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Patient substance use disorder (SUD) records received by group health plans from federally funded treatment programs are subject to the restrictions of 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2). The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

On February 13, 2020, we reported on recent guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for businesses to plan and protect their workplaces from exposure to 2019-nCoV,...By: Franczek P.C.

On February 26, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB) issued its final rule governing joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (the NLRA). The final rule replaces the Obama administration’s employee friendly joint...By: Arent Fox

Schick, the shaving product company, recently announced it was abandoning its proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of rival startup Harry’s Razors. The announcement followed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) threat to block the deal in federal...By: Perkins Coie

A supermarket cooperative is not considered the employer of individuals who work for its member stores and cannot be found liable for the age discrimination claims of an employee of one of its members, the Appellate Division ruled last month in...By: Genova Burns LLC

Impact of Brexit on Competition matters - On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom ("UK") ceased to be a Member State of the European Union. However, under the UK-EU agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the EU (the “Withdrawal Agreement”), virtually...By: Dentons

Female Welder Paid Less than Male Colleagues, Federal Agency Charged - CHICAGO - Isanti, Minn., winter recreation vehicle manufacturer SnoBear USA, Inc. has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle an equal pay sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S....By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The EAT upheld an Employment Tribunal (ET) decision that the dismissal of a Probation Service Officer, on the ground that she failed to disclose that her child was subject to a Child Protection Plan, was fair. The EAT noted that, while the Claimant's...By: Dentons

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ("FLSA"), for decades, has permitted employers to pay some workers a lower minimum hourly wage than would otherwise be due if the workers receive at least a minimum amount per month in the form of customers' tips....By: Ward and Smith, P.A.

On January 21, 2020, the governor of New Jersey signed into law arguably the most stringent provisions governing plant closings and mass layoffs in the nation. Senate Bill 3170, which goes into effect on July 19, 2020, amends the 2007 Millville...By: Vedder Price