While no federal statute requires that employers provide paid sick leave for employees, Executive Order 13706 mandates that, effective January 1, 2017, covered federal contractors give employees up to seven days of paid sick leave each year. See 80 FR...

By: Laurie E. Leader EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, BENDER'S LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BULLETIN The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is aggressively prosecuting employers who enter into no-poach agreements 1 under the antitrust laws. Until 2021, DOJ enforcement...

By: Justin F. Hoffman and Thomas Blackwell BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. This article discusses market trends in oil and gas transactions from 2021 through the first quarter of 2022, including (1) notable transactions; (2) deal trends with respect to capital markets...

AS WARS AND AUTHORITARIAN MOVEMENTS THREATEN THE RULE OF LAW ACROSS THE GLOBE, the existence of a robust press has become increasingly critical to the free flow of accurate information to the public. Recent seizures and detention of reporters in Russia...

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