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Preserving privilege with respect to pre-closing communications between a selling corporation’s counsel and its management is an important negotiation point in many transactions, so that the seller can prevent the buyer from using such communications...By: White and Williams LLP

Last Friday, the National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) held that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (“the Act”) when it kicked union organizers out of its cafeteria who had been...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The 2019 Federal Budget proposed a $200,000 annual limit on employee stock option grants based on fair market value of the underlying securities at the time the options are granted that could continue to receive tax-preferred treatment under the...By: Dentons

Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the spring 2019 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor. This edition provides a close look at the development of the independent-contractor standard...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On June 3, 2019, the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower announced a $3 million award to two whistleblowers who provided the SEC with information that led it to investigate and successfully bring an enforcement action for securities fraud that affected...By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

In today’s world — where social media has become a source of news for many — companies and individuals often find themselves the subject of negative and anonymous online comments. These comments can give rise to legal claims — defamation, copyright...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

I’m not afraid of many things, except making the deep water and the heights. I’m not afraid of the Department of Labor (DOL) because I listen to what they’re trying to say. So if they say that missing participants are a concern, I’m going to advise...By: Ary Rosenbaum

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, has enacted Employment Law DIFC Law No. 2 of 2019 (the New Employment Law) which will come into effect on 28 August...By: Dentons

In a recent opinion letter, the United States Department of Labor concluded that workers who use a “virtual marketplace” business – similar to Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, or Rover – are independent contractors and not employees of the business. The...By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

In a recent article published in The New York Times, Jason Dana, a professor at the Yale School of Management, argued that job interviews are “utterly useless” in identifying the best candidates for a job....By: Major, Lindsey & Africa