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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires healthcare employers to protect their medical staff and employees from harassment and discrimination and respond to any such behaviors swiftly and effectively, even if the actor is a patient, rather than a...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made significant changes to the Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5) through their establishment of new EB-5 modernization regulations.  The EB-5 program permits individuals to apply for permanent...By: Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. McDermott doesn’t bother to tell lenders it was under SEC investigation. (WSJ) 2. Astros accused of cheating. Why MLB must step in? (ESPN.com) 3. USOPC President tells Congress they can’t engage in...By: Thomas Fox

Drinker Biddle’s Corporate and Securities Group recently hosted its 13th annual roundtable discussion, which took place at Gulph Mills Golf Club in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. This year’s event sported a new name—“The Leveraged Acquisitions...By: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The Treasury Department and the IRS recently finalized new hardship distribution rules applicable to defined contribution plans. Plan sponsors should prepare for operational changes to comply with the new regulations, including some beginning January...By: McDermott Will & Emery

Welcome to the latest issue of the Ogletree Deakins International Employment Update - a newsletter aimed at human resources professionals and in-house employment counsel operating on an international basis. Please scroll through the alphabetical list...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

I worked at a third-party administration (TPA) where one of our administrators tried to steal money from a participant’s account and transfer it to his Individual Retirement Account (IRA),. The only reason he got caught because he messed up the...By: Ary Rosenbaum

An Oklahoma refinery employee who was terminated after testing positive for amphetamines tried to get his job back by claiming that over-the-counter medication led to a false test result. He also argued the employer’s testing process and the...By: McAfee & Taft

The headlines paint a bleak picture: “AI is here to take your job.” Automation will, undoubtedly, create a seismic shift to the workplace, this much we know. The breadth and scope of the impact, however, will vary across industries. For some,...By: Fisher Phillips

If an employee misses work to attend church on Sunday morning and the company subsequently fires her, is that religious discrimination? A jury in Texas recently said yes and awarded the plaintiff close to $350,000. The verdict is a reminder to...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP