On June 13, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new regulation that is intended to increase the use of tax-favored health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) as a...By: Foley Hoag LLP
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The much anticipated and awaited DIFC Employment Law No. 2 of 2019 (“2019 Employment Law”) will come into full force and effect on 28 August 2019 (“Effective Date”)....By: Bracewell LLP
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On June 14, 2019, the Canadian Commissioner of Competition (Commissioner) sued to unwind a recently completed merger involving companies that offer software to manage oil and gas reserves. WHAT BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW - The Commissioner indicated...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Does your parental leave or "bonding time" policy provide more time off to one gender over the other following the birth or adoption of a child? If so, it is time to revisit the policy as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC")--the...By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
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Hotels in New Jersey will soon be required to provide panic buttons for employees who work in guest rooms and to comply with certain documentation, training, investigation and guest notification protocol. The legislature found that hotel employees,...By: Fox Rothschild LLP
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Q. Now that medical marijuana is legal in New Jersey, does the Law Against Discrimination require employers to provide an accommodation for medical marijuana use?...By: Pepper Hamilton LLP
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H.I.G. BioHealth Partners, the life-science investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has announced the sale of Vertiflex to Boston Scientific. The total equity value of the sale is approximately $465 million in cash, with additional payments...By: McGuireWoods LLP
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On June 7, 2019, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that it has adopted a final regulation eliminating the requirement for coffee to carry a Proposition 65 warning label. The regulation overturns a California State...By: Husch Blackwell LLP
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July may seem like a sleepy summer month, but don’t forget — for many cities in California it is the time for minimum wage increases. Your payroll company may notify you and take care of it, but if you handle payroll directly, then please take note....By: Fox Rothschild LLP
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The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority has issued the Investment Consultancy and Fiduciary Management Market Investigation Order 2019. This is U.K. secondary legislation intended to combat anti-competitive practices in the supply and acquisition...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP
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