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The National Labor Relations Board will likely issue its final rule on February 26 regarding joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act. According to a notice issued by the Board today, “[t]he final rule restores the joint-employer...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The Georgia House and Senate chambers were abuzz today as skies cleared and legislators continued to settle into a steady pace of floor action....By: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) of Prince George’s County in Maryland is reviewing numerous responses it received from developers on its recent Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The RFQ seeks to identify developers that can...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

On February 25, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rule returning to a tighter standard for determining when workers are considered to be jointly employed by two or more employers under the National Labor Relations Act...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The National Labor and Review Board (NLRB) issued a final rule on February 25, 2020, that codifies a majority of the changes it proposed to its joint employer test in September 2018. These changes will take effect on April 27, 2020....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

To wrap up our Real Estate Review Miniseries our final entry looks at how owners and builders can minimize risk for both private and public projects. Additional details are included in our Chambers Regional Real Estate Guide....By: Tonkon Torp LLP

Last year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted an unprecedented number of Form I-9 audits, investigations, and raids across the country. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made headlines nationally and locally with record breaking...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Since being declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020, the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 has spread to over 30 countries (as at the date of this alert). In addition...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Wall Street apparently got together and decided that Monday was the day to start paying attention to the coronavirus for real. In the form of a massive selloff that left the Dow off more than 1000 points for its worst finish in nearly a...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

The recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision in Morrison v. Berry illustrates the protections provided to directors in connection with strategic transactions and the corresponding risks facing corporate officers in those same transactions,...By: Ropes & Gray LLP