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One practice that has plagued the insurance industry in recent years has been contractors soliciting homeowners to make insurance claims after a hailstorm, for example, and then obtaining an assignment of rights to the claim and pursuing litigation...By: Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage

Last week I declared that most cases of employee underpayments are inadvertent and that businesses, especially large employers, are working on compliance measures....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On February 20, 2020, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (PR Treasury) issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter Number 20-09 (CC RI 20-09) to provide special rules and procedures applicable to distributions from qualified retirement plans and...By: Littler

Transaction activity across the health care industry steadily increased throughout 2019. This momentum is expected to continue its robust upward trend throughout 2020 (an election year) and into 2021. There is growing uncertainty regarding the...By: Epstein Becker & Green

As the new coronavirus (COVID-19) slowly appears outside China, employers should take precautions to protect their workplaces. To that end, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidance for businesses and employers regarding COVID-19....By: SmithAmundsen LLC

We continue to see an uptick in union petition filing and the win rate for unions in certification elections continues to be historically high. Is your organization prepared? With the November presidential election months away, the current Labor...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On February 13, 2020, long-awaited reform legislation designed to expand the scope of foreign investment reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) was formally implemented....By: Baker Donelson

Bank transaction activity has picked up as small and midsize banks look to adjust their business models to the digital economy. Some fintech companies have chosen to acquire or form their own banks. The clash between the new digital reality and the...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

As the #metoo movement strengthened in 2018, the State of California worked quickly to enact legislation requiring harassment prevention training, not just for supervisors, but for all employees. At the same time, California attempted to address the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

A Trending News video from Employment Law This Week®: According to The New York Times, over 200 executives have been ousted since 2017, leaving some wondering – is #MeToo over? Far from it. This dynamic, macro-equity movement has led to numerous...By: Epstein Becker & Green