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For the one-year period beginning September 1, 2019 and ending August 31, 2020, plan sponsors of statutory hybrid plans will be able to apply for a favorable determination letter from the IRS....By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Recommendations for employers before new law goes into effect on January 1, 2020 On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill making it risky for employers (regardless of size) to classify many types of workers as...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: the 10th Circuit has held that the FLSA applies to workers in the marijuana industry....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Shareholder activism remains pervasive in the corporate landscape, as many companies continue to face new, and sometimes more sophisticated, activist situations. Recent activism-related trends indicate that the landscape is continually shifting, and...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

After much anticipation, on September 24, 2019 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that would change the minimum salary that white-collar employees must be paid to qualify as exempt from the overtime requirements under the Fair...By: Varnum LLP

A mechanic’s lien right is a powerful remedy to secure a contractor’s right to payment. Each jurisdiction’s mechanic’s lien statute is unique and most states strictly interpret/enforce the statutes. For multi-jurisdictional contractors, a common...By: Pierce Atwood LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) announced its new Final Overtime Rule. The 2019 Final Rule comes in the wake of the heavily litigated salary threshold regulations issued by the Obama Administration in 2016......By: Bracewell LLP

In what many consider a banner year for fintech megadeals, insurtech has begun to take center stage. In early August 2019, Roper Technologies agreed to acquire life insurance software solutions provider iPipeline for $1.6 billion. A few weeks later,...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

In October 2018, OSHA’s Region 2 (NY, NJ, Puerto Rico) and Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands) adopted Regional Emphasis Programs (“REPs”) that target warehousing, storage and distribution operations. The REPs...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

CFIUS has offered a one-month comment period for proposed rulemaking to implement provisions of CFIUS legislation passed in August 2018. More than a year ago, in August 2018, US President Donald Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review...By: Latham & Watkins LLP