Legal News

1. CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW EXTENDS WAGE AND BENEFIT PROTECTIONS TO STATE’S GIG ECONOMY WORKERS - Workers in California’s “gig” economy – comprised of temporary positions, short-term engagements and independent contractors (think popular ride sharing...By: K&L Gates LLP

Nonprofit or governmental employers that sponsor 403(b) plans generally have until March 31, 2020, to correct any defects in their 403(b) plan documents by adopting a pre-approved plan document or by amending their individually designed plans to...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Companies outside the U.S. contemplating purchases of U.S. business (and potential U.S. acquisition targets) are continuing to parse the Department of the Treasury’s two proposed regulations continuing implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

When an ex-employee goes to a competitor or starts poaching clients or staff, employers often look to a restraint of trade clause to protect key business assets such as client relationships or company confidential information....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Reversing course and overruling previous precedent, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit now holds that ERISA plan mandatory arbitration and class action waiver provisions are enforceable, and can require individualized...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

A group of three major drug distributors—McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health—are in the midst of talks with representatives of state and local governments who have brought more than 2000 opioid-related lawsuits against them in hopes of...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations governing the wages of tipped employees, specifically, tip credits and tip pools....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The upcoming term of the U.S. Supreme Court is shaping up to be a busy one with respect to cases arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). There have been other terms with multiple ERISA cases – for example the 2015...By: Dechert LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA reminds employers of the hazards of distracted driving. OSHA has recently released a “Guidelines for Employers to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes.” ...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Important new UK tax rules will make businesses responsible for payroll taxes where individuals are engaged through an intermediary (such as the individual's own personal service company, or "PSC"), and impose a new compliance burden....By: Cooley LLP