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On August 30, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 778 into law. This bill not only clarifies certain aspects of the expanded sexual harassment prevention training requirements but also, and most importantly for many employers, extends the deadline...By: Snell & Wilmer

If your company employs 100 or more employees or has 50 or more employees and a federal contract of $50,000 or more, the deadline to file your employee pay information with the federal government is the end of this month. Hopefully, if your company...By: Poyner Spruill LLP

The Electronic Communications Code 2017 (the Code) applies across the whole of the UK and it is therefore an area where English real estate case law can also be relevant in Scotland. In the recent English case of Evolution (Shinfield) LLP v. British...By: Dentons

Labor Day marks the end of summer break and vacations. The week following Labor Day is often a time where people are getting back to work, school and their regular schedules. Labor Day also marks the unofficial kick-off of general election season in...By: Genova Burns LLC

Friday remarks from Fed Chair Powell in Zurich confirmed the central bank’s dedication to keeping the US economic expansion on track and appear to have signaled the Fed’s plan to cut interest rates for a second time this year....By: Robins Kaplan LLP

RV Manufacturing Company Refused to Hire Deaf Applicant, Federal Agency Charges - DENVER - Carefree of Colorado, which manufactures and sells RV awnings and is located in Broomfield, Colorado, violated federal law when it refused to hire a...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Many failures in business today could be addressed or even prevented with better policy management. Data breaches, workplace accidents, employee misconduct, third-party incidents, customer complaints, and more are often traced to policies that were...By: NAVEX Global

Department Clarifies that Law Will Not Apply to Properly Classified Independent Contractors - On September 5, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave issued new guidance on when workers who receive 1099-MISC forms will be...By: Foley Hoag LLP

The next session of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is just around the corner. On October 8, 2019, SCOTUS will hear oral argument on three closely watched cases, Bostock v. Clayton Co., Georgia, Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda and...By: FordHarrison

Compliance officers and general counsel at corporations and businesses are told to surveil the landscape for a host of potential threats, such as red flags of actionable misconduct by clients, vendors, and even company insiders....By: Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and