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Administrators of Multiple Employer Plans (“MEPs”)­–in which employers from different controlled groups participate–face a compliance challenge when one participating employer is out of compliance. Under the “unified plan rule” (also known as the...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

If you’re an employer in Maryland, beginning October 1, 2019, you are prohibited from requiring a low wage worker (defined as someone earning less than $15/hour or less than $31,200/year) to sign a non-compete agreement with your company. Maryland’s...By: Blank Rome LLP

The New Jersey Supreme Court announced it will review the Appellate Division’s decision in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., which extended protections under the New Jersey Law against Discrimination (NJLAD) to medical marijuana users....By: Fox Rothschild LLP

On July 15, 2019, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed an aiding and abetting claim asserted against a private equity buyer and its principals in a stockholder class action involving breach of fiduciary...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

The Plaintiff worked as a part-time nurse’s assistant, where she earned $8.00 per hour. She received a promotion in February of 2011, where she worked full time with a single patient and earned $10.00 per hour. On the first day in her new position,...By: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP

In a straightforward case, but one with widespread applicability today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that rooftop installation of solar panels isn’t (ain’t) “roofing work” under OSHA....By: Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

Ensuring correct employee classification for purposes of compliance with wage and hour laws is one of the most daunting challenges employers face. Classification criteria such as being engaged in “management” and use of discretion and independent...By: Butler Snow LLP

When using an AWW from employment other than that which caused the injury is actually appropriate. Plaintiff was last injuriously exposed to asbestos at a time when his comp rate would have been $600.00. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma...By: Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP

This past Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Eugene Scalia to be the next secretary of labor. Readers will recall that the current secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned on July 12, 2019. Acosta was subjected to much...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: As the mercury rises, California employers must comply with regulatory requirements to keep their employees cool.  Employers should be aware of Cal/OSHA’s existing requirements for outdoor workplaces and proposed rules which could...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP