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With the effective date of the CCPA quickly approaching, industry backed bills have been heavily debated by the California legislature. Many proposed bills were abandoned, but some managed to survive and move forward. One of the bills that survived –...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

On September 6, 2019, the NLRB (Board) issued the decision, Kroger Limited Partnership I Mid-Atlantic and United Food and Commercial Workers Union 400 (Kroger decision), which overruled Sandusky Mall Co., and limited the right of nonemployee union...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, bringing you up to speed on the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of occupational pensions.? Please see full publication below for more information....By: Allen & Overy LLP

• On September 12, 2019, in ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Lawson), Case No. S246711, the California Supreme Court held the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) does not allow recovery of unpaid wages under Labor Code Section 558. • The Court had...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Big Tech as well as other global companies will likely have to modify their business models - Japan’s growing e-Commerce market continues to benefit both businesses, which are able to reach more customers and reduce costs, and consumers, who enjoy...By: White & Case LLP

The recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision to deny a motion to dismiss in Genuine Parts Company v. Essendant Inc.1 provides worthwhile reminders of the necessity of deal participants in acquisition transactions to strictly comply with a “no shop”...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In complex class actions, courts have looked to Rule 23 to authorize class actions either for trial, or for approval of a previously negotiated settlement. Now as thousands of public entities nationwide pursue financial relief from...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Banking Standards Board has published a statement of good practice for firms when providing and requesting regulatory references in accordance with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. The SM&CR for banks and building societies was...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

As we reported in previous alerts (April 26, 2019 and May 9, 2019), all employers with 100 or more employees must submit employee pay data for 2017 and 2018 to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on an updated Employer Information...By: Foley Hoag LLP

While discussing work assignments with his supervisor, an employee uses abusive and profane language. In another incident, the employee disrupts a workplace meeting by playing loud music with racial and political overtones. These and other behaviors...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP