SEVENTEEN STATE “NEW ENERGY FUTURE” COALITION FORMED GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO AND 16 OTHER GOVERNORS signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. The accord describes six shared goals, diversification of energy generation...

Lexis Practice Advisor subscribers may access a complete Coronavirus Resource Kit by following this link . CORONAVIRUS SPREAD CREATES UNCERTAINTY FOR BUSINESSES AND THEIR COUNSEL AS THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES ITS SPREAD FROM China to Europe and the...

By: Jim Wagstaffe and The Wagstaffe Group Recent caselaw has upheld the enforceability of boilerplate contractual provisions regarding forum selection, choice of law, and mandatory alternative dispute resolution. These clauses, seemingly innocuous in...

By: Jim Wagstaffe , The Wagstaffe Group COURTS HAVE INHERENT POWER TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENTS between the parties in cases pending before them. 1 However, courts have no inherent power to enforce settlement agreements after a case has been dismissed: “Enforcement...

EEOC LEAVES WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN LIMBO EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2019, REGULATIONS ISSUED by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) concerning incentive-based workplace wellness programs are rescinded, leaving employers without guidance...