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Seyfarth Synopsis: As detailed in our 2020 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, 2019 was an interesting year for employers in terms of class certification rulings. Plaintiffs achieved the highest numbers of initial conditional certification...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What are the top upstream oil and gas trends to look out for in 2020?  Although recent events in the Middle East are still volatile, it seems the oil price rally is over for now. Prices are more or less back to where they were, but with tensions...By: Opportune LLP

On December 17, 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report for 2018....By: Littler

While DOJ had its biggest year in FCPA enforcement, OFAC quietly had a record year in enforcement.  OFAC collected approximately $1.28 billion (yes, with a B) in 26 separate enforcement actions.  That is quite an increase over 2018 when OFAC...By: Michael Volkov

In April 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published proposed rules dealing with the definition of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Joint employment status means that two or more employers are both liable...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

This Is The 2nd Of A Trilogy Of Blogs Addressing The E-2 Visa Option Post The November 21 Change In EB5 Investment Amount....By: Klasko Immigration Law Partners, LLP

Digital Health Companies Look Toward IPOs as M&A Stabilizes - Digital health funding in 2019 suggests more companies will be looking to go public or be acquired in the coming years, according to a report from seed fund and research firm Rock Health....By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

In a growing wave of class action lawsuits, plaintiffs are targeting employers who have allegedly failed to provide proper notice of health care coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”). The wave prompted at...By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") issued final regulations on January 13, 2020 to comprehensively implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA") (the "Regulations")....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Company Fired Employees for Reporting and/or Verifying Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Safie Specialty Foods Company, Inc., which pickles vegetables in Chesterfield Township, Mich., will pay $125,000 to settle a sexual...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission