Legal News

Entro il 1° gennaio 2020, tutte le imprese aventi più di 11 dipendenti in Francia devono aver eletto il proprio “Comité social et économique” cd. CSE....By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Local Law 196, mandating minimum safety training requirements for workers on construction sites in New York City was enacted in 2017 and was intended to be phased in between March 1, 2018 and December 1, 2018. Due to limited availability of training...By: Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: With limited exception, Puerto Rico has joined the growing list of states that preclude an employer or prospective employer from procuring an employee’s or applicant’s credit history and/or taking adverse employment action based...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The fluctuating workweek (FWW) pay method allows employers to pay salaried, nonexempt employees a fixed salary, regardless of the number of hours worked per week. Under the FWW method, employees who work more than 40-hours per week are paid overtime...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Perspectives, our quarterly publication featuring news, trends and legal developments in the private equity industry. We are thrilled to launch this new publication, which includes contributions from a cross section...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

The number of CFIUS notices filed is growing, more cases are extending into an investigation phase, and instances of pulling and refiling CFIUS notices are increasing. On November 22, 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has published a final rule increasing the fee to use its Premium Processing Service from $1,410 to $1,440. The new fee will take effect on December 2, 2019, and requests for Premium...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Employees subjected to sexual harassment have long been able to bring legal claims under Title VII alleging creation of a hostile and offensive working environment. Over time, these legal principles extended to other classifications protected under...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Friday, November 22, 2019, the trial court presiding over the San Antonio paid sick leave (“PSL”) lawsuit enjoined the City of San Antonio’s amended Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance (“SSLO”). While the SSLO is no longer scheduled...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Burns & Levinson 2019 State of the Cannabis Industry Conference concluded with a final panel, covering the current status of the industry’s M&A and other capital markets, finishing off with a look into the future. The capital markets discussion...By: Burns & Levinson LLP