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These While these memoranda do not have the weight of law or regulation, they do set out the agency’s priorities and key interpretations of the ...
Court of Appeal Rules that the choice-of-law provisions cannot circumvent the Ending Forced Arbitration act
Employment

Court of Appeal Rules that the choice-of-law provisions cannot circumvent the Ending Forced Arbitration act

On February 3, 2025, the California First District Court of Appeal held that a party to an arbitration agreement cannot rely on a choice-of-law provision ...
Federal Court Issues Partial Injunction Preliminary Halting Enforcement of DEI Related EOs
Employment

Federal Court Issues Partial Injunction Preliminary Halting Enforcement of DEI Related EOs

On February 21, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a preliminary injunction pausing enforcement of several provisions of President Trump’s ...
DOL Appeal of Decision invalidating 2024 overtime Rule Likely on the Last Legs
Employment

DOL Appeal of Decision invalidating 2024 overtime Rule Likely on the Last Legs

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, on November 15, 2024 in State of Texas V. United States Dep’t of Labor ...
The SCOTUS is ready to review DOL’s power to set minimum salary for overtime exemption
Employment

The SCOTUS is ready to review DOL’s power to set minimum salary for overtime exemption

Allan bloom is a co-chairman of Proskauer’s Labor & Employment Law Department. He is a nationally recognized litigator, advisor, and represents employers, business owners and ...
Did you know? IRS Form 1095 C
Employment

Did you know? IRS Form 1095 C

Did You Know That You Do Not Need to Mail Form 1095 Cs If a Notice is Posted by March 3, 2025? At last year’s ...
EEOC Announces Enforcement Priority on “Illegal Favorites Against American Workers
Employment

EEOC Announces Enforcement Priority on “Illegal Favorites Against American Workers

On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, Acting Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) Chair Andrea R. Lucas announced the EEOC plans to target employers that “illegally prefer ...
DOJ and FTC Issue Guidelines on Antitrust for Business Activities that Affect Workers
Employment

DOJ and FTC Issue Guidelines on Antitrust for Business Activities that Affect Workers

Fourteen days before President Trump assumed office, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Biden Administration released their “Antitrust Guidelines ...
Vax On: Fourth Circuit Reinstates Plaintiff’s Religious Bias Suit in COVID Vaccine Mandate Case
Employment

Vax On: Fourth Circuit Reinstates Plaintiff’s Religious Bias Suit in COVID Vaccine Mandate Case

On January 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s Title VII ...