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We previously wrote about Riot Games’ $10,000,000 settlement of a class action lawsuit for alleged discrimination, retaliation and harassment....By: Lewitt Hackman

Under current Ohio law, requiring an employee to submit a urine sample for drug testing does not violate the employee’s right of privacy. However, on January 28, 2020, the Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral argument regarding whether a certain method...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Employment Security Up to the Age 70 - Proposed Bill or Initiative - On December 25, 2019, Labor Policy Council has proposed to the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare to take legislative actions to provide measures to ensure employees continue...By: Littler

Seyfarth Synopsis: Governor Murphy signed 153 bills into law on January 20, 2020, including six (6) that increase enforcement mechanisms for state agencies to impose certain penalties against employers who misclassify workers as independent...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The German government seeks to promote the prospering of the German economy as finding skilled employees from the German labour market becomes more difficult for many employers, especially in the industries of nursing care (the care provided in...By: Littler

Dear YouDig? Guess what?  There is a beautiful new ice arena at a major university in Ohio. We know because we supplied the materials, labor and installation services of the entire ice rink including the sub floor heave protection, the piping...By: Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the “dirty dirt” bill that requires businesses engaged in soil and fill recycling to comply with the background checks and licensing requirements currently imposed on the solid waste...By: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC

The Women’s National Basketball Association and the union representing its players recently agreed to tentative terms of a new collective bargaining agreement, which will revamp players’ salary and benefits this season and apply through 2027. While...By: Fisher Phillips

In Project Surveillance, Inc. v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, No. 4:19-CV-03324, 2020 WL 292247 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 21, 2020), a Texas federal court held that a professional services exclusion in a commercial general liability policy precluded...By: Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP

Continuing focus on sexual harassment - The EHRC has published technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work, while the Government Equalities Office launched a survey on people's experience of sexual harassment....By: Hogan Lovells