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The amended Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Act and Conveyancing (Sale of Land) Regulation have raised the standard of conduct for developers and are ultimately targeted at providing purchasers with greater protection when they enter into off-the-plan...By: Dentons

Any contractor providing services to the government knows that complying with the Service Contract Act (SCA) is a critical element of contract performance. Normally, when the SCA applies to a contract, the contractor is responsible for classifying...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

The U.S. Department of Labor makes available a variety of Family and Medical Leave Act forms to employers. When used by companies, the DOL forms are extremely helpful with managing and administering employees’ FMLA absences. But what happens when an...By: McAfee & Taft

In proposed regulations released last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) finally put forward a revision of its long-outdated regulations on the electronic delivery of certain participant disclosures required under ERISA (including such important...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Lawmakers have begun to hold a series of hearings to discuss the “future of work,” and it may be no surprise that the two political parties have differing ideas about how that should impact the gig economy. The House Education and Labor Committee...By: Fisher Phillips

The California Consumer Privacy Act becomes effective on January 1, 2020 with an amendment that impacts California employers. Covered businesses should, of course, already be in the process of preparing CCPA privacy notices and disclosures. And while...By: Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

California law typically frowns on contracts that restrict a person's ability to engage in trade for their chosen profession. In keeping with this philosophy, the California legislature has passed AB 749, which was recently signed into law by...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

On October 23, 2019, the Department of Labor published a new proposed regulation that paves the way for “notice and access” electronic delivery of certain disclosures for retirement plans. The proposal is welcome news for plan sponsors and...By: Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive

On October 23, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed regulations that would add a new safe harbor for the use of electronic disclosures by retirement plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...By: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

In a pair of recently issued decisions, the Department of Labor’s Administrative Review Board (ARB) held that Sarbanes Oxley’s anti-retaliation provision does not apply extraterritorially. Hu v. PTC, Inc., ARB Case No. 2017-0068 (Sept. 18, 2019);...By: Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation