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- Employees working for covered employers in the District of Columbia will become eligible for Universal Paid Leave benefits as of July 1, 2020. - Employers’ notice obligations to employees began on February 1, 2020. - The Mayor’s draft final...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

On January 29, 2020, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices” presented by panelists Michael Bergmann, Executive Compensation and Benefits counsel; Young Park, Executive...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

While the coronavirus warrants and continues to receive careful attention, experts warn that the flu may be far more deadly in 2020. February marks the peak of flu season. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

No job is finished until the paperwork is done, but compliant employers also know that no job is started until the paperwork is complete too. This is especially true with the Form I-9. Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a Philadelphia city ordinance that prohibits Philadelphia employers from asking applicants about their current or past pay rates is constitutional....By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

On February 5, 2020, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois sustained some but not all claims in a putative class action asserting violations of Sections 10(b) and 18 of the Securities...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

For the first time in 60 years, the U.S. Department of Labor updated the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) joint employer regulations. (29 C.F.R. §§ 791.1 to 791.3.)...By: Poyner Spruill LLP

New York partner Bradd Williamson, Global Chair of Latham’s Benefits, Compensation & Employment Practice, and Chicago partner Robin Struve discuss Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund, and takeaways...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

La directive (UE) 2019/1937 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 23 octobre 2019 sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations du droit de l’Union (la « Directive ») a vocation à établir des normes minimales communes entre les pays...By: Cohen & Gresser LLP

As we’ve previously explained, some big changes are coming this year to the H-1B visa process. Employers use H-1B visas to temporarily employ workers in “specialty occupations” – generally, jobs that require a bachelor’s degree or higher in a...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP