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Recent Employment, Labor, EEOC & NLRB Regulatory Law News

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Sep
2
2015
Administration Appears Poised to Issue Another Executive Order Affecting Contractors and Their Employees Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
10
2014
Executive Orders Impose New Labor Requirements on Contractors Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
31
2014
Political Uncertainty in Britain Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
6
2017
Endgame for Blacklisting Order Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
6
2018
Repeal of the ACA’s Individual Mandate: Potential Impact on Employers Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
5
2015
DOL Implements New Rule: Government Contractors and Subcontractors Prohibited from Discriminating Against LGBT Workers Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
23
2015
Department of Housing and Urban Development Asks Supreme Court to Revive Use of Cooperative Agreements for Section 8 Funds Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
10
2015
SBA (Small Business Administration) Proposes Comprehensive Small Business Mentor-Protégé Program Covington & Burling LLP
May
16
2018
What Companies Should Know in the Wake of California’s New Worker Classification Ruling Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
17
2015
Supreme Court Ruling on Agency Flip-Flopping Affects Rules for Benefit Plans Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
8
2018
New Rules for Noncompetition Agreements in Massachusetts Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
3
2017
U.K. Government takes further steps towards increased regulation of human rights for business Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
2
2015
ERISA Advisory Council Considers Model Lump Sum Window Disclosures Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
18
2017
Construction Contractors: The Government Contractor Defense is Alive and Well in the Fifth Circuit Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
3
2014
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Allows Longevity Annuities in Retirement Plans Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
3
2015
Will President Obama’s New Overtime Regulations Shrink Corporate Restricted Classes? Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
25
2018
Ten Key Issues to Watch in Africa in 2018 Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
9
2018
Incoming! Issuance of 1,000 Notifications Portends Ramp-Up of OFCCP Enforcement Activity Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
21
2014
The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act: Round Two Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
15
2014
Minnesota District Court Opens Door to Suits by Defined Benefit Plan Participants Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
8
2018
Supreme Court Deals Another Blow to Sixth Circuit’s “Yard-Man Inferences” Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
18
2014
Analysis of the European Commission’s 2015 Work Programme Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
20
2018
Significant Reductions to Deductible Pay at Public Companies Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
16
2015
PBGC (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation) Proceeds With Proposal to Collect Information on Pension Risk Transfers Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
23
2015
New Law Reduces PBGC Exposure for Employers That Cease Operations at a Facility Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
17
2015
IT Acquisitions and Operations Added to GAO’s List of High-Risk Programs Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
2
2015
Public Disclosure Bar to Qui Tam Suits is Narrow, Says Fifth Circuit (Again) Covington & Burling LLP
May
6
2016
Battle over “Blacklisting” Order: Obama Administration Moves Forward with Fair Pay Order as House Members Attempt to Exempt DOD Covington & Burling LLP
 

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