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On August 12, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the legislation that was passed by the New York State Assembly and Senate on June 19, 2019, making sweeping changes to the New York Human Rights Law. We previously posted a summary of the significant...By: Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

On August 9, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced proposed rules¹ to change three aspects of the Board’s union election procedures: 1) the treatment of unfair labor practice charges filed after a petition for representation is...By: Roetzel & Andress

In this five-part podcast series, we consider some of the basic questions around monitors and monitorships. I am joined in this podcast series by Jay Rosen, the Vice President of Business Development and Monitoring Specialist at Affiliated Monitors,...By: Thomas Fox

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Cloud Miners which aired on February 28, 1969 and Star Date 5818.4. Compliance Takeaways: 1. What is institutional justice? 2. What is institutional fairness? 3. How do you...By: Thomas Fox

In this episode of Excellence in Training, Shawn Rogers provides some of this thoughts on working with training vendors. Shawn adds this disclaimer-As a company, GM uses many training vendors. Our compliance function primarily uses two vendors. He...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. The tip of the iceberg? (com) 2. Company claims SFO review is bogus and sues to stop corruption investigation. (Bloomberg) 3. Sealed air switches auditors. (WSJ) 4. JonesDay partner “What would a man...By: Thomas Fox

A construction project can be a breeding ground for general contractor versus subcontractor payment disputes. Whether it is payment for extra work subject to the project owner’s approval, slow pay or no pay by the project owner, and the general...By: Williams Mullen

It is said that, in real estate, location is everything. Well, it turns out that the same is sometimes true with respect to the enforcement of contracts; it is just as important to choose the location for resolving a dispute as it is to choose the...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

On Monday, August 12, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed off on a major expansion of the state's workplace harassment and anti-discrimination law. Although the measures were passed by the State Legislature against the backdrop of workplace...By: Harris Beach PLLC

In its 84-year history, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB, Board or Agency) has promulgated a very small number of rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, relying, instead, on individualized adjudications to establish the Board’s...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP