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The following is a summary of key decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (Board) and its Division of Advice during the period in which the Republican Party has controlled the Board under the Trump administration. Although President Trump...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Geopolitical uncertainty and escalating trade tensions have combined to add additional layers of complexity and risk to the dealmaking process in recent years. Through this tumultuous period, however, cross-border M&A deal flow has remained...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Penn-America Insurance Company v. Bay State Gas Company, 96 Mass. App. Ct. 757 (2019), the Appeals Court of Massachusetts considered whether the plaintiff’s claims against the defendant, arising from an alleged defect in the defendant’s natural...By: White and Williams LLP

When your company needs to do a mass layoff, you should already be thinking about the following issues: - How and when you will communicate the decision to employees - Whether the reduction will adversely impact any particular protected groups...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

USCIS has published the latest version of Form I-9. Employers should begin using the new version starting January 31, 2020. The notice provides employers additional time to make necessary updates and adjust their business processes. Employers may...By: Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

On December 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Intel Corp. Inv. Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, 139 S. Ct. 2692 (2019). The question presented is whether the three year limitations period in 29 U.S.C. § 1113(2), which runs from "the...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: St. Louis has become the third locality in Missouri to enact a “Ban the Box” law, joining Kansas City and Columbia. With a January 1, 2021 effective date, covered employers should begin taking steps to bring their hiring practices...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Boom—take that, Pennsylvania employers! As a result of Governor Wolf’s battle with the Pennsylvania Republican-controlled legislature being at an impasse over a potential state minimum wage increase, the Governor pressed the Commonwealth’s...By: Blank Rome LLP

It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Here is the latest in a series of blogs about AB 51, the California bill that threatened mandatory arbitration. Thankfully, the District Court granted the preliminary injunction in full (not just temporarily), and stopped AB 51 from being enforced....By: Fox Rothschild LLP