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In a decision that extends the FTC's winning streak in the courts of appeals in healthcare provider merger cases, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") bid to enjoin Sanford Health's acquisition of Mid Dakota Clinic...By: Jones Day

In the Lacour v. Construction D.M. Turcotte TRO inc. decision delivered in June 2019, the Court of Appeal of Québec distanced itself from the established traditional principles relating to prescription (limitation of actions) when damage manifests...By: Dentons

The UK Supreme Court has today published its long-awaited judgment in Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman. It held that a six month post-termination non-compete covenant was enforceable against a departing employee even though it prevented the employee from...By: Dechert LLP

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its contractor issued long-awaited resource documents on July 1 on how to submit EEO-1 Component 2 compensation data for fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The web-based portal for submission of the...By: Morgan Lewis

On June 11, 2019, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer enacted a significant new Michigan mini tort law change when she signed Michigan’s new No-Fault insurance law. The mini tort allows a person whose car has been damaged by another vehicle to collect a portion...By: Michigan Auto Law

Lawmakers in Maine closed out the 2019 legislative session with a flurry of activity. Legislators passed more than 500 bills this year, including 50 on the final day, with many targeting the state’s employment laws....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On June 13, 2019, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted the European Parliaments proposal for a Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive – a direct follow-up to the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights....By: Orrick - Global Employment Law Group

This past month was relatively uneventful in the area of independent contractor misclassification and compliance news, if one regards a $16.5 million settlement as unremarkable. But the amount of the settlements in IC misclassification cases appears...By: Locke Lord LLP

UberX and UberBLACK drivers are independent contractors, not employees, of Uber, the General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined in a recently released Advice Memorandum. The drivers therefore are not employees...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The EEOC announced that it reached a $74,418 settlement with a hospital in Owosso, Michigan, to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit the agency had filed under Title VII against the hospital in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.