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2019 brought continuing changes to employment law issues affecting the health care industry. The following Alert — prepared by K&L Gates’ collaborative team of employment lawyers dedicated to serving health care industry participants — summarizes key...By: K&L Gates LLP

In re: Essendant, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, C.A. No. 2018-0789-JRS (Del. Ch. Dec. 30, 2019). When as here a Delaware corporation’s charter contains an exculpation provision under Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law,...By: Morris James LLP

A recently signed amendment to the New Jersey WARN Act – the state’s version of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act – will require employers to notify full- and part-time employees of a mass layoff 90 days in advance and...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required under Section 8 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 19(a)(5)). The revised thresholds are effective as of January 21, 2020....By: Ropes & Gray LLP

In a groundbreaking decision, the New Jersey Superior Court decided the outcome of the confusing dispute between federal and state medical marijuana laws when it comes to paying for medical marijuana as a workers’ compensation benefit. In Hager v. M&...By: White and Williams LLP

In recent years, fintech has been an attractive sector for growth capital, as evidenced by robust investment and M&A valuations in the sector. While interest remained high in 2019, deal volumes began to level off early in the year, followed by a...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

“Big data” has become one of the hottest subjects for antitrust enforcers around the globe. There is concern that large tech companies are amassing vast amounts of data and will use that data to entrench their dominant positions. With this emerging...By: Dechert LLP

How many readers have confronted the following scenario: Employer provides a paid meal break to its employees (for ease of application, we are going to suggest the paid meal break is 30 minutes in length); Employees are relieved of all work duties...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

While a precise number is not known, it has been estimated that the total amount of retirement benefits unclaimed by U.S. employees exceeds $100 billion. Contributing factors may include “missing participants” who fail to maintain contact with former...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 17, 2019, Congress passed "The Fair Chance To Compete for Jobs Act of 2019" (the “Act”) as part of the National Defense Authorization Act....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP