In this case, a union filed an employee benefits action against defendant contending that defendant violated the parties’ participation agreement, collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and 29 USC §1145 by failing…

New Jersey medical marijuana, already a multi-million-dollar industry, is primed for explosive growth. But first, the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) must expand available licenses to grow and distribute…

A wide variety of employment-related statutory changes went into effect in Illinois this year. These include important amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA), such as P.A. 101-0430, which…

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The real mystery of this case is which spouse was responsible for the original uncontested filing.

LUZ S. v. CESAR P., 2020 NY Slip Op 50873 – NY: Court of…

Up until the later part of the nineteenth century, personal jurisdiction was tied to a state’s territorial jurisdiction. In those days, personal jurisdiction over a defendant was established either by…

1. Background

India is an agrarian economy. It has the second highest population in the world, as well as the second highest arable land area in the world. With rising…

(This is a cross-post from Steptoe’s new Investigations and Enforcement Blog.)

Federal prosecutors recently brought new indictments against U.S. academics in two separate cases involving alleged unreported ties to…

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The large-scale shift to telework brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is…

On July 23, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) voted 3-2 to approve a final rule (Final Rule) on the cross-border application of certain swap provisions under…

The last six months have been marked by profound changes in how we live and interact with one another. The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a spotlight on societal inequities and…

We have virtually no bandwidth to deal with anything other than the pandemic, do we?  The marches of every conversation begin with “you’re okay, I trust” and end with “take…

On August 8, 2020, Wanda Vázquez Garced signed into law an amendment to the Puerto Rico Working Mothers Act. Under the amendment, adoption leave benefits were extended to female employees…

With the recent events following the death of George Floyd and the rise in support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement, companies in the tech industry are beginning to take a stronger…

On August 12, 2020, the U.S. State Department issued new guidance (“State Department Guidance”) on parameters for National Interest Exceptions to Presidential Proclamation 10052. As our previous post outlined…

A Utah court recently refused to dismiss a breach of fiduciary duty cause of action against a third party administrator after mental health treatment benefits for a child covered by…

In this episode of the Global Solutions series, Greg Hawran and Mauricio Romero discuss the legal landscape of COVID-19 testing and screenings for global employers as they continue to return…

In Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc., 20 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7729, __ P.3d __(August 3, 2020), the California Supreme Court made it easier for businesses to…