Legal News

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers are grappling with the wave of marijuana laws sweeping the nation, some of which provide very employee-friendly protections....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Q: An employee in my company has requested intermittent leave as an accommodation for what he claims is a debilitating “anxiety,” but he has no job performance issues and seems fine to me. Are we required to provide a reasonable accommodation under...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis:  Does Pennsylvania’s public policy preclude a nuclear power plant from terminating an employee for being drunk on the job? “No,” the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled this October....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

With overall required contribution rates increasing at an alarming rate, most CalPERS employers – particularly those with significant “classic” safety populations – are looking for help to pay for these obligations....By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Halloween was last week, and you probably thought all the scary ghouls and goblins were going to rest for another year. Do not relax just yet! This week, we discuss another process that can be scary for California employers—wage...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

USCIS has announced that on January 2, 2020 it will dispose of its E-Verify records for cases that are more than 10 years old. Specifically, USCIS will be destroying its E-Verify records that were created on or before December 31, 2009....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The UK’s departure from the European Union has now been delayed for the third time. Although an agreement between the UK and EU had been reached in relation to the form of an ultimate Withdrawal Agreement, there was insufficient...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

UPDATE: The Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) has been engaged in several phases of rulemaking to implement the Paid Family Medical Leave law (PFML)....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2020 cost of living adjustments to various limits. The adjusted amounts generally apply for plan years beginning in 2020. Some of the adjusted amounts, however, apply to calendar year 2020....By: Varnum LLP

Yesterday, the IRS increased almost every major retirement plan limit as part of its annual cost of living adjustments. The increased limitations are set forth in the following chart....By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP