ArticleCBA Releases Two New Formal Opinions - 142 And 143This opinion regards an attorneys' duty to inquire when a client may be involved in criminal or fraudulent activity. You can find that opinion here.United StatesCriminal LawFairfield and Woods
ArticleData breaches exposing businesses to new litigation risksObligations to report data breaches are more stringent &non-reporting of these breaches may result in huge fines being imposed.AustraliaPrivacyColeman Greig Lawyers
ArticlePreempting The Players' Claims: Why The Plaintiffs Are On A Path To Arbitration In The NFL Concussion Injury LitigationBefore any discussion of the merits, Judge Brody must resolve one threshold issue: preemption. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleDraft Legislation Would Require Companies To Engage In Collective BargainingDraft legislation in Poland would expand the issues collective bargaining agreements can cover to include flexible work schedules and overtime and require large employers to engage in collective bargaining negotiations.PolandEmployment and HRWTW
Article"Highest Contribution Rate" Means Highest Of Any CBA For ERISA Withdrawal Liability PaymentsThe Third Circuit held that where an employer has been party to multiple collective bargaining agreements ("CBAs") with a multiemployer fund, an employer's withdrawal liability should be based on "the single highest contribution rate" established under the CBAs. United StatesEmployment and HRProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleDianne’s Halifax Presentation On Contaminated Site LitigationHere is Dianne’s presentation to the Canadian Bar Association Mid-winter meeting in Halifax, on Contaminated Site Litigation after Inco. CanadaEnvironmentSiskinds LLP
ArticleSeventh Circuit Says: Clear Error Standard Applies To Court Review Of Withdrawal Liability Arbitrator's CBA InterpretationThe Seventh Circuit has now applied a clear error standard of review to a withdrawal liability arbitrator's interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement, thus enhancing the role of the arbitrator...United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleSeventh Circuit Says: Clear Error Standard Applies To Court Review Of Withdrawal Liability Arbitrator's CBA InterpretationThe Seventh Circuit has now applied a clear error standard of review to a withdrawal liability arbitrator's interpretation of a collective bargaining agreement, thus enhancing ...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Upholds Enforcement of Union Contract Provisions Requiring Arbitration of Age Discrimination ClaimsIn an important decision resolving a split among the United States Courts of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that a collective bargaining agreement’s clear and unmistakable requirement that employees submit statutory age discrimination claims to arbitration is enforceable. United StatesEmployment and HRHolland & Knight
ArticleSupreme Court Of Puerto Rico Rules PR-DOL Christmas Bonus Exemption Decree Was Inapplicable To Unionized EmployeesOn June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico issued an Opinion and Order interpreting an employer's obligation to pay the Christmas Bonus to employees covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement...Puerto RicoLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLittler Mendelson
ArticleCoalition For Better Ads Releases New Standards For Short-Form VideoThe CBA's standard for short-form video does not apply to other environments like feeds or OTT. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFrankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
ArticleAgentic AI Payments: Navigating Consumer Protection, Innovation, And Regulatory FrameworksExplore our latest white paper, created in partnership with the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA): "Agentic AI Payments: Navigating Consumer Protection, Innovation, and Regulatory Frameworks."United StatesTechnologyDavis Wright Tremaine LLP
ArticleDOL's September Opinion Letters Address CBA And FMLA Conflicts And Retail And Service Overtime ExemptionThe United States Department of Labor's ("DOL") Wage and Hour Division issued two opinion letters on September 10, 2019, addressing certain aspects of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act ...United StatesEmployment and HRSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleA New Frontier? Starbucks Signals A CBA With Baristas May Soon Be On TapThe ongoing union drive at Starbucks took off in 2022 after several cafés in Buffalo, New York were the first to unionize in December 2021. United StatesEmployment and HRBarnes & Thornburg LLP
ArticleTo Insure Or Not To Insure: Employment Group BenefitsEmployers in a unionized setting often believe that having insurance in place to cover group benefits to which employees may be entitled pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) insulates them...CanadaEmployment and HRMiller Thomson
ArticleEmployment Alert: Employers May Benefit From Supreme Court Decision Upholding Arbitration RequirementsIn a clear win for employers, on April 1st the United States Supreme Court held, in 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that clearly and unmistakably requires union members to arbitrate claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is enforceable. United StatesEmployment and HRMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
VideoWebinar: 2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House LawyersPlease join Christine Staley (Director, CBA In-House Lawyers) and Tim Harty (CEO, Mondaq) for a comprehensive overview of the 2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report.CanadaLaw Practice ManagementCBA In-House Lawyers
ArticleAmendment Of The Hungarian Labour CodeTriggering intense emotions and protestation, the bill related to the amendment of the Hungarian Labour Code has been accepted by the Parliament on the 12th of December 2018, and after signature by the President of the Republic ...HungaryEmployment and HRWolf Theiss
ArticleEmployers – Ignore employment policies at your peril - Barker v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2012] FCA 942The Court ordered the Bank to pay damages for breaching the implied contractual term of mutual trust and confidence.AustraliaEmployment and HRHunt & Hunt
ArticleCBA Proposal For A Framework To Facilitate Court-To-Court Communication And Coordination Of Overlapping Class Actions Clears The First HurdleAt the CBA Annual Meeting on February 15, 2018, a resolution to approve, as best practices, a revised Canadian Judicial Protocol for the Management of Multi-Jurisdictional Class Actions was approved.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP