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The last week of October can result in “double, double toil, and trouble” for employers. While workplace Halloween festivities may boost employee morale, they can also result in employer liability for discrimination and harassment in the workplace in...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

INTRODUCTION - Earlier this month, the Connecticut Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) finally issued its long-anticipated ruling regarding the Connecticut Appellate Court’s (the “Appellate Court”) landmark 2017 decision in R.T. Vanderbilt v....By: K&L Gates LLP

In this episode of Tarter Krinsky & Drogin's podcast series Law Brief, Non-Competes Are Not So Bad! The Current Law and Why Proposed Legislation in Congress is an Overreaction, Restrictive Covenant co-chair and Labor & Employment partner David...By: Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, bringing you up to speed on the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of occupational pensions.? Please see full article below for more information....By: Allen & Overy LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") revised the salary threshold for the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") exemptions. The change could cause millions of Americans to be reclassified as non-exempt....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

In In Re: Appraisal of Stillwater Mining Company, Consol. C.A. No. 2017-0385-JTL (Del. Ch. Aug 21, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) held that the fair value of Stillwater Mining Company (“Stillwater”) at the time of its acquisition...By: K&L Gates LLP

It’s a bit too early yet for our 2020 Construction Law Update but here’s a preview of some of the new laws taking effect next year. Earlier this month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a slate of 18 bills to boost housing production in an effort to...By: Wendel Rosen LLP

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides specific time limitations for filing EEOC charges and subsequent lawsuits. What happens, however, if the employer and employee agree to shorten the period of time under which a suit must be filed?...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The U.S. Treasury Department recently signaled that it is close to finalizing new regulations that will apply to investments by non-U.S. investors in U.S. companies, assets, and real estate subject to review under the Committee on Foreign Investment...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Oct. 23, 2019, published proposed rules for an alternative safe harbor approach for electronic disclosure of documents that must be provided to participants and beneficiaries in retirement plans under the...By: Holland & Knight LLP