal...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

As previewed in the Spring regulatory agenda, the Office of Federal Compliance Contract Programs (OFCCP) has proposed a new rule to clarify aspects of a religious exemption available to federal contractors. In the proposed rule, the agency said it...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, Brydon DeWitt and Nona Massengill discuss the final regulations for top hat plan filings, which went into effect today, August 16....By: Williams Mullen

We should know today. The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly trying to get the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to reverse its position on whether "sex" discrimination in Title VII encompasses LGBT discrimination....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

In its first significant decision applying the Supreme Court’s holding in Epic Systems v. NLRB, 584 U.S. ____, 138 S.Ct. 1612 (2018), the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) ruled that a restaurant owner lawfully compelled its...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

1.The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel’s Division of Advice has found an employer did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it fired an employee based on the mistaken belief that she divulged confidential wage...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.