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While the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act (the SECURE Act) and its promise of truly open multiple employer plans (MEPs) sat with the Senate this summer, the US Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS)...By: Morgan Lewis - ML Benefits

The Courts were kind to California employers in September, 2019, issuing two decisions which substantially reduce the damages which plaintiffs can recover in wage and hour cases. ...By: Polsinelli

Seyfarth Synopsis. On Thursday, September 5, 2019, the Legislature passed AB 51. This bill would ban mandatory arbitration agreements with respect to claims under the Labor Code and the Fair Employment and Housing Act while simultaneously disclaiming...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

In a win for franchisors, the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s summary judgment in favor of fast-food behemoth McDonald’s Corp., ruling that the franchisor is not a joint employer of its franchisees’ workers and thus is not liable...By: Lewitt Hackman

In Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc. No. 18-1105 (10th Cir. Sept. 20, 2019), the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that employers in the cannabis industry must abide by the wage/hour requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) despite that cannabis...By: Dickinson Wright

Charities- New York Attorney General Sues Online Fundraising Platform Over Alleged Failure to Distribute Charitable Contributions- New York AG Letitia James filed a lawsuit against NYCharities.org and a related individual (collectively,...By: Cozen O'Connor

If an owner terminates a contractor due to a contractor default on a bonded project, can the surety hire the same contractor to complete the work under the bond? Depending on the language of the bond, it may be permissible in Florida....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

On September 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued proposed regulations that would limit the ability of certain corporations to utilize prior year losses, potentially increasing the tax burden of such corporations....By: Locke Lord LLP

Late last month the Department of Labor finally released its regulations for calculating overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act.The final rule becomes effective on January 1, 2020....By: Locke Lord LLP

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. What is the cause of SFO delays? (WSJ) 2.EU looks to tweak how it compiles dirty money blacklist. (WSJ) 3. Do they or don’t they? Deutsche Bank now says it doesn’t have Trump tax returns. (Washington...By: Thomas Fox