Legal News

Gig economy businesses across the country looked to what happened in California this year and cringed. Other states looked there and were intrigued. After California passed the most aggressive independent contract statute in the nation in 2019 and...By: Fisher Phillips

The 2018 Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report (the 2018 HSR Report), recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, conveys information about their review of transactions in the fiscal...By: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

New York recently extended its protections of the New York City Human Rights Law to non-employees, including contractors and freelancers, following in the footsteps of New York State, which recently amended its Human Rights Law in a similar manner....By: Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits

On August 8, 2019, India’s new Code on Wages (Code) received the Presidential assent and was notified in the official gazette. The Code consolidates four major federal-level labor laws pertaining to wages paid by the employer....By: Littler

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Joint Employer Classification - McDonald’s was not a joint employer of its franchisees’ workers, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found recently in a decision that provides additional clarity to California franchisors....By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

On October 10, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued an important decision in LA Specialty Produce Co., 368 NLRB No. 93 (2019).  In its first ruling applying the standard established in The Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (2017) for...By: Littler

On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor announced its final rule updating the salary threshold necessary to exempt certain employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage and overtime requirements. Please see full E-Note below for...By: Burr & Forman

California passed a sweeping new privacy law that will impact many businesses. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is the first U.S. law to grant consumers extensive rights as to their personal information and how businesses handle it....By: Carlton Fields

The Supreme Court of Ireland recently examined the extent of the obligation on employers, under Irish Employment Equality legislation, to put in place “appropriate measures” to adapt a place of work to reasonably accommodate disabled employees....By: Littler

In an article published in the September 2019 issue of DRI's For The Defense magazine, Ricardo Woods provides guidance on how to navigate life as corporate counsel successfully. Please see full E-Note below for more information....By: Burr & Forman