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With the revised IR35 (off-payroll working) rules coming into force in the UK for private sector employers in just a few weeks, are you ready for the new regime? Here are 5 key actions to benchmark your readiness....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Situation: The new PRC Foreign Investment Law ("FIL"), as well as its Implementing Regulations ("Implementing Regulations"), took effect on January 1, 2020. In addition to the FIL and the Implementing Regulations, the 2019 Special Administrative...By: Jones Day

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the following three opinions: Intel Corp. Investment Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, No. 18-1116: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) demands that plaintiffs with “actual...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

In Chief Counsel Memorandum 20200801F, released on February 21, 2020, the IRS established its position that no statute of limitations applies to employer shared responsibility payments that may be assessed under Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

On February 26, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the closely watched Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee et al. v. Sulyma case, making it more difficult for employers to seek early dismissal of class actions brought by...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

In a complex and competitive market, minimising and mitigating risk in M&A is a key concern for deal teams. High demand for assets saw strong deal volumes and values in 2019, following a standout year in 2018....By: Latham & Watkins LLP

The COVID-19 outbreak has the world on high alert. On 7 February 2020, due to heightened risk, the Singapore government raised its outbreak alert to Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (“Doscorn”) orange....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The Ninth Circuit has ruled unanimously that privately operated internet platforms are “free to censor content they don’t like”—a “not unexpected” ruling that nonetheless “marks the most emphatic rejection . . . that YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

As the legal cannabis industry has expanded across the US over the past decade, green is the most prominent color seen in this space. In addition to the color of the flower, sales are projected to reach up to $30.4 billion in the US by 2023, States...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

There are many choices in developing options for a 401(k) plan and certain features such as automatic enrollment and Roth 401(k) have only been law since 2006. 14 years later, it would not be surprising that the percentage of plans adopting these...By: Ary Rosenbaum