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If you haven’t heard the phrase “OK Boomer” yet, you probably are a boomer – a baby boomer. And if someone said it to you, it was just under their breath. For the uninitiated, the phrase is an ironic, dismissive expression used by younger generations...By: Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.

Welcome to the future. With the dramatic changes in acceptance of medical and even recreational marijuana, employers need to take a fresh look at the way they maintain drug-free workplaces. Here are some tips for surviving this time of transition....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

On January 16, 2020, finding that “California runs off the road and into the preemption ditch,” Judge Roger Benitez of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California issued his decision granting a preliminary injunction...By: Benesch

The EEOC has long advised that asking about date of birth on job applications was a particularly bad idea. The ADEA does not explicitly prohibit an employer from asking an applicant’s age or date of birth....By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

On January 31, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a final rule making significant changes to the H-1B CAP lottery process. This rule added an electronic registration requirement for employers seeking to submit H-1B...By: Miller Canfield

On January 16, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California entered an order granting a preliminary injunction requested by the California Trucking Association (CTA), which was represented by Ogletree Deakins shareholders...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The MLB Commissioner held senior leadership accountable for illegal sign stealing - even though the conduct generally involved players and low-level operations employees. On January 13, 2020, Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner, Robert D....By: Latham & Watkins LLP

Certain exemptions from employee rights to overtime premium pay require the employee to be paid on a salary basis or on a fee basis. On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued opinion letter FLSA2020-2 discussing a specific pay...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Global M&A made another strong showing in 2019, as stock markets, while at times bumpy, rose to new highs, private equity firms raised record funds, and companies searched for growth and ways to address technological and other disruptions. The...By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

The New Jersey Legislature has passed an amendment to the Millville-Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act (New Jersey WARN Act) to require companies with at least 100 employees to provide 90 days’ notice and pay severance to all affected...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.