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Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

OSHA Guidelines for Retailers on Holiday Shopping and Crowd Management Safety

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

November 15, 2019

By James L. Curtis, Daniel R. Birnbaum, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers should prepare for the holiday shopping season and protect their employees from harm and injuries. As the holiday shopping season approaches, we are again reminding retail and hospitality employers of the importance of taking safety precautions during the holiday season’s major sales events, such as Black Friday. Holiday shopping has increasingly become associated with violence and hazards. There has…

Workplace Class Action Blog

Sixth Circuit Allows Appeal Of Novel Class Action Ordered In Nationwide Opiate Litigation

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

November 15, 2019

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Christina M. Janice Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest development in the ultra-high stakes nationwide Prescription Opiate Litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently granted the petition of six Ohio cities to appeal the class certification order of U.S. District Court Judge Daniel A. Polster creating a new and innovative type of class action — the “negotiation class.” In In Re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, No.…

Trading Secrets

Now Available! 50 State Desktop Reference: What Businesses Need to Know about Non-Competes and Trade Secrets Law

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

November 13, 2019

Seyfarth’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice group is pleased to provide the 2019-2020 edition of our 50 State Desktop Reference, which surveys the most-asked questions related to restrictive covenants and trade secrets in all 50 states, including the recent updates in non-compete law in Washington, California, Maine, Illinois, Rhode Island, Maryland, and New Hampshire. For the company executive, in-house counsel, or HR professional, we hope this guide will provide a starting point to answer your…

Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

OSHA Releases Two New Temporary Worker Guidance Documents

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

November 11, 2019

By James L. Curtis and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA has just updated its “Protecting Temporary Workers” website, for staffing agencies and their clients (i.e., host employers). The page reminds these employers that they are jointly responsible for a temporary employee’s safety and health . We have blogged previously about OSHA’s enforcement activities and guidance documents relating to temporary workers: OSHA Releases Two More Temporary Worker Guidance Documents, New Guidance for …

Beneficially Yours

You Can Save More in Your 401(k) in 2020

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

November 6, 2019

By Sarah Touzalin and Richard G. Schwartz Seyfarth Synopsis: Many of the limitations that apply to tax-qualified plans, including 401(k) plans, are subject to cost-of-living increases. The IRS just announced the 2020 limits. 401(k) plan contribution limits are increasing, so check your elections starting in 2020. Employers maintaining tax-qualified retirement plans will need to make the necessary adjustments to the plans’ administrative/operational procedures and participant notices (e.g., safe harbor notice). This morning the IRS announced the…

Beneficially Yours

The Trump Administration Wants You to Know, Guidance is NOT Law!

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

October 31, 2019

By Manleen Singh and Mark Casciari Seyfarth Synopsis: Two new Executive Orders and a corresponding decision in the Supreme Court effectively limit how agencies can utilize guidance against private parties—the agency must rely only on guidance that is fully consistent with the governing statute. Employee benefit lawyers, including employee benefit litigators, have historically been inclined to rely on federal agency guidance that does not technically have the force of law. Lawyers have followed this practice…

Workplace Class Action Blog

Tennessee Federal Court Axes ADA Anxiety Discrimination Claim And Grants Summary Judgment To Employer Against The EEOC

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

October 30, 2019

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: In an EEOC disability discrimination lawsuit alleging that an employer failed to accommodate and then wrongfully terminated a laundry technician with anxiety, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee granted the employer’s motion for summary judgment, holding the EEOC did not establish that the employee was disabled for purposes of the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq.…

Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

Reminder — Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke Now in Effect

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

October 29, 2019

By Joshua M. Henderson, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen Seyfarth Synopsis: CalOSHA emergency regulation for workers exposed to wildfire smoke.. With wildfires now active in many parts of California, it’s important that employers in California remember Cal/OSHA’s emergency regulation, Protection from Wildfire Smoke, Section 5141.1, that applies to outdoor workers and workers in semi-indoor places. Think day laborers, like agricultural workers, landscapers, construction workers, sanitation workers, etc. Requirements kick in…

Workplace Safety and Environmental Law Alert Blog

Seyfarth Reimagines Brand and Website with New Launch

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP

October 29, 2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: In advance of the firm’s 75th anniversary in 2020, Seyfarth this week launched a new brand and website which reflect a distinct client experience, combining the scale of the firm’s legal representation around the globe with innovative service delivery capabilities. The firm’s new brand – Seyfarth – pays homage to its heritage with a close eye on the future. Long recognized as a leading labor and employment law firm and legal industry innovator,…

Beneficially Yours

Welcome to the 21st Century—The DOL Proposes Changes to Antiquated Electronic Disclosure Rules under ERISA

By Seyfarth Shaw LLP & Seyfarth Shaw LLP

October 25, 2019

By Christina Cerasale, Kelly Rourke, and Richard G. Schwartz Synopsis: The Department of Labor (“DOL”) just issued proposed rule changes governing the disclosure of ERISA-required notices via an electronic format (e.g., emails, intranet sites, etc.). These proposed rules update final regulations issued by the DOL in 2002, which given the pace at which employers and employees were then transitioning to the use of computers and the internet as the principal means of communication,…

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OSHA Guidelines for Retailers on Holiday Shopping and Crowd Management Safety

Sixth Circuit Allows Appeal Of Novel Class Action Ordered In Nationwide Opiate Litigation

Now Available! 50 State Desktop Reference: What Businesses Need to Know about Non-Competes and Trade Secrets Law

OSHA Releases Two New Temporary Worker Guidance Documents

You Can Save More in Your 401(k) in 2020

The Trump Administration Wants You to Know, Guidance is NOT Law!

Tennessee Federal Court Axes ADA Anxiety Discrimination Claim And Grants Summary Judgment To Employer Against The EEOC

Reminder — Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulation to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke Now in Effect

Seyfarth Reimagines Brand and Website with New Launch

Welcome to the 21st Century—The DOL Proposes Changes to Antiquated Electronic Disclosure Rules under ERISA

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