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Seyfarth Synopsis: The temperature may be heating up in the nation’s capital, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is keeping things cool. ICE Acting Director, Matthew Albence, confirmed that almost 33301 Notices of Inspection (NOI) have...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Empresa de Plomería Sometió a Empleados Latinos a un Hostil Ambiente de Trabajo Segregado y Represalias, Agencia Federal Acusa - DENVER - AMI Mechanical, Inc., una compañía que brinda servicios de plomería y contratación mecánica en Colorado,...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

I have just returned from my summer sojourn in the wilds of New England catching up on rest, relaxation and reported court decisions.  (Yes, I embrace my inner nerd!) Two recent court decisions dealing with mandatory arbitration agreements caught my...By: Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Build UK recently published a set of minimum standards to be applied when using retentions in the construction industry, as well as their roadmap to zero retentions by 2023. Retentions can have a huge impact on cashflow in the construction industry....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Employers looking for guidance on payroll rounding practices, classification of certain highly compensated paralegals and calculating overtime where employees receive non-discretionary bonuses will be glad to know the Department of Labor has issued...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Gainesville Mech., Inc. v. Air Data, Inc., No. A19A0518., 2019 BL 229069 (Ga. Ct. App. June 19, 2019) - The First Division of the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a superior court’s decision to confirm an arbitration award against Appellant...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Over the past year, State Attorneys General have stepped into what they describe as a void of antitrust enforcement at the federal level.  AGs have commenced investigations and brought antitrust actions across industry segments, including financial...By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Bechtel National appeal provided the Federal Circuit with an opportunity to provide clarity to both contractors and the government on the allowability of third-party settlement costs. Unfortunately, the Federal Circuit refused to do so. Instead,...By: Dentons

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, July 17, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed trial and appellate court rulings that found the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act—first enacted in August 2015—in violation of state law. For the first time since...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2005 (the “Bill”) on June 30, 2019, creating a new program of up to 12 weeks of paid medical and family leave benefits (the “Program”) for eligible employees and self-employed individuals who opt-in to the...By: Stoel Rives LLP