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On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its final rule on “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and...

On April 15, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a preview notice of the final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”). The PWFA...

Gold Creek Foods, LLC filed a lawsuit Friday against the city of Dawsonville and seven city officials over penalties assessed for alleged high-volume discharges of wastewater and sewage from its poultry-processing plant.

On March 8, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas invalidated the recently issued final rule for establishing joint employer status under the National...

California State Senate Bill 699 (“SB 699”) and California State Assembly Bill 1076 (“AB 1076”) enhance California’s well-known prohibition against non-compete agreements or restrictive...

The bigger tenant of the last year has been tenants with some major leases like Paul Weiss having been signed in the last month.

Law firm Smith Gambrell & Russell is relocating and expanding within the building at 1301 Avenue of the Americas.

On November 17, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill 3539, which amended Section 756-a and Section 756-c of the New York General Business Law (commonly known as the Prompt...

Chicago and Illinois employers should revisit their paid leave policies before the New Year. Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act (“PLFAW Act”), 820 ILCS 192/1 et...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation (S.B. 5572) that, effective March 13, 2024, will change the salary threshold governing various exemptions under Article 6 of...