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On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations to implement provisions of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”), signed into law by President Donald Trump on August 13, 2018, that...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

School District Failed to Recall Teacher in Retaliation for His Age Discrimination Complaints Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - The Waterford Public School System, a school district in Waterford, Mich., will pay $107,000 and provide other relief...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

In recent years, many private sector employers have adopted mandatory arbitration programs for employment disputes, which their employees are required to sign as a condition of employment. Main objectives of those programs are the expeditious...By: Snell & Wilmer

In 2018, New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) each adopted laws that include measures to address and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Among other requirements, the laws — specifically, at 201-G of the NYS Labor Law (NYS Law) and...By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Our September update considers recent key developments in employment law, including a case on calculating holiday pay for irregular workers and a Supreme Court decision on non-party access to court documents. We also outline other points of note,...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Nach einem aktuellen Urteil des Verwaltungsgerichtshofs Baden-Württemberg war die vorzeitige Ausnutzung des Baurechts nach § 33 des Baugesetzbuchs (BauGB) bei sog. planreifen Bebauungsplänen bislang mit beachtlichen Risiken verbunden (siehe Vorsicht...By: Latham & Watkins LLP

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW - Key Ruling on Native American Sovereign Immunity Stands—for Now - The Fourth Circuit case Williams v. Big Picture Loans is being hailed as a major victory for Native American sovereign immunity rights. For entities owned by...By: PilieroMazza PLLC

On September 18, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5, thereby establishing a law that purports to prevent the misclassification of employees as independent contractors and provide “basic rights and protections they deserve under the law,...By: Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

In recent years male students who were removed from school following a Title IX investigation have sued, claiming that the school’s investigation was unfair and biased against them as males. As we discussed in a recent post, these claims have seen...By: Shipman & Goodwin LLP

California Assembly Bill 5 has been branded as the killer of the gig economy. It adds to the California Labor Code a new test for deciding who is properly classified as an independent contractor. Workers will be considered employees for purposes of...By: Snell & Wilmer