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UPDATE: On January 21, 2020, the Governor of New Jersey signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, pushing state law far past the corresponding federal requirements of the WARN Act. Governor Phil Murphy issued an omnibus press release identifying this new law...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

As we previously reported, on July 1, 2020, employees in D.C. will be eligible to receive benefits under the D.C. Paid Family Leave law, which provides employees with up to eight weeks of paid leave to care for a new child, six weeks of paid leave to...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Under the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law, M.G.L c. 175M (“MAPFML”), employees and other covered individuals in the Commonwealth will be entitled to a generous set of new paid family and medical leave benefits and rights beginning...By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits

In the February 2020 Visa Bulletin issued by the US Department of State, EB-2 worldwide employment-based classifications, excluding China and India, remain available and current. This month’s Dates for Filing Chart did not advance for any country or...By: Morgan Lewis

On December 20, 2019, the president signed into law the Secure Act. The Secure Act, among other things, changes certain rules regarding retirement plans. These changes may have an impact on your estate plan, which could require further action....By: Cozen O'Connor

The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a January 16th news release stating that a Washington, D.C. individual had been sentenced in the United States District Court for allegedly violating the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”)...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued three opinion letters on January 7, 2020—one addressing the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and two on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FMLA letter clarifies whether a combined general health district...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

One of the areas articulated in the 2019 Guidance was around payments and payroll. For both the compliance professional and the corporate payroll function, there is a significant role to play in the operationalization of a corporate compliance...By: Thomas Fox

Travel and visa restrictions continue to increase. The administration has confirmed recently that it is planning to expand the list of countries currently subject to the travel ban restriction. The administration did not comment on which countries...By: Morgan Lewis

The role of the compliance professional and the compliance function in a corporation has steadily grown in stature and prestige over the years. When it came to the corporate compliance function, 2012 FCPA Guidance, under Hallmark Three of the Ten...By: Thomas Fox