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Every generation tackles old problems anew.  Abject homelessness, “radicalized” socialists, tyrant capitalists, gilded-age life-styles and monopolistic practices may seem like current news, but they were omnipresent in the first Gilded Age in...By: Lane Powell PC

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a proposed rule on January 30, 2020, that narrowly interprets the protections afforded by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The new rule would provide that the MBTA prohibits only the intentional take of...By: Perkins Coie

Though the coronavirus has yet to reach Israel (as of this writing), the labor market is already preparing for it. To be more precise, the Israeli Ministry of Health is instructing the labor market on how to prepare for it....By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Now a little more than one month into the new year, Illinois employers are under pressure to comply with several new laws increasing protections against discrimination and harassment. Among them, amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act require...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The Situation: The French government issued on December 31, 2019, new rules substantially revising the French Foreign Direct Investments ("FDI") regulation. These new provisions mostly implement the recent PACTE law and the new EU FDI regulation...By: Jones Day

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has raised its civil penalties for the fifth year in a row. The increase this year was just under 2% and represents annual inflation adjustments, as required by the Inflation Adjustment Act. The new...By: Barley Snyder

Restaurant's Owner Sexually Harassed and Retaliated Against Female Employee, Federal Agency Charged - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Rainbow Tree LLC, doing business as Persian Room Fine Dining, has agreed to pay $65,000 and provide other significant relief...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (SECURE Act) was signed into law on December 20, 2019 and became effective January 1, 2020. It is time to consider how the SECURE Act may affect your retirement planning and overall estate...By: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

The state of New Jersey kicked off 2020 with a number of new employment laws focused on independent contractor misclassification and mass layoffs, including a new law imposing joint and personal liability on owners, directors, officers, and managers...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Companies doing business with the federal government must comply with a litany of complex laws and regulations that affect their day-to-day business operations. To assist government contractors, this guide discusses some of the labor and employment...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.