Administrative Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor & Employment Law

HR Professionals: The Key To Smooth Corporate Acquisitions

by Catherine P. Coulter | Dentons on 1/11/2013

Although human resources professionals are not always recognized for their efforts during a corporate acquisition, the work which they do behind the scenes can often make the difference between an acquisition succeeding or...more

Hidden Due Diligence Risk In Mergers, Acquisitions And Investments: Independent Contractor Misclassification Oftentimes Overlooked...

by Lisa B. Petkun, Richard J. Reibstein, Andrew J. Rudolph | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 1/9/2013

Many due diligence reviews in mergers, acquisitions and investments have ignored the issue of independent contractor (IC) misclassification liability. This is a difficult exposure to identify unless the legal team digs below...more

Fenwick Employment Brief - September 2012

by Fenwick & West LLP on 9/19/2012

In This Issue: - Noncompete Not Aimed At Protection Of Goodwill Does Not Qualify For Sale Of Business Exception - Federal Agencies Issue Cautionary Guidance Regarding Confidentiality Of Employment...more

Beware Multiple Non-Compete Agreements Given in Connection with Corporate Deals in California

by Duane Morris LLP on 9/14/2012

In California, non-compete agreements are generally unenforceable pursuant to Business and Professions Code § 16600, which provides "[E]xcept as provided in this chapter, every contract by which anyone is restrained from...more

BLG Monthly Update for August 2012

by Neil Guthrie on 8/9/2012

Exotic dancer slips and falls, negligent handling of human remains and the usual neat contracts cases -- all this and more in the BLG Monthly Update for August!...more

Pension Plan Mergers and Asset Transfers: The Rules are Changing

by Dentons on 7/18/2012

Two years ago Ontario pension legislation was changed to provide for new rules that will make asset transfers and the merger of two or more pension plans much simpler. These are welcome changes since it has been expensive,...more

Purchaser Need Not Duplicate Shut-Down Benefits When Mirroring Seller’s Pension Plans

by Littler on 3/15/2012

In Shaver v. Siemens Corporation, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4081 (3d Cir. Feb. 29, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedent-setting opinion addressing the complex relationship between ERISA’s...more

VLOG - Nachman & Phulwani's Trip to India and Investing in the U.S.

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 2/29/2012

TRIP TO INDIA, VISA BULLETIN MARCH 2012, H-1B SEASON. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVejVuCq-bw 1. TRIP TO INDIA 2. QUESTION ABOUT CONSULAR PROCESSING IN INDIA 3. PREFERENCE CATEGORY VISA NUMBERS 4. H-1B...more

Seventh Circuit Gives Guidance on McCaskill-Bond Amendment to Federal Aviation Act

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 12/19/2011

The McCaskill-Bond Amendment to the Federal Aviation Act provides that a merger of air carriers requires the new entity to merge the seniority lists of the two carriers’ employees. Republic Airways acquired Midwest Airlines,...more

Airline Management Newsletter - March 2011

by FordHarrison on 3/30/2011

In this issue: Trial Court Must Modify Injunction to Condition Relief on Union's Request to NMB for Determination of Representative of Frontier Mechanics; Second Circuit Rejects Former Flight Attendant's RLA Discharge Claim;...more

H-1B Season is Upon Us . . . Will This Year’s Economy Bring a Lottery?

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 3/28/2011

It is that time of year again! We always hear the accountants moan and groan about the approaching April 15th deadline each year but, you have to listen a bit more closely and you will hear (and see) the U.S. business...more

H-1B: The visa of Choice for Highly Skilled Foreign Nationals

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 3/17/2010

H-1B: The Visa of Choice for Highly Skilled Foreign Nationals in the Scientific Community. We are rapidly approaching the April 1st deadline for the filing for new H-1B visas for the 2010-2011 Fiscal Year (FY 2010-2011)....more

H-1B Season is Almost Upon Us... Other Options for H-1B Losers!

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 1/26/2010

Recently, another aspect of the H-1B visa process has become the "site visit". H-1B employers should be familiar with the site visit process and procedure and be sure to prepare public access files for review by potential...more

How to Win the War When Working With Wal-Mart: One law firm’s story of complying with the “roll-back” king’s employer compliance...

by NPZ Law Group, P.C. (f/k/a Nachman &... on 2/2/2009

Americans across the country are familiar with Wal-Mart for their “roll-back” prices and friendly service. What most people don’t know is that, after their immigration scandals in 2001 and 2003, Wal-Mart has lead the...more

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