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Seyfarth Synopsis: New Jersey Has Joined California and New York as the Third State to Formally Amend Its Anti-Discrimination Laws to Include Hairstyle Discrimination as a Form of Race-Based Discrimination. This Law is Effective Immediately....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The holiday cheer keeps coming from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with the release of three new decisions favoring employers: (1) workplace policies covering confidentiality during workplace investigations are lawful; (2) employers can...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Seyfarth Synopsis: The SECURE Act—just signed into law late last week—includes probably the most comprehensive revisions to the law governing employer-sponsored retirement plans since the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Many of the provisions will...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The National Labor Relations Board, pushed out a number of noteworthy decisions early this week.  The Board’s holiday rush coincided with the departure of its sole Democratic member, Lauren McFerran, who ended her term on December...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Can you require employees to sign arbitration agreements? After more than 20 years of saying no, the EEOC has reversed its policy and says you can. Background - In 1997 the EEOC issued the Policy Statement on Mandatory Binding Arbitration of...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) made significant changes to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 162(m)), expanding the scope of individuals and entities subject to Section 162(m), in addition to eliminating the exclusion for...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 27, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that, under Massachusetts law, a terminated employee asserting a claim for being deprived of lost compensation in breach of the implied covenant of...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Under Washington’s new Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) law, eligible employees will be entitled to up to 12 weeks of paid leave for their own serious health condition (medical leave) or for family care (family leave), up to 16 weeks combined family...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On Dec. 17, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that confidentiality mandates during the course of workplace investigations are presumptively lawful....By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On Dec. 20, 2019, the president signed into law the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the “SECURE Act” or “Act”). The law changes several provisions governing retirement savings for Americans. In addition to providing...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP