Legal News

Conducting business in the Virgin Islands poses unique challenges not often encountered in the states, but also unique opportunities. This 20-part blog series will offer tips for doing business in the U.S. Virgin Islands, covering a broad array of...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) announced yesterday that it will issue its final rule for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”) today, February 26, 2020. This announcement makes the NLRB...By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits

This morning the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) unveiled the final rule setting forth the new legal test it will apply in analyzing whether affiliated businesses are “joint employers”. The final rule, which will be effective on April...By: Proskauer - Labor Relations

Corporate Pay Equity - When competing for top talent, equal pay matters. Boards of directors are increasingly demanding proactive measures to ensure equal pay, and many Fortune 500 companies are publishing the results of their equal pay studies....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Employer sponsors of 403(b) retirement plans have until March 31, 2020, to amend their plan documents to comply with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules stating what provisions must be contained in those documents. The most reliable way to satisfy...By: Ward and Smith, P.A.

As employers in the People’s Republic of China have proceeded or attempted to resume operations since the end of the extended Spring Festival period in early February, they have faced various preapproval and filing requirements imposed by local...By: Morgan Lewis

Applying the “economic realities” test, the Fifth Circuit (with jurisdiction over federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) recently held that a consultant for an oil and gas company was not subject to FLSA overtime requirements because he...By: FordHarrison

In 2020, Ohio’s development officials are again awarding grants to fund commercial and industrial development projects that don’t have known end users. JobsOhio is now in the midst of launching a $50 million per year grant and loan program for...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Gig economy company Instacart lost the latest round of its misclassification battle in San Diego Monday, as a California state court judge granted a preliminary injunction forcing it to reclassify its independent contractor workers as employees. But...By: Fisher Phillips

Most blog entries focus on new developments or recent legislation. This one’s a bit different. Its subject matter, fiduciary responsibility, is as old as ERISA itself. In today’s environment of increased litigation risks for plans, it’s critically...By: Burr & Forman