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California recently enacted AB 1554 which purportedly requires an employer to notify employees of any deadline to withdraw funds from a flexible spending arrangement (“FSA”) before the end of the plan year. The law applies to health care FSAs,...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

The case of Doosan Enpure Limited v Interserve Construction Limited represents a rare consideration by the English High Court of a dispute between members of a construction joint venture. The court found that Interserve was in breach of the Joint...By: White & Case LLP

While initially disappointing, the US$108.8 billion in total global PE transaction value in Q3 represents a greater proportion of overall M&A activity than in Q2. PE value made up 29% of overall M&A value in Q3, compared to only 26% in Q2....By: White & Case LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Once effective, the anti-discrimination and retaliation provisions of the NYC Human Rights Law will apply to freelancers and independent contractors. In addition, independent contractors and employed family members will also count...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On October 9, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 330, or the “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” in an effort to combat California’s current housing shortage, which has resulted in the highest rents and lowest homeownership rates in the...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

As private companies seek to stay private longer, many try to offer interim liquidity opportunities to their employees. These opportunities include secondary sales, where employees sell their common shares to investors, often at a price in excess of...By: Fenwick & West LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The regulated community had a pleasant surprise from President Trump this week. The President issued two executive orders that have the stated intent to make closeted or last minute agency guidance and interpretations of federal...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

El pasado 07 de octubre de 2019, el Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público de Colombia expidió el Decreto 1808 de 2019, "por el cual se reglamentan los artículos 55, 126-1, 126-4, 206, 206-1, 235-2, 383, 387 y 388 del Estatuto Tributario y se...By: Holland & Knight LLP

On October 10, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 51. While styled as a bill pertaining to enforcement of employment discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the bill sweeps far more broadly. Specifically,...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Q: Over the summer, I saw that President Trump tweeted that four minority Democrat congresswomen should “go back” to where they came from. What Human Resources lessons can be learned from the President’s tweet?...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP