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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York State Division of Human Rights has issued guidance concerning two aspects of the recently amended anti-discrimination law in New York: the “notice” employers are required to distribute at the time of hire and at each...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's new competition regime has gone into effect with potentially significant implications for businesses which are active in the Kingdom and those considering transactions with a Saudi component. The new Competition Law was...By: White & Case LLP

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s summary judgment in favor of Maryville Anesthesiologists (MA). A former MA employee, Paula Babb, alleged that MA violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

On Sept. 12, 2019, the New York City Council passed a law, Int. 0136-A, that expands the scope of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to provide protections for freelancers and independent contractors....By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

On November 5, 2019, the California Labor Commissioner cited Inventory Professionals Inc. and Trader Joe’s for fines totaling more than $1.6 million, holding them jointly liable for wage violations for workers supplied to Trader Joe’s....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) proposed regulations to expand considerably the scope of transactions subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), to now include...By: Locke Lord LLP

I like how the USDOL is moving along with proposals and plans that assist employers in running their businesses, compensating their employees fairly, and, importantly, not running afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The agency has now...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Post-acquisition disputes often involve accounting issues to be resolved by an accounting firm or auditor. Clients need to analyze those issues carefully, particularly as legal issues often overlap with the accounting issues. In Delaware—often the...By: Blank Rome LLP

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule that will require employers to pay a $10 non-refundable fee for each H-1B cap registration submitted, once the electronic registration system is implemented.   The final rule is...By: Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

. . . if they do it right. (Part 3 of a four-part series.) The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that an employer may impose a mandatory arbitration program with a class or collective relief waiver after a collective action has been...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP