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CMA investigation into Amazon/Deliveroo and Paypal/iZettle deals highlights the regulator's increased interest in technology transactions....By: White & Case LLP

Dogs have always been our best friends, so it’s not surprising that more and more restaurants are making strides to ensure their patrons can dine without leaving their fur babies at home. But with great change comes great liability. Here are some...By: Stokes Wagner

Party Supplier Fired Employee Due to Pregnancy and Pregnancy-Related Condition, Federal Agency Charged - HOUSTON - Party City Corporation has agreed to pay $39,000 in lost wages and damages and to provide other significant relief in order to settle...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Secretary of Labor Resigns. On July 12, 2019, Alexander Acosta resigned as Secretary of Labor amid renewed scrutiny of his handling of criminal charges against Jeffrey Epstein while serving as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has primary jurisdiction over the qualified status of retirement plans, and this jurisdiction includes examining plans. At any point an IRS agent may contact a plan sponsor that its plan has been selected for audit....By: Morgan Lewis

Late Friday, Governor Lamont vetoed House Bill 5001, which I had highlighted in an earlier post as being passed during the waning hours of the legislative session. That bill would have rescinded a particular labor regulation and required the...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The National Labor Relations Act guarantees employees the right to engage in protected concerted activity, meaning two or more employees objecting to terms and conditions of employment. Most recent concerted activity cases have involved employee...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The Texas Legislature’s 86th session adjourned on May 27, 2019, and there is little likelihood that the governor will call a special session. The legislature primarily focused on educational reforms this year. Regarding employment matters, most...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The Washington Supreme Court yesterday ruled, for the first time in Washington, that obesity can be a disabling condition that protects workers from discrimination and requires accommodation. Employee, Casey Taylor, sued his employer, BNSF Railway...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

On 1 July 2019 China's antitrust agency, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), made public three sets of regulations to implement the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML). Please see full Publication below for more information....By: Hogan Lovells