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- Under English law, force majeure clauses in contracts may allow parties to avoid their performance obligations in certain extreme circumstances, as defined by the contract. - It is unlikely that a low demand for LNG in China would reach the level...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A controversial California law that would have prevented employers from requiring arbitration agreements as a condition of employment has been enjoined from taking effect by a federal district judge. Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) was set to take effect...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Q.  My company has offices in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Is Pittsburgh’s new paid sick leave law the same as Philadelphia’s paid sick leave law?...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently provided additional guidance for the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap, which begins at noon Eastern standard time on March 1, 2020, and runs through noon...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

With all of the recent news about the coronavirus outbreak in China, employers have increasingly been left to wonder about protections they should take. The truth is that there is not a consensus among all medical professionals about the spread of...By: Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP

Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted a request for a preliminary injunction to prohibit the State of California from enforcing Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) as to arbitration agreements governed by the Federal...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

We are now less than two months away from the new IR35 regime: important changes to the way companies engage contractors via third party companies are coming into force on April 6. Following up on our recent webinar, below we recap new rules and set...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York City’s Fair Workweek Law survived a challenge on Feb. 13 when Justice Arthur Engoron of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County rejected a suit brought by a coalition of industry groups. While the industry groups are...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

This e-Book provides guidance for the I-9 process, covering topics including: -Procedures -Employee information and attestation -Employee review and verification -Reverification and rehires -Retention and storage requirements -General tips -Social...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Several municipal clients adopted retiree health savings plans or post-employment health plans, and continue to have questions about what they are and how they should be administered....By: Best Best & Krieger LLP