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Where does creativity fit into compliance? In more places than you think. Problem-solving, accountability, communication, and connection - they all take creativity. Join Tom Fox and Ronnie Feldman on Creativity and Compliance, part of the Compliance...By: Thomas Fox

A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently granted a defendant’s motion to decertify a class of plaintiffs for failing to meet the Article III standing requirements. The underlying lawsuit involves alleged...By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

With the California legislative year now closed, we know which proposals became reality and offer insight into their likely impact on California employers in the coming year. The following update provides a brief overview of select legislation that...By: Perkins Coie

Since it was established in 2014, a United Nations Inter-Governmental Working Group (“IGWG”) has met annually to develop a multilateral treaty to attempt to hold businesses legally accountable for harms that may be related to their global operations...By: Littler

The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) is attempting to provide clarity and predictability to one of the most confusing areas of wage and hour law – the fluctuating workweek. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers...By: FordHarrison

Last in our series of California’s legislative updates is a summary of bills aimed at sexual harassment in the janitorial and construction industries......By: Lewitt Hackman

Given the amount of leftover Halloween candy in our house, you bet that I can make some deals with my kiddos: “If you do this, I will give you some candy” … or … “If you don’t stop doing this … I won’t give you any candy.” You see, there are...By: Burr & Forman

Last week, in our highlights of the 49th ICSC U.S. Law Conference, we touched on Dr. Mahzarin R. Banaji’s keynote presentation, where she discussed unconscious bias and how it affects everyone....By: Goulston & Storrs PC

In Expeditors and Production Service Company, Inc. v. Director, OWCP (Garrick Spain), No. 18-60895 (5th Cir. Nov. 4, 2019)(not to be published), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower administrative rulings...By: King & Jurgens, L.L.C.

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW - Bloomberg Quotes PM Partner Nichole Atallah: Trump Rescinds Obama Order Prioritizing Federal Contract Workers - On October 31, 2019, President Donald Trump rescinded an executive order issued by former President Barack...By: PilieroMazza PLLC