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E-cigarettes have vaulted to the front pages lately, and for tragic reasons.  To date, at least six users have died from severe lung disease tied to vaping, and nearly 400 others have reported serious medical symptoms in 36 states and the Virgin...By: (ACOEL) | American College of Environmental

New Jersey recently enacted legislation that requires hotels with at least 100 guest rooms to provide panic devices to certain employees. The purpose of the Panic Device Law is to protect hotel employees, often required to clean and cater to rooms on...By: Fisher Phillips

The Situation It was recently reported that an Australian proxy adviser had queried whether the directors of a substantial Australian Securities Exchange-listed ("ASX") target, DuluxGroup, should have negotiated a Go Shop period as part of agreeing...By: Jones Day

While bargaining, unions often demand that employers produce information relevant to the bargaining process so that the union may fulfill its duties as bargaining representative. Under the law and absent some compelling reason for not doing so, NLRA...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Do your employees sign arbitration agreements? If so, do your arbitration agreements prevent employees from joining class actions against your company? Does your company want to start requiring arbitration agreements? If “yes” is the answer to any of...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Oregon employers should be aware of the Oregon Supreme Court’s recent decision in McLaughlin v. Wilson, 365 Or 535, __ P3d __ (2019).  In McLaughlin, the court was asked to decide the scope of ORS 659A.030(1)(f), which makes it unlawful “for any...By: Stoel Rives - World of Employment

The Maryland legislature passed new legislation and revised other legislation throughout 2019. Below is a review of certain legislation due to take effect on October 1, 2019....By: Weiner Brodsky Kider PC

The end of the year brought many changes to the labor law. What’s new for employers? We present part one of a three-part newsletter dedicated to amendments to the labor law. Next week you will receive part two of the newsletter summarizing the...By: Dentons

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s Multiemployer Insurance Program is close to collapse, while its Single-Employer Insurance Program continues to improve. We discuss implications and predictions for both programs over the coming years. IN...By: McDermott Will & Emery

In resolving a growing split among California courts, the California Supreme Court in ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court faced the issue of whether actions for unpaid wages under Labor Code section 558 brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”)...By: Arent Fox