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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Monday, a lawsuit seeking an injunction of the San Antonio Paid Sick Leave Ordinance’s August 1, 2019 effective date was filed in a Bexar County District Court. The lawsuit was filed on the same constitutional grounds that...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

In the 2019 session, the Minnesota Legislature introduced a number of sweeping changes to statutes affecting individuals in the construction industry. On August 1, 2019, a number of those changes will go into effect. These changes are important to...By: Stinson LLP

Apple is in “advanced talks” to snap up Intel’s smartphone-modem chip business, a portfolio “of patents and staff valued at $1 billion or more.” The deal, should it close, would go far in prepping Apple for the arrival of next gen 5G wireless...By: Robins Kaplan LLP

On June 13, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“Agencies”) issued final regulations (see source reference at the end of this alert) expanding opportunities for employers of...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: A New Jersey appellate court recently concluded in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc. that even though New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act (the Act) did not “require … an employer to accommodate the medical...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Governor John Carney recently signed legislation that will put into effect a variety of amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (DLLCA), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

On the day that New York State honored the U.S. women’s soccer team for their World Cup victory – a team whose members have publicly demanded pay equity with the U.S. men’s soccer team – Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation amending the state’s pay...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

The answer is “Yes” if your start-up has progressed far enough along to have hired six (6) employees. The Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”) makes it illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment, including tangible employment actions, because...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS - EU Institutions Move Forward With The Selection Of Their Leaders For The New Legislative Cycle - On 2 July 2019, the European Council, which gathers Heads of State or Government of the 28 EU Member States, elected Charles...By: K&L Gates LLP

Due to the IRS’ different treatment of private sector and public agency boards of directors, it comes as little surprise that many California special districts and public agencies continue to classify their board members as independent contractors...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP