PODCAST: Ex Rel. Radio – False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors ???????- “False Claims Act: The Risks to Small Business Government Contractors” is the fifth episode of “Ex Rel. Radio,” our multi-part series on the...By: PilieroMazza PLLC
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With the new year comes new resolutions, new goals, and, sadly, often new regulations and laws. This year is no different. Under Arizona’s minimum wage law, the state-mandated minimum wage increased from $11.00 to $12.00 on January 1, 2020 – a 9.1%...By: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, PLC
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On January 10, 2020 the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released draft guidelines outlining the agencies' "analytical techniques, practices, and enforcement policy" for vertical mergers under the...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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On December 30, 2019, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights III of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by former stockholders of Essendant Inc. after it was acquired in a tender offer and cash-out merger by a...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP
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On January 12, 2020, the US Department of Labor (Department or DOL) announced that it is issuing a Final Rule that will update and revise its regulations issued under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA or the Act) that provide guidance on determining...By: Arent Fox
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The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the SECURE Act) represents the first major retirement legislation since 2006. The SECURE Act was signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019, became effective Jan. 1, 2020, and includes noteworthy...By: Holland & Knight LLP
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Assembly Bill (AB) 51, which attempts to ban certain mandatory arbitration agreements, was scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2020. However, a coalition of business organizations filed a suit on December 9, 2019 seeking to enjoin AB 51....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
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When we use the word “material” as an adjective in ordinary writing, such as in “a material event occurred yesterday,” we typically mean that the noun (“event”) being modified by the adjective (“material”) is one of real significance, importance or...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule controlling the export of certain artificial intelligence software relating to geospatial imagery analysis (Geospatial AI...By: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
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Previously we posted on our blog about a deadline looming in the distance for 403(b) plan sponsors to adopt a pre-approved plan document. Now that 2020 has arrived, the deadline is just around the corner and imminent action is required....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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