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We are currently living and working in a thriving economy with a low unemployment rate. A low unemployment rate means the availability of the perfect candidate to fill your legal team’s needs may feel like finding a needle in a haystack. And when you...By: Major, Lindsey & Africa

As we previously reported, on May 2, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l, No. 17-16096, held that the California Supreme Court's landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal....By: Payne & Fears

Side impact crashes can involve two vehicles making contact while traveling in the same direction, in opposite directions or with one vehicle impacting the side of another head-on. While the latter form, commonly known as a “T-bone” accident, is...By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

On August 14, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in the case of Cordúa Restaurants, Inc. et al.(Cordúa Restaurants) that expands the US Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis and further authorizes employers...By: Dentons

Warning: Contains spoilers for Amazon Studios’ The Boys. Within the past week or so, I started to watch an Amazon Studios television series called The Boys. Based on a comic book series of the same name, The Boys posits a world in which...By: FordHarrison

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, employers cannot penalize employees for use of FMLA leave. Earlier this month, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found that an employer’s resetting of a perfect attendance program clock based on FMLA leave...By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Blood Collection Company Fired Employees with Disabilities for Needing Additional Time Off, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Blood Bank of Hawaii, a non-profit blood collection company, will pay $175,000 to settle a disability...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to modify the General WV/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Water Pollution Control Permit for Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities WV/NDPES...By: Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Many cities and special districts establish and maintain more 457(b) plans than they really need. We routinely see public agencies with as many as two, three or four 457(b) plans. How and why does this happen? And, are there any advantages or...By: Best Best & Krieger LLP

On July 31, 2019, Illinois joined a growing list of state and local governments that have banned employers from using salary history in the hiring process. For those keeping count, there are now 18 state bans and 18 municipal bans nationwide....By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP