Legal News

Employee claims of “hostile work environments” continue to make news both in Maine and on a national level, putting potentially embarrassing and damaging workplace and employee interpersonal issues into the public eye. But when do workplace issues...By: Verrill

Another Election Day is just around the corner. And with nearly every state having at least one law addressing voting leave and/or other political-related activities, it can be easy to get tripped up in the details. In addition, some states,...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Work was quiet on a particular summer afternoon way back when, when I was an associate in a big law firm, and casual conversation between a partner and me turned to baseball. I was older than many of the firm’s associates, since I had worked for...By: Womble Bond Dickinson

On September 30th, the IRS issued proposed regulations that establish safe harbors for compliance with the employer mandate in the context of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (or “ICHRAs”). These proposed regulations are...By: Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive

On October 13, 2019, New York City enacted Int. 136-A (“Law”), which will extend the employment protections of the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”) to freelancers and independent contractors, thereby allowing these workers to file...By: Epstein Becker & Green

When you look at the problems of retirement plans, one that gets short shrift is coverage and that is one of the pillars of qualified plans needed to be fulfilled to be a qualified plan. It’s a forgotten rule of compliance that can always end up...By: Ary Rosenbaum

Can contractors “shop” bids after obtaining and using them to obtain contract awards?  Generally speaking, the answer is yes under Virginia law. However, the law varies in other jurisdictions.  While this may not seem necessarily fair, jurisdictional...By: Vandeventer Black LLP

Drawing on Latham’s Sixth Private M&A Market Study, we explore trends and developments in consideration mechanics and deal conditionality. Uncertainty has been a significant market factor in 2019....By: Latham & Watkins LLP

California law has specific requirements regarding the payment of final wages to terminated employees. The failure to comply with those requirements can require an employer to pay an individual up to 30 days of pay – known as “waiting time”...By: Epstein Becker & Green

On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS released the 2019-2020 “Priority Guidance Plan” for the 12-month period running from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. The plan sets out the agencies’ priorities and offers insight...By: Carlton Fields