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ArticleSeyfarth's ADA Statistics Referenced In Built InSeyfarth's ADA statistics were referenced in a July 6 story from Built In, "Inclusive design takes many, many forms."United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleSeyfarth's Middle-Market M&A SurveyBook featured In Deal LawyersSeyfarth's Middle-Market M&A SurveyBook was featured in "Survey: Middle-Market Private Deal Terms," an April 7 story from Deal Lawyers.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleNew Year And New Legal Considerations: A Careful Review Of Corporate Document Retention Policies Should Be A Part Of Your New Year's ResolutionsThere are many competing business and legal considerations that can shape corporate record retention policies. Federal and state governments have enacted statutes ...United StatesCriminal LawSeyfarth Shaw LLP
Video4 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2017: #1 Class Action Settlements VideoIn yesterday's blog, readers were given an extensive overview of the historically high numbers regarding class action settlements in 2017. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
Video5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2018: Trend #2 Record-High Certifications Video (Video)Seyfarth Synopsis: Our latest blog gave readers a detailed breakdown of the second trend of our 15th Annual Workplace Class Action Report (WCAR), which was class certification rulings in 2018.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
Video5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2018: Trend #4 Billion-Dollar Downturn Video (Video)Seyfarth Synopsis: Yesterday's blog posting gave our readers an in-depth look at class action settlement developments in 2018, the fourth trend of this year's Workplace Class Action Report ("WCAR").United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleA Fine Balance: Handling Employee Discipline During A Talent Shortage - A Point Two L&E Nation PodcastTo discipline or not to discipline. That is normally a challenging question for many managers, but this question takes on a life-or-death magnitude for employers who are going through a national talent shortage. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
PodcastCoffee Talk With Benefits Episode 1: The Impact Of Disability On Retirement Plan Participation (Podcast)One of your employees goes out on disability. What happens to their retirement plan participation while on disability? Is the individual still an employee?United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleCoffee Talk With Benefits Episode 12: Edification On ‘Rothification' Under SECURE 2.0Signed into law in the waning days of 2022, the SECURE 2.0 Act contains over 90 provisions impacting qualified retirement plans. Several of these provisions materially expand how Roth...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleCoffee Talk With Benefits Episode 17: Long-Term Part-Time Employee GuidanceOn November 24, 2023, the IRS issued highly anticipated proposed regulations concerning the provisions under SECURE and SECURE 2.0, requiring 401(k)...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
PodcastCoffee Talk With Benefits Episode 6: Cybersecurity Practices For Employee Benefit Plans (Podcast)Cybersecurity has become an integral concern for employers and employee benefit plans alike. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleDeaf Man Demands Closed Captioning For Porn Videos In Federal LawsuitPurveyors of porn are being sued for offering online videos without closed captioning. We really can't make this stuff up. Lawsuits by deaf plaintiffs against public United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleDOL's New Companionship Exemption To Take Effect On October 13As we previously reported, this past August, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Labor's Final Rule imposing sweeping changes to the former companionship exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleDOL Issues Temporary Enforcement Policy For Fiduciary Advice RuleOn May 7, 2018, the Department of Labor (the "DOL") issued a temporary non-enforcement policy regarding its investment advice fiduciary regulation (the "Fiduciary Rule") in Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-02. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
PodcastEpisode 3: Employee Benefit Impact Of Restrictions On Abortion, Contraceptive And Prenatal Services (Podcast)Should the recently leaked SCOTUS draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade become law this summer, trigger laws across the Country will go into effect, illegalizing abortion in a significant number of states. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
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ArticleHello & Goodbye: More Changes At The NLRBAs we previously reported, President Trump nominated two candidates for vacancies on the five-member National Labor Relations Board – William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleHow To Manage Wage-Hour Risks In An AcquisitionConducting due diligence in connection with an acquisition involves, among other things, the identification of material risks. United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP