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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act), signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019, will have a wide-ranging impact on tax-qualified retirement plans and individual retirement accounts, through amendments to the...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

Synopsis: As the 2020 presidential election approaches, both Congress and the presidential candidates are taking notice of future of work issues.  A newly formed Congressional caucus aims to address future of work issues with legislation and...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On December 18, 2019, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP attorneys Kirstin Muller, Alison Hamer, Benjamin Treger, and China Westfall presented a one-hour webinar, California Employment Laws 2020: Your Survival Guide. The webinar provided a comprehensive...By: Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP

The US Supreme Court ruled on January 27 that the administration can begin to implement the public charge rule while the issue is still being litigated in the federal court system....By: Morgan Lewis

“The immunity provision of the Defend Trade Secrets Act creates serious risk for companies: A whistleblower could expose a company to civil and criminal penalties stemming from the company’s alleged misconduct and simultaneously reveal valuable trade...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP

On January 13, 2020, the Appellate Division ruled that medical marijuana may provide a reasonable and necessary form of treatment in workers’ compensation cases. In Hager v. M&K Construction, the Appellate Division affirmed a workers’ compensation...By: Genova Burns LLC

It is not uncommon for issues to arise when the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) Proposal is submitted to the owner by a Construction Manager at Risk (CMR) or Design Builder (DB). Usually, such issues can be worked out to the satisfaction of the...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

In what has become a trend over the last few years, Governor Cuomo included multiple labor and employment law proposals in the budget that, if approved, would create significant new responsibilities for New York employers, including paid sick leave...By: Morgan Lewis

On January 16, 2020, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued its decision in Mendoza v. Isleta Resort and Casino, holding that a tribe does not waive its sovereign immunity to workers’ compensation claims merely by committing in a tribal gaming...By: Littler

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they discuss: - OFCCP Honors...By: DirectEmployers Association