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OSHA recently modernized its Whistleblower Protection Program Website. The redesigned site includes useful and interactive materials regarding whistleblower statutes enforced by OSHA, including a video that highlights industries that may fall under...By: Franczek P.C.

If you’re an employer in Maryland, beginning October 1, 2019, you are prohibited from requiring a low wage worker (defined as someone earning less than $15/hour or less than $31,200/year) to sign a non-compete agreement with your company. Maryland’s...By: Blank Rome LLP

When Alexander Acosta resigned as Secretary of Labor, his deputy, Patrick Pizzella, took over as Acting Secretary. Rather than keeping Pizzella in place, President Donald Trump announced on July 18, 2019, that he intends to nominate Eugene Scalia,...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Beginning on July 1, 2020, California will extend the maximum duration of Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits from six weeks to eight weeks. Individuals may receive benefits from California’s state disability insurance (SDI) program: To care for a...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The New Jersey Supreme Court announced it will review the Appellate Division’s decision in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., which extended protections under the New Jersey Law against Discrimination (NJLAD) to medical marijuana users....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

For a long time, compliance was perceived as a part of the larger legal world. Today, compliance is its own profession -- a place where people work tirelessly to make the world a better place, one where doing the right thing is the standard for...By: Thomas Fox

In this five-part podcast series, I consider the use of monitors by state Attorneys General. I am joined in this podcast series by Jerry Coyne, the Managing Director of State Monitoring Services at Affiliated Monitors, Inc. who is the sponsor of this...By: Thomas Fox

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Bread and Circuses which aired on March 15, 1968, Star Date 4729.4. Compliance Takeaways: 1. Begin a CCO requires many soft skills? 2. Do you translate your key documents? 3....By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Epstein moved money out of US. (NYT) 2. McKesson compliance chief-“I think we’re responsible for something”. (Washington Post) 3. Facebook settlement requires Zuckerberg to certify compliance. (WSJ) 4....By: Thomas Fox

During her five-year term as European commissioner for competition, Margrethe Vestager has earned a reputation for going hard after U.S. tech companies. This position had traction in certain European political circles and, with the support of the...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati