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A new year brings new pressures for landowners of high-rise residential buildings which contain ACM and other unsafe cladding....By: Dentons

“Big data” has become one of the hottest subjects for antitrust enforcers around the globe. There is concern that large tech companies are amassing vast amounts of data and will use that data to entrench their dominant positions. With this emerging...By: Dechert LLP

How many readers have confronted the following scenario: Employer provides a paid meal break to its employees (for ease of application, we are going to suggest the paid meal break is 30 minutes in length); Employees are relieved of all work duties...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

While a precise number is not known, it has been estimated that the total amount of retirement benefits unclaimed by U.S. employees exceeds $100 billion. Contributing factors may include “missing participants” who fail to maintain contact with former...By: Thompson Coburn LLP

On Wednesday, January 22, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“CDLE”) adopted the Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (“COMPS Order”) #36, which replaces Colorado Minimum Wage Order #35. The adopted rules will go into...By: Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 17, 2019, Congress passed "The Fair Chance To Compete for Jobs Act of 2019" (the “Act”) as part of the National Defense Authorization Act....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

EU Approves Directive on Whistleblowing and Internal Channels for Reporting - New Legislation Enacted - On October 23, 2019, the European Parliament approved the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons...By: Littler

With the eyes of Capitol Hill squarely focused on the Senate impeachment proceedings, we turn this week’s edition of Policy Matters to the states, where labor and employment-related legislative and regulatory activity continues at a steady pace....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Minimum Age for Continued Unemployment Allowance Rises - New Legislation Enacted - The minimum age for continued unemployment allowance for unemployed persons born on 1961 and thereafter will rise to 62 years. An unemployed person can receive...By: Littler

On January 10, 2020, Colorado Representative Jovan Melton (D) introduced House Bill 20-1089, which proposes to clarify that the existing prohibition on an employer terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty activities, like off-duty...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP