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Both the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have published interim guidance for employers on planning for and protecting their workplaces from exposure to and infection with...By: Franczek P.C.

Following a robust 2018, 2019 saw a modest slowdown in automotive M&A activity and a decline in deal value, due in large part to regulatory uncertainty, trade war impacts, declining global economic growth, abating automotive volumes, and a lack of...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

With the Oscar win for best animated short film, Hair Love shone a spotlight on California’s CROWN Act (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair), which prohibits discrimination based on natural hairstyles and textures. Bills addressing...By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A recent district court case out of Louisiana highlights the importance for employers to document their COBRA notice mailing procedures. In this case, a terminated employee claimed that her employer failed to give her timely notice of her COBRA...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

We recently wrote an op-ed about the role that P3s can play in mitigating the effects of climate change.  In that piece, we explained that an availability-risk model could be used to offload many of the risks associated with the uncertainty in...By: Bilzin Sumberg

Seyfarth Synopsis:  The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed a state appellate court’s holding that in class action lawsuits, an effective tender made before a named plaintiff files a class certification motion satisfies the named plaintiff’s...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Glenview Dealership Created Sexually Hostile Work Environment for Business Manager And Then Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - CHICAGO - The owners/operators of Chicago Harley Davidson, in Glenview, Ill., violated federal law by...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

I’m not a fan of annuities, especially in 401(k) plans. Yet, it seems that the insurance industry got their say with the addition of annuities in the SECURE Act. The SECURE Act includes three law additions that might expand the plan sponsors’...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Believe it or not, the Supreme Court of the United States just decided whether “to have ‘actual knowledge’ of a piece of information, one must in fact be aware of it.” The Court said “yes,” and it was unanimous. Most non-lawyers (and even some...By: Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

On February 26, 2020, the IRS published proposed regulations implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) regarding the elimination of deductions for entertainment and the limitation on food and beverage expenses....By: Littler