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As coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV continues to spread beyond China, including multiple confirmed U.S. cases, employers are faced with providing a safe and healthy work environment for their employees while avoiding accidental (and sometimes...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

1. PHILADELPHIA DELAYS ENACTMENT OF FAIR WORKWEEK ORDINANCE - Philadelphia employers received an early holiday gift in December: The effective date of the municipality’s new Fair Workweek Ordinance has been postponed from January 1, 2020 to April 1,...By: K&L Gates LLP

I love it when the employer wins an exemption case because the deck is so often stacked against the employer on these kinds of cases. This is especially so when the action is a collective one under the FLSA....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Transactions that close on or after February 27, 2020, will be subject to revised thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act). The threshold adjustments are the result of the 2000 Amendments to the...By: McCarter & English, LLP

The interview below is part of an ongoing effort by McGuireWoods to profile up-and-coming women leaders in private equity (PE). To recommend a rising star for a future interview, email Amber Walsh at awalsh@mcguirewoods.com....By: McGuireWoods LLP

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced increases to the notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, which requires pre-merger notification of certain transactions to the FTC and the Antitrust...By: Allen & Overy LLP

This third installment of summaries of some of the key provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2020 (“the SECURE Act”) discusses an extension of the date for adopting a new employer retirement plan....By: Blank Rome LLP

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised monetary thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act), that will apply to transactions closing on or after February 27, 2020....By: Husch Blackwell LLP

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy last week signed into law several bills aimed at combating the misclassification of workers as independent contractors rather than as employees. The new enactments expand the authority of the New Jersey Department of...By: McCarter & English, LLP

This newsletter is our take on the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. John Roberti, partner based in Washington, D.C., is our editor this month....By: Allen & Overy LLP