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Textile Manufacturer Discriminated Against Experienced Sales Leader By Firing Him After Learning His Age, Federal Agency Charged - GREENVILLE, S.C. - Indian Land, S.C., textile manufacturer Keer America Corporation has agreed to pay $32,000 and...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Tax-exempt employers whose 403(b) plans have failed to comply with the “once in, always in” eligibility rule in the past should be well on their way to compliance by now. IRS Notice 2018-95 granted limited relief from this common administrative...By: Verrill Dana LLP

US parties should consider international arbitration, rather than standard NDA dispute resolution provisions, to resolve disputes that include a foreign counterparty. Key Points: ..Injunctive relief ordered by a US court may be difficult (if not...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

On July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council passed the most sweeping predictive scheduling ordinance in the country to date. Effective July 1, 2020 (January 1, 2021, for “safety-net” hospitals), the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance will require 10...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Insurance Company Unlawfully Fired Longtime Employee Based on Her Diabetes, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - American Security Insurance Company, a for-profit insurance company and subsidiary of Assurant, Inc., violated federal disability...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

As we have previously discussed, there is an ongoing trend of states prohibiting the use of non-compete agreements in certain situations, including with lower-wage workers. Maine and New Hampshire are the most recent examples....By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division ("DOJ") recently announced significant revisions to its criminal enforcement policies regarding the value it places on a company's pre-existing antitrust compliance program. Longstanding DOJ policy...By: Jones Day

When a participant of yours leaves or is let go, I think one of the most important things you can do is make sure they roll out their assets from your retirement plan....By: Ary Rosenbaum

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the nation’s first bill banning discrimination based on an employee’s hairstyle. Senate Bill 188, otherwise known as the Crown Act, expanded the definition of race under California’s Fair...By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

New Jersey has expanded its medical marijuana program and—for the first time since the state enacted the law—adopted formal protections for employees and job applicants who use what is now called “medical cannabis.”...By: Littler