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Seyfarth Synopsis:  Federal OSHA has put grain handling safety right up-front on its main homepage.  OSHA wants you to “learn how to stay safe during grain handling operations.”...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Joining the ranks of New York and California, Connecticut has adopted legislation that significantly expands Connecticut employers’ responsibilities with regard to mandatory anti-harassment training and posting requirements....By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In Chief Counsel Advice, the IRS concluded that in valuing a gift of publicly traded stock to a grantor retained annuity trust, the announcement of a merger shortly thereafter after the gift must be factored into the valuation....By: Charles (Chuck) Rubin

Generally, a 403(b) plan is a retirement planning program whereby a public school or tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (including churches) makes contributions for their employees (and certain ministers) to specific types of funding arrangements...By: Burr & Forman

As summer turned to fall, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued a steady stream of decisions with significant and favorable implications for employers. In the flurry of recent decisions, the Board addressed...By: Epstein Becker & Green

With very few exceptions, the rules governing governmental 457(b) plans require a “severance of employment” to occur before a distribution can be made. Recently, we came across yet another of those arcane, little-known rules that will likely trip-up...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

Halliburton Supervisors and Co-Workers Harassed Two Muslim Employees, Federal Agency Charged - DALLAS - Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $275,000 and furnish significant relief to settle a national origin and religious...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. In this week’s episode of Great Women in Compliance, they take things in a different direction as Tom Fox interviews Lisa Fine on the role of a compliance...By: Thomas Fox

The Supreme Court of the United States kicked off its 2019-2020 term on October 7, 2019, with several noteworthy cases on its docket. This term, some of the issues before the Court will likely have great historical significance for the LGBTQ...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Legislatures across the country are racing to keep up with the ever-expanding uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. While to date much of the focus has been on ethical uses of AI, disclosures requirements, and informed consent (e.g.,...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,