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Section 16600 of the California Business & Professions Code expressly states that any contract that restrains a person from engaging in lawful business of any kind is void.
As climate change is integrated more and more into the planning of corporate opportunities and risks, the Fourth National Climate Assessment released last week may be a valuable resource to assess how climate change may impact your business strategy on the horizon.
WASHINGTON — Twenty-four Arent Fox LLP practices have been recognized in the 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings that are published annually by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers.
Schiff Hardin announced today that the firm has received 40 top-tier rankings and national recognition for its premier practices in the 2019 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.”
Schiff Hardin LLP has been recognized on the BTI Litigation Outlook 2019 Honor Roll in three separate areas of litigation, including Complex Employment Litigation and Complex Commercial Litigation.
Partner Derek Barella was quoted on the oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, which questions whether an independent owner-operator under contract with a motor carrier must take any disputes to arbitration, or instead be permitted to take grievances to court.
On October 1, 2018, the New York State Department of Labor announced its final regulations to prevent workplace harassment.
Partner Derek Barella was quoted on the oral arguments heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, a case that will decide whether independent contractors are exempt from arbitration requirements under the Federal Arbitration Act.e
Partner Derek Barella was quoted on the U.S. Supreme Court’s case New Prime v. Oliveira regarding transportation industry independent contractors and whether those workers must submit their disputes to arbitration or are considered exempt under Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act.
Los Angeles Partner Mark Phillips recently talked with Law360 in their article “9th Circ. Truckers Ruling Drives Home Limits Of Preemption.”
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on September 14, 2018 regarding its controversial joint-employer standard.
Schiff Hardin LLP announced today that Derek G. Barella has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in the Chicago office.
As of September 6, 2018, all New York City employers are required to provide new hires with a fact sheet about the Stop Sexual Harassment Act.
On August 27th, New York State published a model training, model policy, and model complaint form on sexual harassment in the workplace that applies to all employers, regardless of size.
On June 6, 2018, NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb issued Memo 18-04 offering helpful guidance on employee handbooks after the Board’s decision in The Boeing Company, 365 NLRB No. 154 (Dec. 14, 2017).
Forty Arent Fox LLP attorneys have been rated as leaders in their profession by The Best Lawyers in America 2019.
On July 9, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2770 into law, which seeks to protect victims of sexual harassment who complain to their employers from defamation claims by the alleged harasser.
In March 2016, the US Department of Labor issued its “Persuader Rule,” reversing a decades-old interpretation of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act : Under the old interpretation, personal interactions with employees done by employer consultants trigger reporting obligations.
Nurses, home health aides, personal care attendants, and other home healthcare providers have enabled countless clients to remain in their homes and avoid institutionalization.
Immigration officials have been dramatically increasing inspections in California in 2018 at workplaces ranging in size from small convenience stores to large agricultural operations.
On June 19, 2018, voters in Washington, DC approved Initiative 77 by a vote of 55.14 percent to 44.86 percent.
In the wake of the “Me Too” movement and following a trend of recent legislation, on May 15, 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) approved the Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act of 2018. The Act becomes effective on October 1, 2018.
On May 24, New York Partner Tope Yusuf spoke with Thomson Reuters as part of the Next Gen Leadership: Advancing Lawyers of Color initiative.
On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court clarified that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act, as set forth in the decision of three consolidated cases.
In the blink of an eye, the California Supreme Court has abandoned decades-old precedent in favor of a new “ABC Test,” which broadens the definition of employees in the employee-versus-independent contractor analysis.