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The City of Chicago becomes the latest city to pass predictive scheduling legislation, also known as the “Fair Workweek Ordinance.” Effective July 1, 2020, this Ordinance requires certain employers to give most workers early notice of their schedules...By: Stokes Wagner

Medical Center-Managing Companies Fired Market Sales Manager Following Cancer Diagnosis, Federal Agency Charged - NORFOLK, Va. - ChenMed, LLC and PMR Virginia Holding, LLC, Delaware corporations operating medical centers for seniors, will pay...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

In this episode of Great Women in Compliance podcast, Lisa Fine had the opportunity to speak with Fernanda Beraldi, who is Senior Director, Ethics and Compliance at Cummins, Inc.  Fernanda started her career in Sao Paolo in Brazil, and started on her...By: Thomas Fox

Fast Facts - United States - U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies concluded 20 “significant investigations” during the rolling-twelve months (RTM) ended Q2 2019, down from 28 for the RTM ended Q2 2018.......By: Dechert LLP

In Romania, issues regarding gender discrimination, gender equality (including in the work place) and the banning of sexual harassment, are regulated through a number of legislative acts, such as the Romanian Labour Code, the Romanian Criminal Code...By: International Lawyers Network

In the latest arbitration battle involving Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, a California federal court denied an employer’s motion to compel despite recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

New Jersey employers will no longer be able to ask applicants for salary history or use an applicant’s prior wages, salary, or benefits to make compensation decisions unless the information is voluntarily disclosed by the applicant. The law will go...By: FordHarrison

Despite accumulating a vast, historic pile of capital for acquisitions, private equity has moderated its pace of buyouts in the first half of the year. Buyout activity fell 14 percent compared to the first half of 2018, with values totaling US$111.1...By: White & Case LLP

Overlooking cybersecurity during due diligence could lead to a rude awakening. Most professionals are aware of the threat of a cyber attack that comes with the move toward a fully integrated digital workplace. Yet few seem to fully grasp just how...By: FTI Consulting

Warm sunny days and cool evenings entice motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to get out and about during summer in Chicago, but the increase in activity can result in injuries and deaths if people aren’t careful....By: Howard Ankin