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Seyfarth Synopsis: As detailed in our 2020 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, 2019 was an interesting year for employers in terms of class certification rulings. Plaintiffs achieved the highest numbers of initial conditional certification...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What are the top upstream oil and gas trends to look out for in 2020?  Although recent events in the Middle East are still volatile, it seems the oil price rally is over for now. Prices are more or less back to where they were, but with tensions...By: Opportune LLP

In April 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published proposed rules dealing with the definition of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Joint employment status means that two or more employers are both liable...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

This Is The 2nd Of A Trilogy Of Blogs Addressing The E-2 Visa Option Post The November 21 Change In EB5 Investment Amount....By: Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP

Digital Health Companies Look Toward IPOs as M&A Stabilizes - Digital health funding in 2019 suggests more companies will be looking to go public or be acquired in the coming years, according to a report from seed fund and research firm Rock Health....By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

In a growing wave of class action lawsuits, plaintiffs are targeting employers who have allegedly failed to provide proper notice of health care coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”). The wave prompted at...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") issued final regulations on January 13, 2020 to comprehensively implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA") (the "Regulations")....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

In its resolution dated 20 November 2019, the Supreme Court concluded that an agreement must not provide for a contractual penalty in the event a party rescinds such agreement due to the other party’s failure to perform its financial obligation...By: Allen & Overy LLP

The U.S. Department of Labor’s new joint employment regulations appear to provide franchisors and some other contractual business arrangements with protections against wage claims from workers not employed by them. However, adoption of the final...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, bringing you up to speed on the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of occupational pensions. Please see full publication below for more information....By: Allen & Overy LLP