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Happy New Year! Did I Miss My Chance at Opportunity Zones? Opportunity zones were introduced in 2017 as part of President Trump’s tax reform bill. Taxpayers with capital gains can receive several tax benefits if the taxpayers take those capital...By: Lowndes

On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published three new opinion letters – two that address compliance under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and one that addresses compliance under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) – that...By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

There was big news earlier this week when Major League Baseball (MLB) handed down punishment after investigating a systematic method of cheating on the part of the Houston Astros. Just as the Astros were stealing vital information from their...By: FordHarrison

On January 6, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law House Bill No. 7501 (An Act Concerning the Workforce Training Needs in the State and Revisions to and Regulations of Gratuities Permitted or Applied as Part of the Minimum Fair...By: Wilson Elser

As an update to our Jan. 7, 2020, post regarding California Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5), on Jan. 13, 2020, U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez of the Southern District of California heard two hours of oral argument on the motion for preliminary...By: Holland & Knight LLP

Since the start of fiscal year 2020 (October 1, 2019-September 30, 2020), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recovered more than $25 million in monetary relief and secured substantial equitable remedies from employers accused of engaging...By: Carlton Fields

U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller, in Sacramento on December 30, 2019, issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the state of California from enforcing AB 51, and on January 10 extended the TRO until January 31, 2020. The new law bans...By: Fenwick & West LLP

DVHA presents budget adjustment proposal - The House Health Care Committee heard from Department of Vermont Health Access Commissioner Cory Gustafson on Tuesday on his department’s 2020 budget adjustment....By: Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Global Protein Prods., Inc. v. Le, 42 Cal. App. 5th 352 (2019) - Global Protein Products, Inc. (“GPP”) successfully sued its former employee Kevin K. Le for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract and unfair competition and obtained a...By: Proskauer - California Employment Law

On August 28, 2019, the amendment to Transitory XI of the social security contribution towards Disability, Old Age and Death (IVM by its Spanish acronym) Regulation was published, accepting the recommendation of the Dialogue Board of 2017, which...By: Dentons