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On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB5, codifying the ABC test for distinguishing employees from independent contractors and expanding its application beyond California’s Wage Orders. While AB5 does not go into...By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Edgewood Manor in Raytown Violated Equal Pay Act, Federal Agency Charges - LOUIS - By paying a female nurse less than two male nurses performing the same job, Edgewood Manor Center for Rehab and Healthcare, in Raytown, Mo., a Kansas City suburb,...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

When parties begin merger talks, it is with an eye toward getting the deal done, getting the sellers their consideration, and determining how the combined company can do a better job for customers, employees and shareholders. What to do and what...By: Proskauer Rose LLP

Implementation of the rule rescinding H-4 work authorization has been delayed yet again. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the proposed rule is not expected to be published in the Federal Register until spring 2020 at the...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On September 5, 2019, the Washington Supreme Court held that non-agricultural employees do not have to be paid a separate hourly rate for time spent on non-piece-rate activities. Further, workweek averaging, as described in WAC 296-126-021, is a...By: Perkins Coie

If people pass on enough incorrect information out there, you start to believe it. When I worked at that semi-prestigious law firm (sorry, Lois), we had a litigation partner that everyone told me was excellent. Being a naïve associate, I took their...By: Ary Rosenbaum

CONVERGE is in its 4th year of bringing together the world’s leading companies for 2 days of dynamic speakers, thought-provoking breakout sessions, and opportunities to connect with like-minded professionals. You will leave the conference with new...By: Thomas Fox

Seyfarth Synopsis: A New York appellate court recently held that New York employers may be liable for liquidated damages for failure to pay employees on a timely basis, even where the employees have been paid in full....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FOLLOWING A STRONG YEAR, general consensus at the end of 2018 was that M&A activity in 2019 would slow down, if not come to a screeching halt. The headwinds certainly appeared to be against us, as going into the year and throughout the first half, we...By: Ropes & Gray LLP

A Trending News interview from Employment Law This Week®, featuring attorney Robert O’Hara, Member of the Firm: The EEOC has announced it will not renew the pay data collection requirement moving forward. The agency underestimated the compliance...By: Epstein Becker & Green