LABOR DEPARTMENT RESUMES OPINION PROGRAM, REISSUES 17 RESCINDED LETTERS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (DOL) HAS REISSUED 17 opinion letters originally issued in January 2009 during the last few weeks of the Bush administration but later withdrawn by...

By: Trevor S. Norwitz , Sabastian V. Niles , Avi A. Sutton and Anna S. Greig Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Shareholder proposals are a popular and effective mechanism enabling shareholders to recommend or require that a company and/or its board...

By: Joseph D. Guarino , DLA Piper LLP Telecommuting and work-from-home arrangements are increasing exponentially during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a way of protecting employees and customers from exposure. In addition, telecommuting...

By: Edward J. Hannon and Nicole A. Bashor On June 23, 2016, voters in the United Kingdom (UK) were asked to determine whether the UK should leave the European Union (EU). The result of the referendum was in favor of leaving. Under what has become known...

By: Elizabeth Harlan , Astrachan Gunst Thomas, P.C. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), approximately two million workers a year are affected by some form of workplace violence. The National Crime Victimization Survey...