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Key Points- The City of Chicago passed the most comprehensive predictable scheduling law in the country which applies to industries beyond the service sector, including healthcare and manufacturing....By: Husch Blackwell LLP

In a recent web alert, we discussed the compliance challenges that many dealerships face when dealing with employees with disabilities. However, as many dealers have found, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not apply to employees only....By: Fisher Phillips

On July 22, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the food facility registration of Topway Enterprises Inc.'s (Topway) Houston, Texas seafood processing facility. As a result, Topway cannot sell or distribute any food into...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

A solicitation you want to respond to contains FAR 52.222-56, “Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.” After reading it, you realize you need to certify with your offer that you have implemented a compliance plan in...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

On July 22, 2019, OFCCP issued its second published opinion letter addressing whether “contractors can work with OFCCP to develop a PAG [Pay Analysis Grouping] structure that OFCCP would accept as valid for use in future OFCCP audits.” PAGs are...By: Proskauer - Government Contractor Compliance

On July 31, 2019, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law House Bill 834 (the “Bill”), which amends the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 (“IEPA”) to prohibit employers from inquiring into a job applicant’s salary history. The law becomes...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Courts around the country are split on the question of whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects individuals against discrimination based on sexual orientation. A recent Arizona federal court recognized the ability of a transgender employee...By: McAfee & Taft

On July 25, 2019, Vice Chancellor Kathaleen S. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a stockholder suit challenging the $18 billion merger of equals between Towers Watson & Co. and Willis Group Holdings plc, finding that plaintiffs...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has been busy this summer—issuing two significant decisions, and one advice memorandum—that tilts the scales in favor of employers. The rulings of the NLRB will have serious implications for both employers...By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

A review of multidistrict litigation (MDL) statistics confirms the increasing percentages of federal cases being consolidated into MDLs. According to the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) website, as of June 2019, 202 MDLs were...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP