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What Happened: • The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), approved amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Rules and the instructions for completing the HSR Form. • After the...By: McDermott Will & Emery

As Illinois prepares to become the 11th state that has legalized marijuana in some form, group health plan sponsors, especially self-insured plan sponsors, may be considering whether they can or should include medical marijuana or cannabis products...By: Laner Muchin, Ltd.

The New York State Senate and Assembly have passed two bills amending the New York Labor Law (NYLL) with significant implications for employers in the state: Bill 6549, which implements a statewide prohibition on salary history inquiries, and Bill...By: Morgan Lewis

Taxpayers looking to utilize net operating losses (NOLs), excess interest carryovers and certain other tax attributes need to be cognizant of the rules that could limit or eliminate them, including section 382. Section 382 requires a corporation to...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

On June 13, 2019, the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services issued final regulations, effective January 1, 2020, that allow an employer to reimburse employee premiums for individual health insurance coverage and Medicare, or...By: Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions have been touted as a way for employers to make better hiring decisions than a conventional interview process, because, among other considerations, the software will not take into account whether it “wants to...By: Laner Muchin, Ltd.

IRAPs Arrive. On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) “to advance the development of high-quality, industry-recognized apprenticeship programs...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

As previously reported in EmployNews, a federal court in Washington reversed an attempt by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to rescind regulations requiring certain employers to submit pay data broken down by workforce demographics as part...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Employment-related issues abound in esports and the video game industry. Join Steve and Nick as they discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the industry - from the problem of "crunch," to esport player contracts. They are joined by...By: Carlton Fields

In a matter of first impression before the court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held in Richardson v. Chicago Transit Authority, Nos. 17-3508 and 18-2199 (June 12, 2019), that obesity is not a protected disability under...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,