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On January 22, 2020, the New York Department of Labor issued a proposed rule toward eliminating the tip credit for employees in most industries. The rule change follows a report in which the Commissioner of Labor recommended this approach. Governor...By: Horton Law PLLC

The general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to provide a workplace which is “free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employee.” While it’s...By: Vinson & Elkins LLP

The “4-Plex Bill” Meant to Address the Housing Crisis Couldn’t Muster Enough Support - Much to the relief of local land-use control advocates and cities throughout California, Senate Bill 50 failed to pass the state Senate last week and died on the...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

The signing of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Act) at the close of 2019 affected two Affordable Care Act fees related to employer sponsored group health plans....By: Hodgson Russ LLP

The Japan Fair Trade Commission ("JFTC") amended the "Guidelines to Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Review of Business Combination" ("Guidelines") and the "Policies Concerning Procedures of Review of Business Combination" ("Policies")...By: White & Case LLP

HUD issued a proposed rule to amend its Fair Housing Act design and construction regulations to incorporate the following as safe harbors: (i) the 2009 edition of the International Code Council Accessible and Usable Building and Facilities (ICC...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

On January 31, 2020, Judge Kimberly Mueller issued a preliminary injunction "in full" preventing the State of California from enforcing AB 51, the state's new law effectively banning mandatory employee arbitration agreements. ...By: Payne & Fears

Departing employees can end up owing a dealership money for a variety of reasons. Overpayments by the dealership, outstanding loans or pay advances, unresolved invoices on dealership services provided to the employee, advances on vacations or other...By: Fisher Phillips

The following is a summary of key decisions from the National Labor Relations Board (Board) and its Division of Advice during the period in which the Republican Party has controlled the Board under the Trump administration. Although President Trump...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Geopolitical uncertainty and escalating trade tensions have combined to add additional layers of complexity and risk to the dealmaking process in recent years. Through this tumultuous period, however, cross-border M&A deal flow has remained...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP