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18 December 2024 is the UN's International Migrants Day which shines a spotlight on the contributions of migrants around the world.

Our Securities Group unpacks the Fifth Circuit decision striking down Nasdaq’s board diversity rules approved in 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)....
By: Alston & Bird

The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, but it can also be a period of stress and pressure for many employees.

The latest edition of the Payments Docket, our roundup of key litigation and enforcement involving the payments industry, features why the CFPB’s open banking rule is under fire, a convenience fee that steals your lunch money, and irony leaving arbitration for the courtroom....

On December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision reinstating its prior standard for determining whether a union has contractually waived its right to bargain over changes to terms and conditions of employment. In Endurance Environmental Solutions, LLC, 373 NLRB No.

The HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a Special Fraud Alert to inform health care professionals (“providers”) and Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) about the OIG’s view of potentially abusive marketing practices in the context of the promotion of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) p

Real World Impact: Effective January 1, 2025, Connecticut’s paid sick leave law is expanded to cover all employees working for a company with more than 25 employees....
By: FordHarrison

A ‘fixed term’ employment contract may not be as fixed as you might expect. A ‘fixed-term worker’ (also commonly referred to as a ‘contract worker’) is an employee who has signed an employment contract with a fixed term....

National Labor Relations Board General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo issued a complaint on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, stating that contestants on the popular reality show Love is Blind are required to be classified as employees.

The rise of workplace wearable technology has opened new possibilities for employee efficiencies, safety, and health monitoring....
By: Epstein Becker & Green

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