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In the latest arbitration battle involving Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, a California federal court denied an employer’s motion to compel despite recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis....By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Despite accumulating a vast, historic pile of capital for acquisitions, private equity has moderated its pace of buyouts in the first half of the year. Buyout activity fell 14 percent compared to the first half of 2018, with values totaling US$111.1...By: White & Case LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 24, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the immigration-benefits component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published a final regulation on “EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization”...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Oregon joins California in requiring employers notify employees of any government investigation into a company’s Form I-9 practices.  What triggers such a government investigation? ...By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

As discussed in a previous alert, the 2018–19 New York State budget included provisions designed to combat sexual harassment in the workplace, including a ban on compelled arbitration of sexual harassment claims. Recently, in Latif v. Morgan...By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

On July 25, 2019, New Jersey passed a salary history ban, following in the footsteps of more than a dozen other states and cities that have already passed legislation intended to combat gender-based pay inequity....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for U.S.-based...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

When things go wrong on a construction project it’s often a scramble of finger pointing. In McMillin Homes Construction, Inc. v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Case No. D074219 (June 5, 2019), the California Court of Appeals for the 4th...By: Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

Over the last several years, attitudes towards marijuana use have rapidly changed in the United States. According to a 2018 Pew Research Survey, 62 percent of U.S. respondents said marijuana use should be legal, compared to 31 percent who supported...By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The Confidentiality (or Non-Disclosure) Agreement (NDA) is the most maligned, and the most likely to be given short shrift, of the many contracts involved in the M&A process. Because an NDA must be negotiated and signed simply to get access to...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP