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Employers paid out a record $68.2 million to those alleging sexual harassment violations through the EEOC in 2019, shattering the all-time record by over $10 million and reminding us all that the #MeToo movement continues to be a major influence on...By: Fisher Phillips

Almost everyone can remember a time when you asked permission to do something that your mother thought was ill-advised, dangerous or just plain stupid. And when your mother said “no” and you protested that all your friends were doing it, your mother...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. Recent developments include: Company Directors are Not Liable...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

It’s official, almost. Implementation of the new H-1B filing process for 2020 is fast approaching and more details have been released. DHS published a notice in the Federal Register on January 9, 2020, which officially announced the process....By: Burr & Forman

Seeking to tighten worker misclassification enforcement in New Jersey, on January 20, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a package of legislation to add misclassification penalties, allow stop-work orders against employers for legal...By: Littler

Transactions closing on February 27 or later will be subject to increased HSR Act jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds....By: Morgan Lewis

On January 10, 2020, The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new draft vertical merger guidelines for public comment. The draft guidelines (once finalized) will replace the DOJ’s 1984 Non-Horizontal Merger...By: Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced the annual changes to the thresholds contained in section 7A (Hart-Scott-Rodino) and section 8 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 18a, 19) (Interlocking Directors). The new HSR thresholds apply to any...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Are the regimes of construction adjudication and insolvency incompatible? Recent Court of Appeal authority suggested that they are, but in Meadowside Building Developments Ltd (In Liquidation) v 12-18 Hill Street Management Company Ltd [2019] EWHC...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

On December 13, 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court (ECLI:NL:HR:2019:1950) provided clarity on the issue of giving references for former employees. Even after the employment relationship has ended, the employer and employee must act in accordance with the...By: Littler