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The recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision in Morrison v. Berry illustrates the protections provided to directors in connection with strategic transactions and the corresponding risks facing corporate officers in those same transactions,...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

Zander v. Carlson, 2019 IL App (1st) 181868, November 21, 2019 - Union-appointed lawyers are immune from malpractice lawsuits filed by formerly represented union members, an Illinois appeals court has affirmed. The First District Appellate Court...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Dear Littler: One of our employees told a coworker that she is very depressed and contemplating suicide. The coworker feels this is a serious, and potentially imminent, situation and immediately reported her concerns to us. — Scared in Syracuse...By: Littler

Plan sponsors are typically aware that operational errors threaten a retirement plan’s qualified status under the Internal Revenue Code if they remain uncorrected. What may come as a surprise, however, is that operational errors can also result in...By: Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

The coronavirus has significantly impacted supply chains across the globe, and while companies experiencing production limitations due to reduced inventories are turning to their supply agreements for remedies, these same companies may also face...By: Varnum LLP

On January 24, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit announced a new standard by which a district court should evaluate whether notice of an FLSA collective action should be sent to employees who may be subject to mandatory...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the Act) gives employees the right to engage in “concerted activities” for “mutual aid or protection.” In general, “concerted activities” are activities or conduct by employees with or on the authority...By: Snell & Wilmer

The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature is now entering the final stretch with only a little less than two weeks left. No new bills may be introduced in either chamber (though a committee may still originate a bill) and all bills,...By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has officially rolled out a new version of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification. The new form (edition 10/21/2019) replaces the prior version (edition 07/17/2017)....By: Jaburg Wilk

In this OnPoint, we report on two changes to the taxation of termination payments to departing employees of which employers need to be aware – first, the levying with effect from 6 April 2020 of employer’s national insurance contributions on...By: Dechert LLP