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Colorado employers recently received important clarification regarding their obligation to pay out accrued vacation time upon an employee’s termination. In Nieto v. Clark’s Market, ___ P.3d ___ , 2019 WL 2621236 (Colo. App. 2019), the Colorado Court...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Seyfarth Synopsis: Just last week, San Antonio agreed to delay implementation of its paid sick leave ordinance until at least December 1, 2019. Now, as of this week, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the Dallas paid sick leave ordinance. While the...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

An agreement to arbitrate sexual harassment claims is enforceable, according to a recent decision handed down by a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, despite a state law purporting to ban mandatory arbitration of such claims (Latif...By: Fisher Phillips

In recent years, several European Union (EU) Member States, as well as the EU itself, have reconsidered their approaches to foreign direct investment (FDI). An increasing number of European jurisdictions have introduced rules restricting FDI or have...By: Hogan Lovells

Popple Construction, Inc. v. Reilly Associates, Inc. No. 775-MDA-2017, 2019 BL 213236 (Pa. Sup. Ct., June 10, 2019). On June 10, 2019, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a lower court decision to deny a motion to dismiss in connection with...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

To much fanfare and the great excitement of many employment lawyers, the UK Supreme Court recently delivered its first judgment on employment post-termination restrictions for a century, in Tillman v. Egon Zehnder. The court set a new test for...By: Littler

A combination of New Jersey court decisions and legislative actions have expanded and clarified New Jersey employer obligations for employees who are registered qualifying cannabis patients....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

An amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act expands the Act’s scope and prohibits employers in Illinois from requesting information about a job applicant’s prior compensation. House Bill 834 passed both houses of the Illinois General Assembly, and...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Day 2 of the 2019 ILG National Conference in Milwaukee started with a favorite guest – EEOC Commissioner Victoria Lipnic. Commissioner Lipnic last addressed the ILG National Conference in 2016, during which time, as she reminded attendees, she was...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The position has been vacant since late 2016. Yesterday the U.S. Senate confirmed Sharon Fast Gustafson as General Counsel for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The General Counsel position has been vacant since David Lopez resigned in...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP