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Don’t Let a Tight Labor Market Get Your Guard Down

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In wrongful termination cases in the U.S., the primary source of liability for employers is an employee’s alleged lost wages. Under U.S. law, an employee who is terminated for a discriminatory or a retaliatory reason is...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Weekly IRS Roundup September 19 – September 23, 2022

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Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of September 19, 2022 – September 23, 2022....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Employee charged with COVID relief fraud? Questions for GCs

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) already has publicly charged almost 500 defendants with criminal offenses based on fraud schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, these prosecutions can have...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Coronavirus in the Workplace

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Throughout the COVID-19 global health and economic crisis Bond has marshaled its resources in support of employers by assessing the shifting business landscape, identifying potential legal hazards and charting sound...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

Leading Your Business in 2021: What You Need to Know, Now

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The global pandemic has inflicted worldwide losses on several different levels. The economic costs threaten to impact nearly every type of business and have significant long-lasting consequences. How can you put your...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know

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The recent $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package is delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. The related legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, provided more than $300 billion in aid for...more

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[Webinar] COVID-19 Relief in 2021: What Small Businesses Need to Know - February 2nd, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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The recent $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package is delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals. The related legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, provided more than $300 billion in aid for...more

McDermott Will & Emery

COVID-19 Stimulus Package Significantly Expands CARES Act Employee Retention Tax Credits

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which became law on December 27, 2020, makes significant changes to the employee retention tax credits available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Year-End Appropriations Act Includes Income and Employment Tax Provisions

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The recently enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act) contains a wide range of tax, appropriations, and other provisions, including pandemic-specific provisions and extensions of provisions in the Coronavirus Aid,...more

Fisher Phillips

What Employers Need To Know About Latest Federal COVID-19 Stimulus Package

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Federal lawmakers agreed to a second round of stimulus legislation late last night, sending a nearly 6,000-page bill to President Trump for his expected signature. The proposal allocates $900 billion in economic relief to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter – December 2020 #2

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Oh Happy Day!  Stimulus Is Finally (Almost) Live. The House and Senate are scheduled to vote on a $900 billion pandemic relief package along with a $1.4 trillion measure to fund the government through September 30, 2021. ...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] COVID-19 Employment Law Issues Employers Should Know - Potential Litigation, Wage & Hour, Testing, Time Off Work and...

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To assist employers, corporate counsel, and HR professionals that are still grappling with the myriad of COVID-19 issues, CDF has designed a series of complimentary webinars for the week of December 7-11, 2020 from 9-10 am...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Employers Advised to Use Communication, Flexibility to Mitigate COVID-19 Litigation Risks

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When weighing liability risks arising from employees contracting COVID-19 at the workplace, many employers instinctively turn to the liability waiver, a document that — in theory — will protect the employer against lawsuits...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2020 #4

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - DOL Proposes Update to Independent Contractor Status Under FLSA - The Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments. The proposed rule would revise DOL’s...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 19, 2020

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As we continue our weekly update on COVID-19 related litigation, we have decided that this 19th issue of Unprecedented is the most fitting time for a format change to make viewing our content easier. Now, all content is...more

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June 2020: The Top 21 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Senate Republicans Unveil Latest COVID-19 Response Legislation

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On July 27, 2020, Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate unveiled its latest legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act.  The bill represents...more

Williams Mullen

Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Conducting Reductions in Force Post COVID-19

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Labor & Employment partner David Burton outlines key questions that employers should ask themselves prior to conducting a reduction in force, including: “Will my decision have a disparate impact on various protected...more

Butler Snow LLP

Face Masks in the Workplace: Employer Considerations

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Employers will continue having to address concerns related to COVID-19 in the workplace as far into the future as one can predict. Of immediate concern to Employers is curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. One...more

Brooks Pierce

Governor Extends Phase Two of COVID-19 Restrictions and Adds New Face Covering Requirement for North Carolina

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Governor Roy Cooper this week issued Executive Order 147. The Order extends until 5:00 p.m. on July 17 the “Safer at Home” Phase 2 of the State’s plan to respond to the COVID-19 virus. Cooper cited a number of metrics,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 12

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This 12th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation brings new developments in labor and employment cases, consumer protection cases, and civil rights litigation. Price gouging and fraud for...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 11

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This 11th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, identifies news reports placing the number of COVID-19 filings at around 2,700, with insurance coverage disputes former the single largest...more

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#WorkforceWednesday: Mobile Tracking Technologies, Added PPP Flexibility, Return-to-Work Plans - Employment Law This Week®

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Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. Here’s the week’s top workforce management and employment law news: Mobile Tracking Technologies (video featuring attorneys Adam Forman, Karen Mandelbaum, and George Whipple) Mobile...more

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COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights - Issue 10, 2020

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This tenth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds us reporting fewer shutdown-related cases than in previous weeks, suggesting that these cases are winding down as the country opens...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 7

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This seventh edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, sees a continuation of the trend we identified last week: shutdown challenges, workers' compensation claims, and wrongful death lawsuits...more

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