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On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision in Apogee Retail LLC d/b/a Unique Thrift Store and Kathy Johnson, upholding an employer’s confidentiality instructions to employees involved in open workplace...By: Genova Burns LLC

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that it would begin accepting electronic registrations for H-1B candidates subject to the annual quota for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on March 1, 2020. The registration period will run...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) published new Guidelines (French only) on December 10, 2019 applicable to whistleblowing schemes, following a public consultation process. The Guidelines replace the former Single Authorization AU-004,...By: Hogan Lovells

On January 10, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued draft Vertical Merger Guidelines for public comment. The draft guidelines outline potential theories of harm, the analytical approach, and the enforcement...By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

It’s that time of year again! OSHA and MSHA penalties were automatically adjusted this month. What will safety and health enforcement cost you in 2020? Read on. For the last few years, Department of Labor (DOL) penalties for violating OSHA and MSHA...By: Husch Blackwell LLP

On January 9, 2020, USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register to formally announce the implementation of the new registration process for H-1B cap-subject (lottery) petitions for fiscal year 2021. According to USCIS, the initial H-1B petition...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 1 (January 9, 2020) - A young girl in the United Kingdom found a note allegedly written by prisoners in a Shanghai factory that produces charity Christmas cards. The note said, “We are foreign prisoners in...By: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics

For the first time in sixty years, the U.S Department of Labor is substantively revising the regulation that articulates when two people or businesses are “joint employers” of an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  The final version...By: Murtha Cullina

In a case of first impression, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that it was appropriate for a workers’ compensation judge to order an employer to reimburse its employee for his medical marijuana expenses as part of his workers’ compensation...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

If you are involved in the construction industry, you have probably heard of or dealt with mechanic’s liens. The majority of work performed on private Texas construction projects will fall under Chapter 53 of the Texas Property Code, to which...By: Porter Hedges LLP