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On June 19, 2019, the New York State Assembly and Senate passed an omnibus bill (A08421/S06577) proposing sweeping amendments to existing state sexual harassment and discrimination laws. The pending law, which has the support, but not yet the...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP

In connection with the purchase and sale of the stock of a target corporation (a Corporate Target), the target often incurs various transaction costs (Transaction Costs) that may yield significant tax deductions (Transaction Tax Deductions). If such...By: Bracewell LLP

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII’s charge-filing precondition to suit is not a jurisdictional requirement and is instead a procedural prescription that is subject to forfeiture, refusing to permit an employer to...By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted a final version of the Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”), finalizing its approach to policing conflicts of interest in the retail investment marketplace.  Reg BI adopts a...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

On June 13, 2019, bills were introduced in the New Jersey Assembly (A5564) and New Jersey Senate (S3945) that would amend the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) to include discrimination on the basis of hair. The legislation was supported...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

The whole trick for a plaintiff (and his lawyers) in a FLSA collective action case is to try to get conditional certification. Once that happens, the stakes automatically escalate for the defendant-employer, often leaving settlement as the most...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

This claim against the "Museum of Sex" should fail. Have you ever heard of the Museum of Sex in New York City? It's a real thing....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

On June 20, 2019, New York lawmakers passed a pair of bills aimed at eliminating pay disparities based on membership in a protected class. Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to sign both bills....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New York State is poised to prohibit employers from relying on or inquiring about an applicant’s or employee’s wage or salary history. An amendment recently passed by the state legislature would bar employers in New York from seeking wage or salary...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

And it's a long list. The following cities and counties in California will increase their minimum wages effective this Monday, July 1: ALAMEDA: Currently $11 for small employers and $12 for large employers. Rate will increase to $13.50 for all...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP