Legal News

As discussed in our previous advisory, covered employers have until September 30, 2019 to comply with the reinstated EEO-1 Component 2 pay data reporting requirements for calendar years 2017 and 2018. This data pertains to workforce pay and hours...By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The Maryland legislature passed new legislation and revised other legislation throughout 2019. Below is a review of certain legislation due to take effect on October 1, 2019....By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

In the summer of 2017, a District Judge sitting in the District of Columbia issued a decision holding that a surety could be held liable under the False Claims Act where it becomes aware of facts suggesting that a bonded principal is fraudulently...By: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

At the end of August, California Governor Newsom signed AB 1804, a law that alters the method by which employers are to report serious occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths to the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health...By: Beveridge & Diamond PC

The USDA’s Rural Housing Service (RHS) recently issued a final rule, pushing back from August 21, 2019, to October 1, 2019, the effective date of a prior rulemaking that seeks to facilitate and encourage single close combination construction to...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

Historically, the sale of a private company carried with it a significant risk of claims by the purchaser. Months or even years after the sale closed, purchasers would frequently contend that the seller’s representations and warranties in the...By: Winstead PC

Over the past few months, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law two bills bringing increased protection against sexual harassment and racial discrimination. Governor Cuomo signed bill S.6209A/A.7797A (Race Bill) on July 12, 2019 and it...By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Oregon passed several employment bills this year that will affect Oregon employers. The following article provides an update on the new laws and a list of tasks for Oregon employers to make sure that they are in compliance....By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

On August 12, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed new legislation (Senate Bill S6577, A8421) making it significantly easier for employees to file sexual harassment lawsuits in New York....By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Both New Jersey and New York State have recently passed legislation restricting employers from obtaining or considering the salary history of applicants and employees when making hiring and compensation decisions. New Jersey’s law, which takes...By: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC