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Last month, Maryland joined a growing list of states that restrict the use of noncompete agreements for low wage employees. This month, the list of states grew yet again with New Hampshire, Maine and Rhode Island joining the trend....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released instructions for employers required to file 2017 and 2018 pay information that includes a breakdown by demographics, referred to as Component 2 data. The instructions and support...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Welcome to your weekly update from the Allen & Overy Pensions team, bringing you up to speed on the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of occupational pensions. Please see full article below for more information....By: Allen & Overy LLP

New Jersey employers should expect to see a significant expansion of investigations into misclassification of employees as independent contractors. Such investigations have always presented risks and costs to employers, but recent portentous...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

New legislation broadens the scope of foreign investments control review in France and reinforces the sanctions in case of infringement. As a next step, French authorities are likely to adopt new regulations by the end of 2019 to clarify the review...By: White & Case LLP

• On June 21, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued and put into effect an Interim Final Rule (Interim Rule) that requires all U.S. persons and persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction (not only...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Following the Japanese government's recent amendment of the rules under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the "FEFTA"), foreign investors seeking to invest in companies engaged in certain information and communications technology...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

With effect from 6 April 2020, medium and large organisations in the private sector will become responsible for determining the employment status of individuals who provide services to such organisations through intermediaries (such as personal...By: Dechert LLP

In May, JPMorgan Chase entered into a class action settlement regarding allegations that it treated male employees differently than female employees under the company’s parental leave program. On its face, the terms of the program appeared to be...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The New York State Legislature passed several bills at the end of its 2019 session which, yet again, will impact New York employers. Some of the new legislation further amends laws that were implemented last year, which required employers to review...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP