Legal News

Years ago, as a naïve associate at a semi-prestigious law firm (sorry Lois), I got the short end of the stick to attend a quarterly Taft-Hartley meeting in Staten Island for a multi-employer plan. If you ever have to drive from Long Island to Staten...By: Ary Rosenbaum

The Illinois General Assembly recently passed a number of bills that will, if signed by Governor Pritzker, create new laws and amend existing laws that will significantly impact all Illinois employers and employees....By: Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Foreign pursuit of the local market - If a foreign designer or contractor wanted to set up an operation to pursue the local market, what are the key concerns they should consider before taking such a step? Originally published in Lexology Getting...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

On June 24, 2019, Glen Kraemer spoke at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2019 Annual Conference & Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Glen’s presentation, Shaping Hearts, Minds…and Corporate Cultures: Effective Prevention Training In The...By: Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP

On June 14, 2019, the Southern District of New York declined to certify a consumer fraud class action arising from alleged brake defects, holding that an abundance of individualized issues defeated predominance....By: King & Spalding

Following through with its promise to take enforcement actions against companies marketing cannabis-derived products that could put consumers at risk, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc., a...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

On June 26, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) granted leave to appeal the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in CM Callow Inc. v. Zollinger (Callow),1 a case involving the scope of the organizing principle of good faith and related duty of...By: Dentons

A federal district court judge in Washington D.C. dismissed an ERISA fiduciary breach suit brought by a former employee of George Washington University (“GW”), finding the former employee lacked standing to sue.  The plaintiff, Melissa Stanley,...By: Williams Mullen

DAK Americas Mississippi, Inc. v. Jedson Engineering, Inc. et al, No. 1:18cv31-HSO-JCG, 2019 BL 208838 (S.D. Miss. June 6, 2019) - This dispute arose out of the design and construction of a concrete storage slab at DAK’s polymer resin manufacturing...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

While most parts of the country were heating up in July, developments concerning the minimum wage, tips, and overtime were cooling off.  Many state legislatures have adjourned or are in recess, leaving it mainly to federal and local officials to keep...By: Littler