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Don't take "don't guess" too literally. One bit of very standard advice that all attorneys give to their clients before they testify in a deposition or in court is "Don't speculate." If you don't know something, don't try guessing at it....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s decision to award statutory penalties resulting from a late Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) election notice. In this case, the plaintiff/employee had coverage...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: When faced with wildfires or natural disasters, California employers must keep calm, carry on, and continue to meet their obligations under California law....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On October 23, 2019, the Ohio House of Representatives introduced a bill (H.B. No. 380) that would amend Ohio’s Prompt Pay Act (ORC Section 4113.61) to provide general contractors with payment protection similar to that currently enjoyed by...By: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Limited partnerships and limited liability companies, as creatures of contract, often have in their governing agreements safe harbor provisions for approval of conflicted transactions with interested parties. These are designed to establish as a...By: Locke Lord LLP

California Governor Gavin Newsom went on a bill-signing frenzy earlier this month, enacting 17 new bills into law. Below, we highlight the “Big Five” which will have a certain and critical impact on any business with workers in the Golden State....By: Blank Rome LLP

There has been a lot of talk about how much more pro-business the U.S. Department of Labor was going to be under this Administration. Well, appearances can be deceiving, as a report has just come out indicating that the agency collected in excess of...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Review your arbitration programs now, and consider making changes by year-end. (Part 1 of a two-part series.) - In August, the California Supreme Court held that an employer's litigation-like arbitration process was substantively unconscionable...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

On 26 July 2019, the Greek Supervisory Authority (SA) found Pricewaterhouse Coopers (“PwC”) not compliant with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to the processing of its Greek employees’ personal data. The SA issued a €150,000...By: Foley Hoag LLP - Privacy & Data Security

UK Case Law Developments - Reliance on HMRC's manual statement can, but didn't, give rise to legitimate expectation - In the recent judicial review case of Roao Aozora GMAC Investment Ltd v HMRC, the Court of Appeal (CA) considered whether HMRC...By: Proskauer Rose LLP