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DAK Americas Mississippi, Inc. v. Jedson Engineering, Inc. et al, No. 1:18cv31-HSO-JCG, 2019 BL 208838 (S.D. Miss. June 6, 2019) - This dispute arose out of the design and construction of a concrete storage slab at DAK’s polymer resin manufacturing...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion that should serve as a warning not only to employers, but to their corporate officers. The case against Altor, Inc., a New Jersey-based construction company, began in 2012 when the...By: White and Williams LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, New York state expanded a state Equal Pay Act, making it illegal to pay someone less based on characteristics including race, religion, disability or gender identity, and also other protected characteristics. New York...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Apparently hoping to urge China off of its new go-slow tactic, the White House is applying its maximum pressure campaign again, announcing yesterday that the US will “impose a 10 percent tariff on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese imports...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 31, 2019, the Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB0834 into law, amending the state’s Equal Pay Act. The amendments toughen the state’s pay equity protections and includes a salary history ban, among other provisions....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The National Labor Relations Act’s (NLRA or Act) Section 7 grants to all employees — regardless of whether they are unionized or not — the right to engage in protected concerted activity (PCA). Accordingly, an employer may not punish or take any...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Dominick’s Finer Foods was a contributing employer to the UFCW Unions and Employers Midwest Pension Fund.  Pursuant to collective bargaining agreements in effect from 2008 to 2012, Dominick’s agreed to make additional voluntary payments to the Fund....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

New Supreme Court Precedent on “Substantial Evidence” Standard of Review On April 1, 2019, the Supreme Court decided a case providing a detailed explanation of the meaning of “substantial evidence” when applying that standard of review. In Biestek v....By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Since its advent more than 30 years ago, the 3D printing market has grown, and will continue to expand for a myriad of reasons, including sustainability and reduced energy consumption. As the process, including the applicable technology, becomes more...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Last week, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance (“the Ordinance”), which requires employers to give workers early notice of their schedules or face penalties if they change shifts without sufficient notice. For...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP