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On Wednesday, December 18, 2019, Obermayer Chair of the Government Contracting Department, Maria Panichelli, will be presenting a webinar titled, “Key Construction Clauses and Considerations in Federal Construction Contracting.” Maria will walk you...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

In June 2019, the Illinois’ Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (HR1438) (“Cannabis Act”) was signed into law, legalizing the use and possession of recreational cannabis for adults age 21 or older beginning January 1, 2020. In a previous Labor Days blog...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

From the Public Engagement Division of USCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on 12/6/19 the requirement for employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

First Circuit: Two affiliated funds did not form an implied partnership liable for pension obligations of a portfolio company, but private equity funds can still be subject to controlled group pension liability......By: White & Case LLP

On November 22, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters and Trucking Industry Pension Fund (1st Cir., No. 16-1376, Nov. 22, 2019) (“Sun Capital IV”) reversed the district court’s...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In a decision published on November 22, 2019, the First Circuit reversed a district court’s prior decision and held two Sun Capital private equity funds were not liable for the withdrawal liability incurred when a jointly-owned portfolio company...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should identify as soon as possible any current employees and employment candidates who may require H-1B work permit sponsorship before October 1, 2021, given that it is anticipated USCIS will again receive H-1B requests...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Conflict exists between every generation, at least to some degree, and this is not new. Advancements in technology, the status of the economy, and other large-scale factors create differences in perspective between older and younger generations. But...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

When motive is at issue in resolving certain unfair labor practices under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) utilizes the burden-shifting framework established under Wright Line to make a...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

U.S. Department of Commerce proposes to regulate transactions involving Information and Communications Technology and Services - Prior articles in this series have focused on the expansion of CFIUS under FIRRMA and ECRA. The latest expansion of...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP