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On January 13, 2020, the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB or Board) issued an en banc affirmation of its July 31, 2018 Opinion and Decision After Reconsideration and gave the California Administrative Director of the Division of Workers’...By: Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Since April of 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (“Commission”) has been a panel of one. After Chairwoman Heather MacDougall resigned from the Commission on March 31, 2019 and Commission Cynthia Attwood’s term ended in April...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board continues to have a multitude of draft regulations on its plate for this coming year. Employers and trade groups will have the opportunity to influence California’s new workplace safety...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

A highly anticipated decision granting a preliminary injunction preventing California from applying its new independent contractor test to motor carriers was issued by Senior U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez on January 12. While the ruling was...By: McCarter & English, LLP

In 2015, Congress passed a law called the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. It appears that the word “Improvements” may have been added in an unsuccessful attempt to make the law sound more palatable. Because...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Some interesting links we found across the web this week: 10 Predictions for the Tech Industry in 2020 - Have you started to wonder what 2020 might bring for tech startups? The predictions in this AlleyWatch article may help you anticipate where...By: WilmerHale

One of the spending bills signed by President Trump to avert a government shutdown late last year had attached to it the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, or as it’s known by its acronym, the SECURE Act....By: Blank Rome LLP

Employing foreign nationals in this uncertain and ever-changing immigration climate can be daunting. We will simplify it for you and review the recent changes as well as answer frequently asked questions, including how to terminate or discipline a...By: Arent Fox

On January 9, 2020, Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography published in the Official Gazette of the Federation the daily, monthly, and annual values of the Unit of Measure and Update (UMA). These are scheduled to take effect on...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 and the Family Medical Leave Act work together to protect employees with disabilities. But what happens when your highly specialized professor goes on leave halfway through the semester? How do you...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP