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On October 31, 2019, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 13897 – “Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495.” Taking effect immediately, EO 13897 revokes EO 13495 previously issued by the Obama administration...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The #MeToo movement did not begin in 2017, but its viral spread as a social media campaign began at that time to showcase the prevalence of sexual harassment, particularly in the workplace. Businesses were galvanized into shoring up their sexual...By: Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s summary judgment in favor of Maryville Anesthesiologists (MA). A former MA employee, Paula Babb, alleged that MA violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it fired...By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

Beginning in January, 2021 most workers in Massachusetts will be eligible to receive up to 12 weeks of paid family leave time and up to 20 weeks of paid medical leave. The Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program (PFML) provides temporary...By: Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Last week, on November 7 at the American Bar Association’s annual labor and employment law conference, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) provided a glimpse into its upcoming intentions when discussing a planned administrative rule...By: Benesch

On Sept. 12, 2019, the New York City Council passed a law, Int. 0136-A, that expands the scope of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) to provide protections for freelancers and independent contractors....By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

“I was the last one you’d thought you’d see there…” We tend to think of untimely remittances to retirement plans as primarily an ERISA issue, and certainly, the cause of many DOL audits. Lately, however, it seems the IRS also sees late...By: Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“TAPCB”) issued an October 24th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to PSC Metals, LLC (“PSC”). See Division of Air Pollution Case No. APC19-0139. The Order addresses a PSC...By: Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,

An historic piece of legislation was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on September 20, 2019. The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, (HR 1423) was introduced by Rep. Johnson (D-GA-4). The FAIR Act applies to individual actions...By: Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,

The Michigan House of Representatives introduced legislation that would allow college athletes to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation. Michigan House Bill No. 5217 (HB 5217), introduced on...By: Miller Canfield