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On May 14, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law HB 2992, which, as of January 1, 2020, requires an employer to provide a terminated employee with a signed, written copy of his or her non-competition agreement within 30 days of his or her...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Normally you don’t associate the lucrative sale of a closely held business with bitter disputes among the co-owners leading to judicial dissolution proceedings. When the cake is big enough, the thinking goes, each owner walks away sated with their...By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

In Chester County Employees’ Retirement Fund v. KCG Holdings, Inc. et al the Delaware Court of Chancery considered the interplay between the Corwin and Revlon doctrines. In July 2017, Virtu Financial, Inc. (“Virtu”) acquired KCG Holdings, Inc....By: Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Oregon just enacted comprehensive legislation that will have a potentially surprising impact on most Oregon workplaces. On June 11, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 726, also known as the Workplace Fairness Act....By: Littler

After earlier failed negotiations in the autumn of  2018 and a national public transport strike, the 'poldering' finally produced a Pension Agreement.  In addition to the CNV trade union, the members of the FNV trade union have now also approved the...By: Hogan Lovells

On June 24, 2019 the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in this landmark case concerning punitive damages.  The six justices in the majority opinion reversed the Ninth Circuit and resolved a circuit split on this issue.  The question...By: Liskow & Lewis

House and Senate members continued their work towards a budget deal ahead of the approaching end of the fiscal year. Budget writers met several times with the Governor to work on a compromise, since it is unlikely that the General Assembly could...By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

While the District of Columbia (D.C.) has had a medical marijuana program on its books since 2013, there has been some debate regarding whether or not city workers are allowed to participate in the program, even if they have a written recommendation...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The nation’s largest drug testing laboratory, Quest Diagnostics, recently released its latest data on the the number of workers and job applicants who tested positive for drugs in the U.S. workforce. According to the data, marijuana use in the...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Another mid-year reminder: California hotels and motels must train all employees on human trafficking awareness by January 1, 2020. Per SB 970, hotel and motel employers must provide: At least 20 minutes of “effective interactive training” about...By: Fox Rothschild LLP