On November 8, 2019, OFCCP released another opinion letter clarifying the extent of its jurisdiction over government contractors. In the letter, OFCCP opined that participants in the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge Program are not government...By: Polsinelli
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Women with children are the fastest-growing segment of the workforce. Six in every ten new mothers are working. Against that backdrop, the Oregon legislature recently enacted two new laws, changing and clarifying the rules governing pregnancy and...By: Littler
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Ken Fisher of Fisher Investments is facing almost $2 billion of withdrawals from his firm as a result of some sexist comments he made at an industry conference....By: Ary Rosenbaum
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The Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration have announced the benefit plan and employment tax limits for 2020. Certain limitations will not change for 2020 because they are not subject to annual adjustments or because the...By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC
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Poland will be the 39th country in the Visa Waiver Program, starting November 11, 2019, which allows for visa-free travel to the United States for up to 90 days for business or pleasure. On November 6, 2019, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security...By: Proskauer Rose LLP
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Concluding that TWC Dealer Group, Inc.’s arbitration agreements were both procedurally and substantively unconscionable, California’s First Appellate District’s recent decision highlights certain contractual terms and elements that can invalidate an...By: Lewitt Hackman
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On August 26, 2019, we wrote of the plan by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) to update the Fair Labor Standard Act (“FLSA”) regulations on calculating overtime pay for salaried non-exempt workers to allow employers to...By: Epstein Becker & Green
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As the workplace continues to evolve, lawmakers are poised to develop the labor laws of tomorrow. A new Democratic House Committee recently held a hearing to address the concerns of the ever-changing workplace....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on November 1, 2019, the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) related documentation for beneficiaries under the TPS designation for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan...By: Cozen O'Connor
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What happened? On November 6, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 5-0 to uphold Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell’s initial decision that Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH’s (“Otto Bock”) acquisition of rival Freedom Innovations LLC...By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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