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Employers now have until September 30, 2019, to provide individualized notice and October 1, 2019, to begin contributions. As covered in a previous Latham & Watkins Client Alert, Massachusetts employers face imminent deadlines under the state’s Paid...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

On June 20, 2019, the Court of Federal Claims released its opinions in the consolidated cases of California Ridge Energy, LLC v. U.S., C/A 1:14-cv-00250-RHH, and Bishop Hill Energy, LLC v. U.S., C/A 1:14-cv-00251-RHH. The taxpayers in those cases...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Bear with me because this is a big story about how a little provision slipped in at the last minute and buried deep in a innocuously-titled bill may have big implications for the restaurant industry in Connecticut. You might have missed House Bill...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

Obesity has been recognized as a disease by the American Medical Association, National Institutes of Health, and the World Health Organization. Does that mean obesity qualifies as a physical impairment under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 substantially expanded the definition of protected disabled persons under federal anti-discrimination laws. In most circumstances, employers do not spend much time arguing that the plaintiff is outside the ADA’s...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

The United States Court of Federal Claims recently released two anticipated opinions, Bishop Hill Energy, LLC v. United States and California Ridge Wind Energy, LLC v. United States, which were issued under seal on January 7, 2019, and are...By: Stoel Rives LLP

A friendly reminder from the folks at the CSLB . . ....By: Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

Synopsis: ERISA stock-drop litigation has diminished in recent years due to the Supreme Court’s Dudenhoeffer decision (and a rising stock market). Now, the Court will have another chance to weigh in on whether federal ERISA litigation in this space...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On July 1, the City of Los Angeles will raise the minimum wage for employers with at least 26 employees to $14.25, and for employers with fewer than 26 employees to $13.25. In determining whether this increase applies to a particular employee,...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The New York State Legislature just passed sweeping legislation that would strictly limit the ability of employers to ask for or rely on an applicant’s wage or salary history....By: Hodgson Russ LLP