This Stay Current flags the latest employment law and employment related developments affecting UK Employers.

On May 23, 2011, California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the creation of a new Mortgage Fraud Task Force ("Task Force") to address allegations of widespread fraud impacting the State of California.

President Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law on January 2, 2013.

Following through on prior announcements, on July 11 the Obama Administration formally suspended economic sanctions restricting U.S. investment and economic activity in Burma.

In 2010 the Department of Justice adopted revised Americans with Disabilities Act Title III regulations and design standards for places of public accommodation.

On October 4, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 226 ("SB 226"), in an attempt to help improve the state’s economy, create jobs and increase tax revenues for the state.

On March 18, 2010, President Obama signed into law the "Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act" (the "HIRE Act").

Only Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor dissented entirely from the decision.

The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations (the "Final Regulations") addressing certain implications of leasing aircraft or vessels in foreign commerce.

This client alert provides an update on the development of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA") since our last FATCA publication in February 2012.

On July 14, 2004, Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the Northern District of California issued a ruling addressing the pleading requirements for claims of contributory and vicarious copyright infringement in a series of related cases arising out of the aftermath of the Napster litigation. In these cases, the plaintiffs (comprised of recording studios and music publishers) sued entities with substantial financial investments in Napster, Inc., alleging that the defendants engaged in contributory a

In a decision with broad implications for the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in a variety of contexts, the Supreme Court has held that courts cannot refuse to enforce an arbitration agreement because it does not permit the class-based arbitration of claims.

In a recent, strongly worded federal antitrust decision, pleas for international comity by China’s nationalized vitamin industry and its regulatory overseer, China’s foremost trade industry, fell short in a showdown with U.S. domestic antitrust laws.

The London Stock Exchange has announced proposals to introduce a new section to its main market, catering specifically for high growth companies looking for a transitional route to the Official List.

As part of an ongoing effort to curtail domestic corruption, the Chinese government continues to tighten regulations governing the commercial prepaid card market.

Huawei Technologies Inc., the world’s second largest maker of telecom equipment and one of China’s leading global companies, is no stranger to the scrutiny applied by the U.S. Government to foreign investments in U.S. technology companies.