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The Lackawanna Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania held, in a matter of first impression, that language in the state’s Medical Marijuana Act ("MMA") creates a private right of action for an employee that is terminated for off-site use of medical...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The New York City Council may soon make co-working spaces potentially liable for sexual harassment between their tenants. Recently introduced legislation would make it an unlawful discriminatory practice under the New York City Human Rights Law for a...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Deadlines are approaching for employers to report the year’s employee exercises of incentive stock options and employee stock purchase plan purchases. Corporations that offer incentive stock options (ISOs) or maintain a tax-qualified employee stock...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

As someone who grew up in Connecticut and watched Channel 3 news religiously (at least before the internet), Denise D’Ascenzo, the local news anchor who passed away suddenly on Saturday, was one of a kind.  She was professional, authoritative,...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

If you were hoping that AB-5 (the CA statute codifying the ABC standard into widespread law) would be held invalid, enjoined, or would just fall off a cliff, it is time to face reality. AB-5 is alive and well, and effective January 1, 2020....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

WHAT IS HAPPENING? The State of Victoria has become the latest Australian jurisdiction to make 'Workplace Manslaughter' a criminal offence, with significant penalties and potential imprisonment for individuals guilty of the offence....By: K&L Gates LLP

Von Kaenel v. Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, No. 18-2850 (8th Cir. 2019) The question whether an individual is covered by the definition of "employee" under various civil rights laws often is dispositive of the case. Indeed, the first step in any...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: California’s Attorney General is drafting regulations that will shape employer obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

In the course of the “Panama Paper” scandal, Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – known as 4. Anti-Money Laundering Directive (“4. AMLD”) – was...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers face growing numbers of OSHA whistleblower complaints from aggrieved employees, largely alleging that they faced discipline and discharge on account of safety complaints. The Agency’s recent Investigator’s Desk Aid helps...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP