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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a long-awaited decision with significant impact for the private equity industry, in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension Fund, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: As we look ahead to the end of the year, and Seyfarth Shaw’s annual analysis of trends and developments in EEOC litigation, we can begin to see how the EEOC has shaped equal pay litigation in the federal courts in 2019. For years,...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Labor Law has been amended to prohibit employment discrimination “based on an employee’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making.” The law not only prohibits discrimination and retaliation on this...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that an untimely Notice of Contest to an OSHA citation was permissible due to “excusable neglect” by the employer, on account of a single unforeseen human error. Coleman...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Illinois General Assembly passed SB 1557, revising the language of the Recreational Cannabis Law to reduce but not eliminate employer liabilities....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

In a unanimous Opinion and Final Order issued on November 1, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) upheld an administrative law judge’s determination that the acquisition by one leading US supplier of lower-limb prosthetics of another in 2017...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2019, the Nevada Paid Leave Law (“PTO Law”) went into effect “for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks necessary to carry out [its] provisions,” while the...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 19, 2019, the EEOC released its inaugural “Agency Financial Report” (“AFR”) for Fiscal Year 2019. Substantively, the AFR is a data compilation regarding the EEOC’s financial health, initiatives, and guiding principles....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopisis: Illinois recently enacted legislation that changes the rules for withholding income tax from non-resident employees. The new rules replace the current, somewhat more complicated rules with a more straight-forward method that is...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Electronic H-2B Notifications Coming Soon. The Departments of Labor and Homeland Security issued a final rule modernizing the recruitment requirements under the H-2B program. Specifically, the Departments have eliminated the requirement for most...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP