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With the eyes of Capitol Hill squarely focused on the Senate impeachment proceedings, we turn this week’s edition of Policy Matters to the states, where labor and employment-related legislative and regulatory activity continues at a steady pace....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On January 10, 2020, Colorado Representative Jovan Melton (D) introduced House Bill 20-1089, which proposes to clarify that the existing prohibition on an employer terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities, like off-duty...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Part 1: New Labor & Employment Laws Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities - California lawmakers passed a range of employment laws last year aimed to extend benefits and workplace protections to more workers and add greater defenses...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

“No-fault” attendance policies are common in many industries, especially those involving union settings. These policies do not require employees to justify an absence by presenting a doctor’s note or other equivalent evidence....By: Foley & Lardner LLP

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“the Act”), as amended. The new thresholds under the Act represent an approximately 4.4%...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

This is the third in a trilogy of blogs discussing issues of importance for investors seeking E-2 visas following acquisition of treaty country citizenship by investment (“CBI”), especially topical in the wake of the changes in the EB-5 program...By: Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP

In August 2019, Venture Global, as sponsor, and a group of 13 lead arrangers successfully closed a $5.8 billion debt financing for the construction of the Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, utilizing a...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act), signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019, will have a wide-ranging impact on tax-qualified retirement plans and individual retirement accounts, through amendments to the...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Synopsis: As the 2020 presidential election approaches, both Congress and the presidential candidates are taking notice of future of work issues.  A newly formed Congressional caucus aims to address future of work issues with legislation and...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On December 18, 2019, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP attorneys Kirstin Muller, Alison Hamer, Benjamin Treger, and China Westfall presented a one-hour webinar, California Employment Laws 2020: Your Survival Guide. The webinar provided a comprehensive...By: Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP