Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
1/30/2020
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Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
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Appeals ,
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Attorney General ,
Backstop Agreements ,
BEPS ,
BitLicense ,
Blockchain ,
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Capital Markets ,
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CFTC ,
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Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Common Stock ,
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Copyright ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Corwin Doctrine ,
Covenant Lite Deals ,
Creditors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DACA ,
DE Supreme Court ,
Debt Financing ,
Debtors ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Disgorgement ,
Disparate Impact ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Down Rounds ,
Drug Pricing ,
EBITDA ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Enterprise Act 2002 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FinTech ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
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Foreign Issuers ,
FRCP 23 ,
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General Elections ,
GILTI tax ,
High-Yield Markets ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
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IRS ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Japan ,
Joint Venture ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Listing Rules ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Make-Whole Premium ,
Mergers ,
MFW ,
Multinationals ,
National Security ,
PCAOB ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Political Parties ,
Preferred Shares ,
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Privately Held Corporations ,
Proxy Advisory Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Refinancing ,
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SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Separation of Powers ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Proposals ,
Shareholders ,
Split of Authority ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Litigation ,
Technology Sector ,
Third-Party Release Agrements ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Valuation ,
White Collar Crimes
This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more
9/26/2019
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bonuses ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Class Action ,
Competition ,
Contract Modification ,
Data Collection ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Domestic Violence ,
Dynamex ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Workweek ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
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Highly Compensated Employees ,
Independent Contractors ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Minimum Salary ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Non-Union ,
NYCHRL ,
Opinion Letter ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Schools ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Abuse ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Social Media Policy ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unilateral Modification ,
Union Membership ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Work Schedules
This edition of the Employment Flash looks at the new Department of Labor directive regarding contractor compensation practices; recent NLRB developments, including a draft rule regarding joint employment; the rise of...more
9/27/2018
/ Breastfeeding ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Decertification ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DLSE ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FEHA ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Interactive Process ,
International Labor Laws ,
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NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
NYCHRL ,
OFCCP ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Departments ,
State Labor Laws ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules
This edition of Employment Flash provides an overview of employment laws going into effect in July 2018 in certain jurisdictions, three recent employment-related U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the National Labor Relations...more
6/29/2018
/ ABC Test ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Article III ,
China Agritech Inc v Resh ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Epic Systems Corp v Lewis ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Pay Gap ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Standing ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tolling
SEC Adopts CEO Pay Ratio Rule -
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently adopted a final rule requiring public companies to disclose the ratio of annual pay of their chief executive to median annual pay...more
11/2/2015
/ Adverse Action ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Expert Fees ,
Expert Witness ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Grocery Store Workers ,
Grocery Stores ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Pay Ratio ,
Pension Deficiencies ,
Retaliation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Student Athletes ,
Successor Liability ,
Tenure ,
Title VII ,
Union Dues ,
Women's Equality Act
The July 2015 edition of Employment Flash covers a number of developments, including: the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that job applicants need only show that a religious accommodation was a factor in denying employment to...more
7/17/2015
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Barack Obama ,
Class Action ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Credit Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
EEOC v Abercrombie ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Horizontal No-Hire Agreements ,
Independent Contractors ,
Internships ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Presidential Veto ,
Public Policy ,
Quickie Election Rules ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transgender ,
Unemployment Discrimination ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Veterans ,
Wellness Programs
In This Issue:
- Supreme Court Rejects Security Screening Time Pay
- NLRB Finalizes Union Election Rule
- NLRB Reverses Employers’ Ability To Ban Employee Nonwork Email Use
- EEOC Challenges Employer...more
12/24/2014
/ Amazon ,
Ambush Election Rules ,
Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Ebola ,
Email Policies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immigration Reform ,
Integrity Staffing v Busk ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Security Checks ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Union Elections ,
Unions ,
Wellness Programs
In This Issue:
- SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional
- Supreme Court Allows Affordable Care Act Contraceptives Religious Exemption
- EEOC Adopts New Pregnancy...more
9/30/2014
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Ban the Box ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Gender Identity ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mailbox Rule ,
Misclassification ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Religion ,
Religious Exemption ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Vicarious Liability ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
In This Issue:
- U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Important Decisions Under Title VII
- Supreme Court Holds Lone Plaintiff’s FLSA Collective Action Is Moot When Claims Are Resolved Before Certification
-...more
7/26/2013
/ Class Action ,
Class Arbitration ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Harassment ,
Human Rights ,
Immigration Reform ,
Negligence ,
SCOTUS ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
Unemployment Discrimination ,
UT Southwestern Medical v Nassar ,
Vance v. Ball State University