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Seyfarth Synopsis: As companies face increasing competition for the best talent within the marketplace, a growing number of businesses are turning to artificial intelligence and data driven strategies to more effectively identify and evaluate...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) announced that it is releasing a final rule (the “Rule”) on February 26, 2020 revising the prior joint-employer standard used to hold franchisors or businesses that use employees hired by third parties...By: Hogan Lovells

This month, New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights (DCR) issued Findings and Recommendations on Preventing and Eliminating Sexual Harassment in New Jersey (the Recommendations). At about the same time, Governor Phil Murphy released proposed...By: Genova Burns LLC

In Massachusetts, a commission is a wage subject to the Wage Act when the amount of the commission “has been definitely determined and has become due and payable.” Accordingly, an employer’s failure to pay a commission which had not yet become due...By: Foley Hoag LLP

The EEOC has officially ended its collection of EEO-1 Component 2 reports, pursuant to a February 10, 2020, Court Order by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. According to the EEOC’s website, the online...By: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

On February 19, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued two highly anticipated items of guidance under section 45Q, which provides a tax credit for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects. IRS Notice 2020-12 addresses the beginning of...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Turning a blind eye – one-off act not a PCP - In Ishola v Transport for London the Court of Appeal confirmed that it was not a provision, criterion or practice to require an employee to return to work before a proper investigation of his grievances...By: Hogan Lovells

In the March 2020 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current; the Dates for Filing Chart sees no advancement; and significant...By: Morgan Lewis

It appears that we are in “hurry up and wait” mode. We know that COVID-19 (i.e., the 2019 Novel Coronavirus) has been diagnosed among individuals in the United States, and, reportedly, has been contained. We also know that upon diagnoses in South...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On February 18, 2020, the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”) issued draft rule OAR 150-317-1220. The rule can be broken down into three parts: • Definitions for purposes of the labor cost subtraction under OAR 150-317-1200; • Items that are not...By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC