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Since its advent more than 30 years ago, the 3D printing market has grown, and will continue to expand for a myriad of reasons, including sustainability and reduced energy consumption. As the process, including the applicable technology, becomes more...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

On July 16, 2019, three prominent whistleblower law regulators spoke at PLI’s Corporate Whistleblowing in 2019, which was co-chaired by Orrick partners Mike Delikat and Renee Phillips....By: Orrick - Global Employment Law Group

OSHA recently announced it redesigned the website for its Whistleblower Protection Program which is found at https://www.whistleblowers.gov/ The website now includes a video that highlights the industries the program covers and provides essential...By: Cozen O'Connor

Last week, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance (“the Ordinance”), which requires employers to give workers early notice of their schedules or face penalties if they change shifts without sufficient notice. For...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

A tough situation. Could it have been handled better? The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance will be going to trial in a retaliation case involving reference information it provided for a former employee....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

SUMMARY - In Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV v Tetsuji Shimizu (C-684/16), the European Court of Justice (the ECJ) decided that the provisions of the EU Working Time Directive (the Directive) and the Charter of Fundamental...By: K&L Gates LLP

On July 30, 2019, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced that its “emergency regulation requiring employers to protect workers from hazards associated with wildfire smoke is now in effect, following its...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

In employment discrimination cases, when the plaintiff makes out a prima facie claim of bias, the employer must articulate legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for the action. The plaintiff then has the ultimate burden of proving that those...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

• The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published its Final Rule clarifying the circumstances under which an employer group or association or a professional employer organization (PEO) could sponsor a multiple-employer workplace retirement plan...By: Holland & Knight LLP

Joining the ranks of several other states and local jurisdictions that have taken similar steps in the fight against pay disparity, Illinois will soon prohibit employers from asking job applicants about their salary history as part of the hiring...By: Fisher Phillips