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Illinois employers must be cognizant of new Illinois laws including bans on salary history inquiries, restrictions on artificial intelligence interview programs, mandatory sexual harassment prevention training, limitations on non-disclosure and...By: Akerman LLP - HR Defense

In a recent decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that the seller in a merger could enforce a provision in the merger agreement protecting its privilege over premerger emails with its counsel. Although pursuant to Section 259 of the Delaware...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Interpreting California Labor Code Section 2802, an appellate panel in the state ruled that an employer was not required to reimburse its employees for the cost of slip-resistant shoes....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

When a contractor delivers goods to the government that do not conform to the precise requirements of the contract, the results are usually . . . not good. When the agency specifies certain products in the contract, the contractor should plan to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)* recently cleared several investments and acquisitions involving foreign actors, giving businesses a small glimpse into which investment characteristics the interagency committee may be...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

It seems that with the resignation of Secretary Acosta there is going to be a decidedly more pro-business posture for the agency. This is because Patrick Pizzella, who will take over, has let it be known that he will be “hitting the gas” according to...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Pittsburgh Logistics (PL) sued its competitor and former employee, alleging that the employee breached his employment agreement by working for the competitor and that he would inevitably disclose PL's confidential and trade secret information to his...By: Holland & Knight LLP

The rapidly developing technology of interconnected software allows consumers to reach new heights of convenience and efficiency. We can start our dinner remotely, listen to our music in every room in the house, track and log our heart rate and step...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

A recent opinion issued by a trial court in New York, Rad and D’Aprile, Inc. v. Arnell Construction Corp., demonstrates the risks of a general contractor’s failure to pursue a subcontractor’s claims pursuant to a pass-through, or liquidating,...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

It is not uncommon for indemnitees to attempt to add language to indemnification provisions providing additional liability protections from the indemnitor. And courts and legislators are wary of language in indemnity agreements that create...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP