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On July 15, 2019, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed an aiding and abetting claim asserted against a private equity buyer and its principals in a stockholder class action involving breach of fiduciary...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

The Plaintiff worked as a part-time nurse’s assistant, where she earned $8.00 per hour. She received a promotion in February of 2011, where she worked full time with a single patient and earned $10.00 per hour. On the first day in her new position,...By: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP

In a straightforward case, but one with widespread applicability today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that rooftop installation of solar panels isn’t (ain’t) “roofing work” under OSHA....By: Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

Our latest round-up of Dentons' recent articles on topics that affect UK construction businesses....By: Dentons

Trucking companies will no longer need to pay their drivers for certain off-duty time, potentially including time spent sleeping in their sleeper berth units, after the Labor Department issued an opinion letter yesterday confirming that such time is...By: Fisher Phillips

States are passing laws in 2019 that will have an immediate impact on how employers recruit, hire and onboard employees. Employers should make sure their recruiters and HR professionals are aware of these changes and are taking the necessary steps to...By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Ensuring correct employee classification for purposes of compliance with wage and hour laws is one of the most daunting challenges employers face. Classification criteria such as being engaged in “management” and use of discretion and independent...By: Butler Snow LLP

When using an AWW from employment other than that which caused the injury is actually appropriate. Plaintiff was last injuriously exposed to asbestos at a time when his comp rate would have been $600.00. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma...By: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP

The US Supreme Court recently agreed to review the Eighth Circuit’s decision in Thole v. US Bank, in which the Eighth Circuit held that participants in an overfunded defined benefit pension plan lack standing to sue for fiduciary breaches under...By: McDermott Will & Emery

A properly implemented employment arbitration program can provide a variety of benefits to employers and employees alike.  Many employers have robust arbitration programs that require both the employer and its employees to arbitrate any covered claim...By: Littler