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Employees of cannabis companies have the same rights as workers who are employed by any other entity. A California cannabis company knowingly withheld wages, meal breaks and rest periods from its employees, according to a lawsuit filed by a former...By: Fox Rothschild LLP

Weekly Wrap - Happy fall! The first week of autumn brought a busy legislature with it this week, as both the House of Representatives and Senate were in Harrisburg for three full days of session....By: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

On September 17, 2019, the Treasury Department, on behalf of the full Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, released the long-awaited comprehensive draft regulations to implement the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...By: Arent Fox

Attention, Connecticut employers. October 1, 2019, marks the implementation of two new Connecticut laws. First, Connecticut will begin gradually increasing its minimum wage on October 1, 2019, raising the minimum wage to $11.00 an hour. Second,...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

One of the foremost threats companies face today is that posed by cybercriminals, and the unique vulnerabilities of companies in the oil and gas sector create heightened cybersecurity risks for those pursing transactions in the sector. A 2019 study...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

On a party-line vote. Yesterday afternoon, the Senate confirmed Eugene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor, replacing Alexander Acosta, who resigned in July because of his role in a Jeffrey Epstein federal plea deal....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its final rule regarding changes to the salary thresholds for employee exemptions from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The DOL estimates that...By: Roetzel & Andress

In follow up to our previous posting regarding the June 11, 2019, delay to the start of the new Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program, Massachusetts employers are reminded of the following deadlines for the PFML program...By: Cooley LLP

The Fifth Circuit’s recently released opinion in Brock Services, L.L.C. v. Richard Rogillio, No. 19-30363 (5th Cir. Aug. 27, 2019) provides valuable guidance regarding non-compete provisions that can impact both employers and employees alike no...By: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Shifting demographics threaten the ability of construction companies to staff projects. Many industry leaders identify worker shortages as a major problem and expect this issue to continue for the next several years. The share of employees in the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.