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Can an employee bring a claim against an employer if the employer bases an employment-related decision on information obtained from a personal data storage device?...By: Baker Donelson

Construction contracts for commercial projects, including the ongoing boom in apartment projects, routinely require the general contractor and/or the subcontractors to provide performance bonds. Performance bonds are also typically required on...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

The first six months of 2019 have proven to be busy, challenging professionals in the labor and employment communities to keep up with a number of newly enacted laws and regulations. In the 2019: Mid-Year Outlook for Employers, Jackson Lewis...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

In January 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed to change the EB-5 Visa regulations to raise the minimum investment thresholds for eligibility, modify designations and definitions relating to targeted employment areas, and enhance...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

An employer violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when it discharged an employee who refused to participate in a performance evaluation scheduled for discriminatory reasons, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled, reversing...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Workplace Safety And Summer Heat - Summer temperatures can create hazards for workers, and employers can be liable for not addressing conditions that could lead to injuries and illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Liability can arise...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

With the crowd’s chant of “equal pay” echoing at the Women’s World Cup soccer match and again as the champions float down the Canyon of Heroes, the issue of pay equality continues to be in the spotlight, and the New York legislature has jumped onto...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) recently refined its test to determine whether employment rules violate Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”) in The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017), but pitfalls...By: Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

In a decision C-55/18 issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on 14 May 2019, the ECJ has held that every employer needs to implement measures to be able to track working time of employees....By: Allen & Overy LLP

On June 27, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law L.D. 666, which extends existing protections for pregnant and nursing employees in Maine. The act, entitled “An Act to Protect Pregnant Workers,” creates broad protections for workers,...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.