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For the first time in over 50 years, the City of Portland is rewriting its Land Use Code, which is found in Chapter 14 of the City’s Code of Ordinances. The effort involves several substantive policy changes aimed at making the Code consistent with...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

Burnt into the psyche of all who have participated in the H-1 cap process was the April 1 deadline to file petitions. However, if the new USCIS protocol is implemented (and it seems that it is happening) April 1 will no longer be the real deadline....By: Proskauer Rose LLP

The National Labor Relations Board’s landmark Boeing Co. decision set a new legal standard for determining whether employer policies interfere with employee rights to engage in protected concerted activity under federal labor law. This case explains...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Sunday’s release of a long-awaited Labor Department final rule on joint employment spells trouble for workers hoping to “sue large companies for wrongdoing by contractors or franchisees.” The rule reverses Obama-era policies by redefining (and...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its Final Rule clarifying the issue of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Final Rule adopts a four-factor balancing test and rejects various factors...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On Friday afternoon, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in three cases: Barr v. Political Consultants, et al., No. 19-631: Whether the government-debt exception to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s automated-call...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The most frequently asked question at all-hands meetings for a securities offering is “What financial statements will be needed?” The question seems simple enough. But the answer is rarely straightforward. This User’s Guide is designed to provide a...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

China has developed its own national security review regime over the past years, but the review process and relevant rules and guidance continue to be subject to further clarifications. A ministerial review panel (MRP) was established by China's...By: White & Case LLP

Employers subject to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) reporting requirements have until March 2, 2020 to electronically file their 2019 Form 300A injury and illness summaries. Reporting is required for any establishment with...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires most employers with 10 or more employees to track and report all work-related injuries and illnesses via Forms 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses) and 300A (Summary of...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP