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Dorman v. The Charles Schwab Corp. narrows the options of employees asserting breach of fiduciary duty in retirement plans. Breach of fiduciary duty claims that “arise out of” and “relate to” a 401(k) plan—including those brought on behalf of the...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Beginning on October 1, most employers in Massachusetts will be required to withhold tax to fund Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits. There is an exception to this requirement, however, for companies that receive a tax exemption from...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

A recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirmed significant cost curve progress for the U.S. solar industry, offering encouraging signs that developers will successfully weather international trade disputes and...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

There continues to be new, complicated problems arising from the improper completion and use of off-the-shelf governmental pre-approval plans. Generally, a pre-approved plan from the document provider is reviewed and pre-approved by the IRS for its...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

First, the good news: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided notice that it won’t renew the requirement that covered employers provide “Component 2” pay data as part of their annual EEO-1 reporting filings....By: Foley & Lardner LLP

While talking heads focused on the debates heating up in Houston last week, the California Supreme Court on Thursday put an end to a nearly five-year debate regarding the permissible scope of recovery and arbitrability under California’s Private...By: Blank Rome LLP

N.C. Business Court Addresses the Scope of a Judicial Appraisal Proceeding- In Reynolds American Inc. v. Third Motion Equities Master Fund Ltd. et al., 2019 NCBC 35 (N.C. Super. Ct. June 4, 2019), the Business Court considered the scope of a...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Many readers will remember The Jetsons – a futuristic world in which sophisticated robots in both the home and the workplace had the ability to do, think, learn, and interact with humans....By: K&L Gates LLP

Engaging independent contractors instead of hiring employees is enticing… no overtime pay, benefits, tax withholdings, FICA obligations or legal liability for certain claims. If you misclassify a worker, however, the penalties are great — back...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

California employers received mostly good news this past month on the arbitration front, with a trio of pro-employer arbitration-related rulings. The California Supreme Court’s recent ruling invalidating an employer’s arbitration agreement...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP