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During the 2019 legislative session, Governor Larry Hogan vetoed the Criminal Records Screening (or “Ban-the-Box”) Act. On January 30, 2020, however, the Maryland General Assembly overrode the governor’s veto, making it unlawful for any employer in...By: Littler

In Thomas v. Hyundai of Bedford, No. 108212 (January 23, 2020), the Eighth District Ohio Court of Appeals held that an arbitration clause in an employment contract was substantively and procedurally unconscionable because it sought to include as...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

As this blog has previously reported, new strains of thought about antitrust law are blossoming in the United States. The “New Brandeisians” challenge the Chicago School “consumer welfare” standard that has dominated policymaking for decades....By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Background - On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued final rules expanding CFIUS’s authority to review foreign investments in U.S. businesses for...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Pangaea One Acquisition Holdings XII S.À.R.L. v. The Queen, 2020 FCA 21 - The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the Tax Court of Canada (2018 TCC 158, Smith J.), confirming that a payment made to induce a party to sign a share...By: Bennett Jones LLP

On Jan. 31, 2020, USCIS announced a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. This new version contains minor changes to the form and its instructions. Employers should begin using this updated form as of Jan. 31, 2020....By: Ruder Ware

The year 2020 is already shaping up to be quite active on the employment law front, and a quarter of U.S. states have yet to convene their 2020 legislative sessions. In January, over 800 labor and employment-related bills, ordinances, and regulations...By: Littler

On November 27, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“Agencies”) issued proposed regulations setting forth new disclosure requirements for insured and self-insured group...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The coronavirus, first identified in China, was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization on January 30, 2020. Borders are being closed to travelers, airline flights suspended, and cruise passengers quarantined. What...By: Poyner Spruill LLP

In 2019, the Illinois General Assembly enacted, and Governor Pritzker signed into law, P.A. 101-0221, containing sweeping new measures to combat workplace harassment....By: Franczek P.C.