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Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast which takes a deep dive into a compliance related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode Matt indulges me as we take a deep dive into 2020 Edelman...By: Thomas Fox

In today’s edition of the Daily Compliance News: 1. Airbus to settle corruption allegations for nearly $4bn? (Bloomberg) 2. Chair of Chemistry at Harvard arrested for working with Chinese. (Washington Post) 3. Britain chooses Huawei over Trump....By: Thomas Fox

The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus in Wuhan, China, which has spread to the United States with new cases being reported every day, has the global community on high alert. The Coronavirus is an upper-respiratory disease similar to Middle East...By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits

On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Murphy enacted major revisions to the New Jersey Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act, commonly referred to as the New Jersey WARN Act (“NJ WARN Act”), that make this the most draconian...By: Epstein Becker & Green

As previewed in our prior blog post, the recently enacted SECURE Act includes many changes that affect employer-sponsored benefit plans and require the attention of plan administrators. Among these changes, effective for distributions made after...By: Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised thresholds for interlocking directorates required under Section 8 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 19(a)(5)). The revised thresholds are effective as of January 21, 2020....By: Ropes & Gray LLP

In a groundbreaking decision, the New Jersey Superior Court decided the outcome of the confusing dispute between federal and state medical marijuana laws when it comes to paying for medical marijuana as a workers’ compensation benefit. In Hager v. M&...By: White and Williams LLP

On Friday afternoon, January 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Violation to the state of California demanding that the state stop imposing abortion coverage mandates on...By: King & Spalding

In recent years, fintech has been an attractive sector for growth capital, as evidenced by robust investment and M&A valuations in the sector. While interest remained high in 2019, deal volumes began to level off early in the year, followed by a...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was signed into law late last month and makes significant positive changes impacting retirement plans. Many of the provisions are effective today, so employers should review these...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati