ArticleThe Deal Is Not Quite Over: Competition Bureau Secures Divestiture Order In Post-Closing ChallengeCompetition Tribunal ruling in contested merger case shows importance of competition law due diligence for transactional lawyers.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawDLA Piper
ArticleA Millennial's Guide To Legal InformationIn September 2017, The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) undertook a comprehensive study of Ontario millennials in an effort to better understand their legal needs and their perceptions of the justice system. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLerners LLP
ArticleWhy More General Counsel Are Sending Lawyers To The Rotman Business Leadership ProgramIn-house legal departments are being asked to do more than manage risk. Across Canada, legal teams now carry responsibilities that extend well beyond traditional legal advice, such as compliance, investigations, government relations, and increasingly, company secretarial and ESG functions. CanadaLaw Department PerformanceCBA In-House Lawyers
ArticleClimate-Related Risk Heating Up Down UnderJust days out from the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties ("COP26"), the Australian government has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions to net zero by 2050.AustraliaEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleAustralian Court Grants Shareholders Access To Bank's Internal Documents To Assess Alignment With Climate Change CommitmentsOn 4 November 2021, the Federal Court of Australia made orders by consent which require the Commonwealth Bank of Australia ("CBA")...AustraliaEnvironmentJones Day
ArticleNew York State Bill Mandating COVID-19 Safety Standards In The Workplace Provides Carve-out For Unionized EmployersAs discussed in greater detail here, Governor Andrew Cuomo is poised to sign into law S.1034B/A.2681B, also referred to as the New York Health and Essential Rights Act...United StatesEmployment and HRProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleThe NLRB Bolsters Unions' Ability To Investigate Discrimination And Pay Equity Concerns Through Requests For InformationIn Colorado Symphony Association, 366 NLRB No. 60 (April 13, 2018), the NLRB found that an employer had an obligation to disclose information related to individual overscale contracts ...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleDistrict Court Rules Johnson Controls Retirees Not Entitled To Lifetime Health BenefitsInstead, "until your death" indicated that the retirees were entitled to benefits during the term of the CBA but the benefits terminated if a retiree died before the CBA' s expiration.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleNewly Ratified NHL-NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Impact Of Shorter Maximum Contract LengthsThe National Hockey League (the "NHL") and National Hockey League Players' Association (the "NHLPA") recently ratified a new collective bargaining agreement...CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleThe NLRB Just Made It A Little Easier For Employees To Get Rid Of Their UnionUnionized workers wishing to rid themselves of continued union representation (and their employers) just got some very good news from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) with the issuanceUnited StatesEmployment and HRSheppard
ArticleLDES Cap And Floor: Ofgem's ProposalsOfgem's consultation on the cap and floor scheme for long-duration electricity storage outlines eligibility, project assessment, and cost-management criteria. Key priorities include readiness by 2030, mitigating gaming risks, and ensuring efficiency through performance incentives and penalties.United KingdomEnergy and Natural ResourcesGowling WLG
ArticleAttention Union Employers: Read This Before Adopting A Mandatory Vaccine PolicyThe recent, rapid spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Delta variant has caused many employers to reconsider adopting mandatory vaccine policies.United StatesEmployment and HRGodfrey & Kahn S.C.
ArticleEntertainHR: Caitlin Clark Fever And The Gender Wage GapAs a proud South Carolinian, I was delighted to watch the undefeated Gamecocks women's basketball team take home another NCAA Championship this year.United StatesEmployment and HRFord Harrison LLP
ArticleIs New Jersey's LPA And CBA Requirement One Toke Over The Line?As you might recall from previous blog posts, more and more states are requiring cannabis companies to enter into labor peace agreements with unions in order to obtain their licenses, but could that soon go up in smoke?United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleJury Awards Hospital System Employees $100 Million In Damages For Time Clock Rounding, Meal Break ViolationsOn April 18, 2024, a jury in Seattle, Washington, determined that a not-for-profit hospital system employer would be required to pay nearly $100 million for time clock rounding and meal period violations...United StatesEmployment and HROgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticlePaying Employees To Opt Out Of Insurance? BEWAREThat "win-win" in contract negotiation wherein employees are paid to opt out of employer insurance has become much more complicated thanks to the IRS.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleWage And Hour Division Issues FLSA Opinion LettersThe Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued various opinion letters construing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in early January 2026.United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleCalifornia Offshore Wind AuctionOn October 18, 2022, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ("BOEM") will hold an auction to sell five offshore wind energy leases in federal waters off the California coast...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesSheppard
ArticleBoard Affirms Right To Unilaterally Implement Changes To Benefit Plans Based On Waiver, Foreshadowing Potentially Looser Standard For Contractual WaiversThe NLRB continues to churn out decisions post-Labor Day. On September 4, in a 2-1 decision, (Chairman Ring and Member Kaplan, with Member McFerran dissenting)United StatesEmployment and HRProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleThe Scope of California Kin Care Leave Rights Narrowed - At Least in Some InstancesVirtually every provision of the California Labor Code is being scrutinized by employees and their counsel these days, and Section 233, which permits employees to use a portion of their accrued sick leave to care for ill relatives, is no exception. United StatesEmployment and HRJones Day