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On February 26, 2020, the United States Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by Justice Samuel Alito, held that for purposes of assessing the appropriate statute of limitations for a breach of fiduciary duty claim under the Employee Retirement...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

Construction companies entering into joint venture (JV) contracts should be cautious of entering into agreements where the responsibility for, and timing of cost overruns is not tightly specified, to avoid unexpected surprises. Please see full...By: Hogan Lovells

With the March 16, 2020 effective date of the new rule interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) almost upon us, employers should brush up on the updated guidance and review their relationships with workers to...By: Epstein Becker & Green

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a public health emergency, and as of the date of this alert, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the U.S. Department of...By: Carlton Fields

Obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act - The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) governs the health and safety of workers and workplace. Under Section 5(a)(1), employers have a general duty to provide a place of employment...By: Miller Canfield

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) opened its initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap on March 1, which will run through noon Eastern on March 20. During this time, employers who plan to file H-1B petitions...By: Ulmer & Berne LLP

How would the Virginia’s  Workers’ Compensation system deal with a virus like the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?  It is not to hard to imagine a scenario where a workplace outbreak of the virus leads to multiple worker’s compensation claims....By: Vandeventer Black LLP

As the Coronavirus (also known as “COVID-19”) continues to spread globally, including 43 known cases and increased reports of infections across ten U.S. states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has warned that this virus is...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) formally issued its final rule on joint employment under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....By: K&L Gates LLP

The coronavirus has already had a large (some would say devastating) effect on the global economy. How will it affect the day-to-day operations of an employer? Obviously, businesses want their employees to be safe and healthy, but news stories about...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP