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Take care of yourself! In medicine, sometimes the practices that get people in trouble are pretty simple. Too many nachos, and not enough leafy greens. You'd rather binge-watch Seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things than go for a walk....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: credit cards/consumer finance — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Consistent, marginal upward. WE ARE SEEING - New market entrants securing funding from financial sponsors and 'big bank'...By: White & Case LLP

Maslowski v. Prospect Funding Partners LLC, 2019 BL 25346, Minn. Ct. App., No. A18-1906 (July 8, 2019) - Brief Summary - A Minnesota appellate court upheld a trial court's conclusion that a litigation-funding agreement was invalid because it was...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Among the sweeping changes to workplace law passed by the New York legislature this session is a dramatic expansion to the law prohibiting pay discrimination. The new legislation also substantially reduces the standard for establishing that unlawful...By: Hodgson Russ LLP

As of July 15, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is equipped to accept 2017 and 2018 Component 2 EEO-1 reports from covered employers. Currently, employers who wish to submit this data now can do so via manual entry into an...By: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

As Oregon’s 2019 legislative session drew to a close, the legislature added new requirements for employers related to noncompetition agreements, notice to employees of impending federal authorization to work inspections, and penalties for an...By: K&L Gates LLP

On July 17, 2019, the Supreme Court of Ohio announced a major victory for the Ohio construction industry in the ongoing battle over whether Ohio’s construction statute of repose, R.C. 2305.131, bars claims for breach of contract as well as tort...By: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Massachusetts law permits employers to pay inside salespeople on a commission only basis, provided that the employer guarantees at least the minimum wage for all regular hours worked. However, according to a recent decision from the Massachusetts...By: Locke Lord LLP

Recent state and federal cases continue to explore and define the reach of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). In Nieto v. Fresno Beverage Company, Inc. (2019) 33 Cal.App.5th 274 a California Court of Appeal upheld a trial court’s determination that...By: Locke Lord LLP

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a document setting out its digital markets strategy and, in parallel, has launched a market study into online platforms and digital advertising. These developments follow on from a series...By: Allen & Overy LLP