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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers around the globe are feeling the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). Before reducing hours or pay to address health or economic concerns, employers should take heed of federal and state wage-hour laws....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

As cases of COVID-19 have started to spread throughout the United States, we have received a number of calls from clients about the potential impact on the workplace. Our team is paying close attention to the guidance from relevant government...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

On February 28, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court reversed a ruling from the First Court of Appeals in Houston in the case of Chalker Energy Partners III, LLC, et al. v. Le Norman Operating LLC, 547 S.W.3d 27 (Tex. App.—Houston, 2017). The Texas Supreme...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

Dear Legal Mailbag: Recently, a 7th-grade special education teacher in my building began maternity leave. The other special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and tutors here have been picking up the slack because we cannot find a qualified...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

As the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to climb, and health officials consider the means of counteracting its spread, private equity professionals and their counsel need to consider the impact this outbreak may have on their...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

HP has officially rejected Xerox’s enhanced takeover bid, again calling the offer “too low” and decrying its “disproportionate[] benefit” for Xerox shareholders....By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Before the government decides whether to intervene in a qui tam action, it is obligated by statute to investigate a whistleblower’s allegations. See 31 U.S.C §?3730(a). But, in the course of that investigation, may the government direct the...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to disrupt markets and industries globally, businesses face significant internal and external challenges with how to identify and plan for issues caused by the outbreak. In response, Proskauer has formed a...By: Proskauer Rose LLP

The annual increases to the compensation limits applying to certain UK employment claims have now been published and will take effect in April 2020. An Order laid before Parliament will increase the maximum compensation which can be awarded by the...By: Dechert LLP

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads to countries around the world, employers are developing policies and strategies to address issues associated with employees 1) who have traveled to heavily impacted areas or who might otherwise have been exposed...By: Holland & Knight LLP