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- Employees working for covered employers in the District of Columbia will become eligible for Universal Paid Leave benefits as of July 1, 2020. - Employers’ notice obligations to employees began on February 1, 2020. - The Mayor’s draft final...By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

On January 29, 2020, Skadden hosted the webinar “Key Trends in Executive Compensation, Employment Law and Compensation Committee Practices” presented by panelists Michael Bergmann, Executive Compensation and Benefits counsel; Young Park, Executive...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

While the coronavirus warrants and continues to receive careful attention, experts warn that the flu may be far more deadly in 2020. February marks the peak of flu season. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

As the new year begins, it is a good time to look at key developments in German labor and employment law in 2019 and look ahead in 2020. With respect to 2019, corporate legal and human resources departments should be aware of new court rulings...By: Jones Day

Why is this question so common? For the construction industry, the uncertain economic climate can mean a lack of cash and liquidity across the supply chain. Employers are increasingly seeking to rely on their contractual rights and remedies to avoid...By: Dentons

With a slight delay, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) published its announced draft bill on 30 January 2020 regarding the amendment of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG). In doing so, the BMWi is following the...By: McDermott Will & Emery

No job is finished until the paperwork is done, but compliant employers also know that no job is started until the paperwork is complete too. This is especially true with the Form I-9. Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is noteworthy for its novel “facility specific rapid response labor mechanism” (the Rapid Response Mechanism or Mechanism). The Mechanism permits the United States or Mexico to request an...By: Hogan Lovells

Many of the provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) do not apply to non-electing church plans, but some do, notably those dealing with certain 403(b)(9) plans and distributions.  This is...By: Groom Law Group, Chartered

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a Philadelphia city ordinance that prohibits Philadelphia employers from asking applicants about their current or past pay rates is constitutional....By: Pepper Hamilton LLP