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On December 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Intel Corp. Inv. Policy Comm. v. Sulyma, 139 S. Ct. 2692 (2019). The question presented is whether the three year limitations period in 29 U.S.C. § 1113(2), which runs from "the...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

I have life insurance and it’s an important financial tool to protect your loved ones. I’ve never been a fan of maintaining a life insurance policy within a qualified plan and that bias against it is because of the compliance errors I’ve seen with...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Last year saw equity investments by mining private equity funds plummet from $2bn in 2018 to only $500m in 2019. This is the lowest amount invested in a single year since we started tracking activity in 2013, far lower than the previous low of...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Seyfarth Synopsis: St. Louis has become the third locality in Missouri to enact a “Ban the Box” law, joining Kansas City and Columbia. With a January 1, 2021 effective date, covered employers should begin taking steps to bring their hiring practices...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On Monday, January 27, Democratic Senator Robert Rodriguez introduced Senate Bill 20-138, A Bill for an Act Concerning Increased Consumer Protection for Homeowners Seeking Relief for Construction Defects. If passed, the bill could dramatically change...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“CIS”) is now requiring that employers register on myaccount.uscis.gov and pay a one-time ten (10) dollar registration fee in order to participate in the Fiscal Year 2021 H-1B Visa Cap-Subject lottery. The...By: Benesch

Boom—take that, Pennsylvania employers! As a result of Governor Wolf’s battle with the Pennsylvania Republican-controlled legislature being at an impasse over a potential state minimum wage increase, the Governor pressed the Commonwealth’s...By: Blank Rome LLP

Clark v. Champion National Security, Incorporated (No. 18-11613, January 14, 2020) is the Fifth Circuit’s latest statement on whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”) requires an employer to excuse terminable misconduct—here, sleeping...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Have you ever had any foreign nationals “visit” your company from one of your entities outside the U.S.? Did you help the foreign national visitor fit right in and seem like part of your team and like any other employee?...By: Dickinson Wright

It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....By: Robins Kaplan LLP