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Maryland employers can expect some big changes to the State’s workplace harassment laws which will take effect October 1, 2019. Some notable changes include......By: Pessin Katz Law, P.A.

A Bank of America employee sued a Bank of America Pension Plan for breach of fiduciary duty because a benefit estimate was incorrect. The estimate included years of service for which the employee had previously received a distribution of that related...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

This week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its highly anticipated Final Rule, which allows working owners with no employees and companies in unrelated industries to band together to create a single defined contribution retirement plan...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Due diligence considerations with respect to licensing data and acquiring data-dependent businesses. In the relentless pursuit of the competitive advantages that arise from efficiency and speed, companies are increasingly using artificial...By: White & Case LLP

A group of 18 state attorneys general (the “AGs”) recently filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in advance of a series of hearings centered on changes to antitrust and consumer protection enforcement in the 21st century. The...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

401(k) Plan Sponsors Maybe Cutting Their Nose To Spite Their Face. It's an absolute mistake. I once worked for a man who was the type of person who wouldn't have minded to have lost $5 to save $3. I was at a Synagogue where the fundraising...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Continuing a busy summer of changes, on July 29, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed an amendment to New York state’s Labor Law that adds protections for employees who complain of suspected wage-and-hour violations. The amendment is designed to shield...By: Harris Beach PLLC

I Love the Smell of Jet Fumes in the Morning. The smell of jet fumes permeated Washington, D.C., this week as senators scrambled to tie up some loose ends before heading home for the August recess. When Congress returns in September, the Buzz will be...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The protocol established by Mexico's Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) to execute the legitimacy of the collective labor agreements was published on July 31, 2019, in the Official Gazette of the Federation, in accordance with the fifth...By: Holland & Knight LLP

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed in a news conference this week that it served more than 3,000 Notices of Inspection to businesses nationwide....By: Stinson LLP