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The National Venture Capital Association (“ NVCA”) has recently (but without any fanfare) released substantively important revisions to its model legal documents, specifically, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement, and the Certificate of Incorporation. These changes address...
On July 1, 2024, three ordinances go into effect that will alter critical employment laws for Cook County and Chicago businesses. These three ordinances are: (1) the Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance, (2) the One Fair Wage Ordinance, and (3) the Cook County’s Minimum Wage...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that Partner Dan Altchek was selected for The Daily Record’s 2024 Employment Law Power List. This group is composed of the most significant, influential and respected practitioners in the employment law sector in Maryland. To...
Work/Life Balance For Working Parents: What Does The Law Provide? This virtual program will cover legal updates on labor and employment laws focusing specifically on workplace accommodations and leaves of absence supporting working parents, including the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)...
You owe it to yourself, your family, your colleagues and your clients to think about and plan for practice succession. Even if you have no plans to change what you’re doing now, eventually you will have to consider your future. And as with many things, planning ahead gives you the best chance at...
Under the recent Supreme Court Ruling of Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, employees no longer need to suffer “significant” harm to state a claim of discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). Prior to the ruling, many lower courts had long required Title VII plaintiffs...
In a conversational 30-minute forum over Zoom, Saul Ewing attorneys hosted a monthly series discussing emerging industry developments and common issues that cannabis businesses face today. Interested in the full series? Find additional dates and topics. For questions, please contact Mary Brightman...
As most New Jersey employers are already aware, since 2019, the State’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits employers from enforcing contract provisions that have the effect of preventing an employee or former employee from discussing any allegations of discrimination, harassment or...
Questions Abound for Boards After FTC’s Noncompete Ban Directors should work with HR to gather info on who could be affected. Click here to read the article.
Saul Ewing attorneys Brandon Sherman and John Marty will be speaking at the Fame ( Financial Aid & School Management) Conference on May 2, 2024. The Fame Conference is the premier, anticipated event for higher education professionals around the country. They offer an array of informative...
This November, California voters may have the opportunity to replace the controversial Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) by voting on a proposed bill that would double penalties for willful labor-law violators, but would eliminate employees’ ability to file private lawsuits on behalf...
On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published in the Federal Register a final rule on Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities. These regulations are at 28 C.F.R part 35. The new regulation largely tracks the DOJ’s Notice of Proposed...
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Final Rule that drastically expands overtime protections to millions of workers across the country. This Rule, which raises the salary threshold for certain exemptions, forces employers to quickly determine whether they will make the...
Non-Compete Clauses Banned By The FTC In January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for a comprehensive ban on employee non-compete clauses. The FTC received over 26,000 comments from employees, businesses of all sizes, and other stakeholders in the...