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Workers considered “employees” are covered under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and are afforded certain rights to improve their wages and working conditions. Employees have the right to unionize and the right to engage in concerted...By: Faegre Baker Daniels

Finding workers was the focus of a recent Workforce Symposium sponsored by Tula Executive Search, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, and Advantage Austria. The topic was how international companies approach talent shortages....By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

California recently enacted AB 1554 which purportedly requires an employer to notify employees of any deadline to withdraw funds from a flexible spending arrangement (“FSA”) before the end of the plan year. The law applies to health care FSAs,...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

On October 7, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Robles v. Domino’s Pizza, LLC, which found that businesses may be sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for failure to make websites accessible to...By: McAfee & Taft

Between pumpkin carving and cookie baking, Californians now have one more thing to add to their holiday to-do lists: reviewing their standard settlement agreements to remove any no-rehire provisions. California employers have until the end of the...By: Fisher Phillips

WHAT HAPPENED: • On September 4, 2019, the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) sued to block Novelis Inc.’s proposed $2.6 billion acquisition of Aleris Corporation. • DOJ alleged that the transaction would combine two of only four...By: McDermott Will & Emery

When it comes to paying your arbitration fees in whole and on time, the stakes for California employers just got more serious. Under legislation just signed by Governor Newsom, a drafting party that fails to pay arbitration fees and costs in...By: Fisher Phillips

On Thursday, October 10, 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law several new measures that employers will need to comply with by January 1, 2020 and that will generally make it easier for employees to sue their employers. Specifically......By: Proskauer - California Employment Law

A Hollywood union’s recent amendments to its union rules has sparked federal antitrust lawsuits by talent agencies. The Writers Guild of America (WGA), a labor union and the exclusive collective bargaining representative for writers in the...By: McDermott Will & Emery

Colorado Issues New Draft Dewatering and Remediation Permits - The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has issued draft general permits addressing groundwater discharges for new and existing projects. As drafted, the new...By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck