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The achievement of legislative consensus in 2018 around a preferred approach to safeguarding U.S. technology and information from national security threats via foreign investment resulted in passage of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: First American case reported of deadly new Chinese coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has indicated that it is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a new 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

PHOENIX -Riddle Painting & Coatings, Inc., an Arizona industrial and commercial painting company, settled a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (EEOC v....By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

New Tripartite Advisory on Provision of Rest Areas for Outsourced Workers - New Regulation or Official Guidance - On December 9, 2019, the tripartite partners (i.e., the Ministry of Manpower, National Trade Union Congress, and the Singapore...By: Littler

Back in 2009, it was hard not to miss press coverage of the H1N1 virus.  In fact, I wrote a series of posts about how employers could prepare for a possible pandemic while still complying with employment laws....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

A new federal rule has created a new electronic registration process for the annual H-1B lottery. The new electronic registration system will significantly change the sequence of the H-1B lottery. There will no longer be a rush to file full H-1B...By: FordHarrison

The temporary restraining order (“TRO”) which prevents the enforcement of AB 51 remains in effect until January 31, 2020. As a reminder, California’s AB 51 bars mandatory arbitration agreements in employment agreements....By: Stokes Wagner

Employers considering a tolerant attitude towards recreational cannabis in the workplace should consider safety hazards and legal liabilities....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

On Friday, January 10, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission issued new guidelines for the agencies’ review of vertical mergers. Vertical mergers involve the combination of firms operating at different levels...By: King & Spalding

Workers of Gig-Economy Platforms are Employees, Madrid’s Court of Justice Rules - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On November 27, 2019, the Superior Labor Court of Madrid issued a binding decision on the legal nature of a...By: Littler