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 | Updated February 3, 2021 President Joe Biden continues to take an ax to former President Donald Trump’s labor policies, removing all 10 of his predecessor’s appointees to the Federal Service Impasses Panel. The FSIP is supposed to resolve bargaining disputes between federal agencies and worker unions. But unions said Trump’s appointees were using the board to essentially rewrite collective bargaining agreements on less favorable terms for workers. They applauded Biden’s decision to ...

Minneapolis partner David Crosby will serve as Stinson LLP’s next deputy managing partner, alongside Kansas City-based Managing Partner-elect Allison Murdock. Their term will begin July 2021, at the conclusion of current Managing Partner Mark Hinderks’ term. Crosby has held multiple leadership positions during his 27-year tenure at the firm. He currently serves as co-chair of a Business Litigation division and as a member of the firm’s associate evaluation committee. He completed a five-...

A look inside the complicated assault case the Marine Corps doesn’t want anyone talking about January 29 Cpl. Thae Ohu is currently in the brig facing nine charges including attempted murder. (Photo courtesy of Michael Hinesley) A prosecution’s push to silence those working to fight for Marine Cpl. Thae Ohu was struck down by a Marine Corps judge Monday. “I lack sympathy to infringe on constitutional rights,” Lt. Col. Michael Zimmerman, the judge in the case, said during a hearin...

Preferred Language(s): Closing Date: 2/9/2021 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC Description Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countr...

he helped select nominees to New York’s highest court NEW YORK – January 13, 2021 – Alan Mansfield, a beloved and highly respected New York litigation attorney who helped shape the New York State Court of Appeals as a 25-year member of the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination, passed away January 11, 2021. He was a member of the Executive Committee at global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where he had also served as the co-chair of the firm’s Global Litigation Practice. Ma...

9. Proxy Advisory Firm Voting Policy Updates. 10. Diversity Considerations. 12. Hedging Disclosure Requirements Now Applicable to Smaller Reporting Companies and Emerging Growth Companies. A. COVID- 19 1. SEC’s COVID-19 Supplemental Guidance Reinforces Importance of High-Quality Financial Reporting. On June 23, 2020, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) released CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 9A (the Supplemental Guidance), which supplements CF Disclosure Guidance Top...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The District of Columbia appears poised to join the growing number of nearbystates regulating and limiting restrictive covenant agreements in the employment context. Unanimously passed by the D.C. City Council on December 15, 2020 and signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser on January 11, 2021, the “The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020” goes further than recent laws enacted across the country.  It is a ban on virtually ...

For the last four years, California employers have mostly been focused on changes in state and local law, as the Trump administration has done little to regulate employers. Later this month, when the administration changes in Washington, everything is likely to change. Increased regulation at the state and local level will certainly continue, but also, new employment laws and regulations from Congress and the Executive Branch are likely to commence within the first 100 days of the administratio...

1 conducted a Stakeholders Meeting to address employer concerns about the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) issued by the California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), explain the ETS’s key provisions, and establish a focused agenda for an upcoming Advisory Committee Meeting during which Cal/OSHA will consider amendments to the ETS. Background on the ETS The ETS took effect on November 30, 2020, over the objections of several employers, trade associations, employer agencies...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In Part 1 of this series, we discussed how practice groups must rethink their strategy to position themselves in the emerging post-pandemic market and formulate quarter-by-quarter implementation strategies that continue their Group’s forward momentum. In Part 2, we focused on how to develop compelling priorities for your practice group. In addition to short-term, quarter-by-quarter plans, you also need a long-term strategy. For this...