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As the world responds to the accelerating 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak originating in Wuhan, China - a situation now declared by the World Health Organization to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern - multinational...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Recent developments regarding immigration across the globe include changes to temporary and permanent resident application procedures in Canada, an increase in the minimum salary for S Pass applicants in Singapore, and the Migration Advisory...By: Morgan Lewis

Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an amendment to the New Jersey WARN Act, dramatically expanding the Act’s reach.  Effective July 19, 2020, the amendment makes the Act one of the most stringent state WARN acts in the country....By: Hogan Lovells

Earlier this week, President Donald Trump signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act, which ratifies the trade agreement that will soon replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). (The leaders of Canada,...By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Re: Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act (MPMLA), MCL 408.961, et seq., effective March 29, 2019. Nearly one year ago, the MPMLA made Michigan the eleventh state to enact mandatory sick leave pay for employees. In Michigan, employers must (as of March...By: Wilson Elser

On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an increase in the thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and...By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

A new law, which is called “SECURE” (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement), applies to retirement plans of people who die after December 31, 2019....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires employers with the requisite number of employees to provide up to 12 weeks of leave to employees experiencing a qualifying event....By: PilieroMazza PLLC

On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published adjusted reporting thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) in the Federal Register. Companies contemplating a merger should...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Proper characterization of workers as independent contractors or employees is a question that crosses many areas of substantive state and federal law, prominently federal tax law. IRS Publication 15-A, Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide (2020) (Dec...By: Fraser Trebilcock