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The Federal Court of Canada recently confirmed in Bank of Montreal v. Li, 2018 FC 1298 CanLII (Bank of Montreal), that an employee’s signed release and settlement agreement will not preclude a complaint for unjust dismissal under Section 240 of the...By: Littler

Many employers purchase Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) to insure against loss as a result of employment claims. However, employers who do not carefully read their policies could be surprised by what is (or is not) covered and end up...By: Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The surge in popularity of the gig economy in recent years has largely been a positive trend. The gig economy has made it possible for us to Uber from place to place, hire housecleaners or handymen as needed, find a dog walker or babysitter at the...By: Fisher Phillips

Oregon passed several employment bills this year that will affect Oregon employers. The following article provides an update on the new laws and a list of tasks for Oregon employers to make sure that they are in compliance....By: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

We recently wrote about the FAR Council’s release of an interim rule implementing restrictions on procurements involving certain Chinese telecommunications hardware manufacturers and service providers, such as Huawei and ZTE. The interim rule creates...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

As we shared in our Client Alert last fall, the passage of SB 1343 required that employers with five or more employees provide, by no later than January 1, 2020, at least two hours of sexual harassment training to all employees in a supervisory...By: Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Three recent Delaware Court of Chancery appraisal decisions offer a wealth of guidance not only regarding the determination of a merger partner’s fair value, but also regarding elements that potentially undermine a quality sale process and strategic...By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

In Bauwnes v. Revcon Technology Group, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the trustees of a multiemployer pension plan could not agree to an employer’s installment payment plan of its withdrawal liability after the...By: Littler

The legal updates keep coming for New York employers. Under another recently signed amendment, victims of domestic violence will be entitled to expanded protections under the New York Human Rights Law. The amendment goes into effect on November 18,...By: Harris Beach PLLC

Female Employee Subjected to Sexual Comments by General Manager, Then Fired Because She Complained, Federal Agency Charges - GREENSBORO, N.C. - BCD Restaurants, LLC, a Greensboro, N.C.-based Zaxby's restaurant franchisee, violated federal law when...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission