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The workers’ compensation statute in many states provides that the workers’ compensation benefits received by an injured employee is the employee’s exclusive remedy. The benefits are paid based on a no-fault basis and the injured employee is barred...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

The changes to the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (Act) commence on 21 October 2019. The long awaited changes seek to improve the flow of payments to subcontractors and clarify the application of the Act to...By: K&L Gates LLP

Employee emails referencing an employer’s unfair labor practices may be protected under the federal National Labor Relations Act, even if such speech may seem inappropriate. An NLRB (Board) ruling on this issue was affirmed by a summary order from...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

ICE is now conducting worksite inspections for STEM OPT employers. ICE’s stated purpose for conducting these inspections, or “site-visits”, is to confirm that STEM OPT students are receiving work-based practical training that directly relates to...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

On September 6, 2019, the California Fair Employment and Housing Council of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing proposed amendments to regulations regarding criminal history, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), and the New Parent Leave...By: Locke Lord LLP

Over the last several years, the “ban the box” movement has gained an impressive amount of momentum and support from lawmakers and activists across the nation. With an aim to provide job applicants a chance to obtain employment without the stigma of...By: Locke Lord LLP

Last May, in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 584 U.S. __, 138 S.Ct. 1612 (2018), the United States Supreme Court held that employee agreements waiving workers’ rights to class and collective actions, and requiring individualized arbitration to resolve...By: Locke Lord LLP

In Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley LLC, 368 NLRB No. 10 (2019), the National Labor Relations Board ruled that an arbitration agreement that did not explicitly limit an employee’s ability to file charges with the Board nonetheless violated the...By: Locke Lord LLP

In Velox Express, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 61 (2019), the National Labor Relations Board ruled that misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor, standing alone, does not constitute a violation of the National Labor Relations Act....By: Locke Lord LLP

The American Hospital Association (“AHA”) recently released a report that concludes that hospital acquisitions result in better care for patients at lowers costs. The study described in the report consisted of structured interviews with the leaders...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP