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Mergers and acquisitions among private companies always present a range of HR challenges, especially in light of Covid-19. Many of those issues revolve around benefits. Here are the most common that organizations typically need to address... Originally published in TLNT (Talent Management & HR) December 7, 2020....By: Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Evolution Capital Partners has acquired Health Technologies, according to a news release. Health Technologies, based in St. Louis, Mo., is a provider of consulting dietitians, menus and food-service software to long-term care communities, small acute care hospitals and other companies....By: McGuireWoods LLP

Locked-box pricing mechanisms in private merger and acquisition deals have been popular in recent years. The mechanism, in short, involves the buyer and seller agreeing on a fixed purchase price at the start of the transaction, based primarily on the last audited accounts of the target entity, and the forms of financial leakage since the date of such accounts that are reimbursable to the buyer....By: McGuireWoods LLP

How far wide and deep should the long overdue review of NZS3910:2013 go? Merely patching and updating in some kind of piecemeal way, with a bit of H&S legislation here and some insurance provision corrections there isn’t likely to cut it. The prevailing view across the construction sector seems to be: don’t miss anything. Remaking it root and branch to make it properly fit for purpose seems to be what the industry wants and needs....By: Dentons

On Tuesday, December 1, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Makan Delrahim expressed support for tightening restrictions with respect to merger laws for dominant companies....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The recent U.K. judgment Premier Engineering (Lincoln) Ltd v MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd [2020] EWHC 2484 (TCC) provides some useful practical insights into the court’s approach to handling timesheet evidence and examining large amounts of disputed invoices. Introduction - It is not uncommon on construction projects for various aspects of the works to be done on a “dayworks” or other “time and cost” payment basis....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Tonight, the Incorporated Village of Farmingdale (“Farmingdale“) will consider amending its zoning code to expand permitted uses in its Downtown Mixed-Use Zoning District (“Downtown“). The proposed amendments will allow, among other things, legal and medical offices on the ground level of buildings....By: Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Responding to calls from Philadelphia’s housing advocates to generate tax revenue for affordable housing, Philadelphia City Council adopted a trio of ordinances on December 2, affecting most new construction projects throughout the City. Mayor Jim Kenney is expected to sign the legislative package before the end of the year....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

In anticipation of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU on December 31 (‘Brexit’), the Competition and Markets Authority (the ‘CMA’) published its guidance on the expected changes to U.K. competition law regime. The guidance does not cover the U.K.’s future relationship with the EU as it is outside of the remit of the CMA. Broadly speaking and as anticipated, the EU competition legislation (except the EU block exemptions) will no longer apply to the U.K. post Brexit, and there may be a.....

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they discuss: - Contract Language for EO 13950 Released - WHD Issued Two New FLSA-related Opinion Letters - Transgender Now Protected Under Title VII - EEOC Released a Savvy New Employment Data Tool - New TAG for Small Contractors - OFCCP Concedes to Oracle - November.....