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What Has the EEOC Been Up To?
We reported on the EEOC’s filing of the first LGBT discrimination suit earlier this month, but that was not the only activity at the agency. Employers should take note of the following new EEOC developments: …
Illinois Medical Marijuana Law: What Employers Should Know
Currently, 23 states have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana. Medical marijuana laws are challenging for all employers, but particularly multistate employers, as employers must reconcile federal and varying…
Spotlight on Business Courts
Colleagues in the firm’s ligation group, Bill Gyves, Nick Panarella and Damon Suden, prepared an advisory – Spotlight on Business Courts – addressing the uptick in proposed rule changes intended to promote increased…
New York Employers – Looking Backward and Forward.
Last year was a ‘big year’ in New York in terms of new employment laws, and 2016 is shaping up to be just as big – as employers come into compliance with the many new laws, and brace for additional changes to come.…
UPDATE: Health Care Reform – End of 2015 Developments Affecting Reporting and Taxation
Pursuant to additional federal guidance issued at the end of 2015, this Advisory supplements our previous advisory regarding important Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) mandates effective in 2016. As explained below, the ACA…