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Concluding the 2016 Persuader Rule Changes “Exceeded Authority” of the LMRDA, DOL Rescinds Them

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The Department of Labor fully rescinded the 2016 changes made to the Persuader Rules. The DOL concluded that the 2016 rule changes “exceeded the authority of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)” because...more

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DOL Rescinds Its Persuader Rule

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On July 17, 2018, the DOL rescinded its 2016 “persuader rule” — a controversial reinterpretation of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA) that would have required employers and their consultants...more

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Department of Labor Moves To Rescind “Persuader Rule” with Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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On June 12, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Office of Labor-Management Standards published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding its intention to rescind the so-called “persuader rule,” moving the DOL one...more

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President Trump's Regulatory Freeze May Impact Recently Enacted Labor and Employment Rules

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On January 20, 2017, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus issued a memorandum addressed to the heads of executive departments and agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL), instructing them to freeze new or...more

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New Administration Orders Freeze of Pending Regulations, Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Act

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One of the first acts of the new Administration on Inauguration Day was to issue a memorandum putting the brakes—at least temporarily—on federal regulations that have not yet taken effect, and to release an executive order...more

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Judge Permanently Blocks USDOL’s “Persuader Rule”

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A federal judge in Texas permanently enjoined the new USDOL Persuader Rule from taking effect on a nationwide basis. The new rule would have required employers and law firms to publically disclose confidential legal advice...more

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The “Persuader Rule” Permanently Enjoined

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As we have previously reported, in March of 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a reinterpretation of the Persuader Activities Rule (The “Revised Rule”). This Revised Rule required that: - employers must...more

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Federal Judge Permanently Blocks DOL "Persuader" Rule

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On Tuesday, a federal district court in Texas issued a permanent injunction blocking implementation of the Department Of Labor’s so-called “Persuader” rule. The rule requires legal counsel and other persons or entities that...more

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DOL Persuader Rule Blocked by Federal Judge

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On November 16, 2016, a District Judge in the Northern District of Texas permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing a new regulation that would have increased disclosure requirements for employers that...more

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Persuader Rule Determined to Be Unlawful: What to Do Now

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In a win for both employers and their counsel, a Texas federal district court held earlier this week that the Department of Labor's Persuader Advice Exemption Rule was unlawful. The Persuader Rule required employers and their...more

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DOL’s Persuader Advice Exemption Rule Blocked

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On November 16th, Texas federal judge Sam R. Cummings granted Summary Judgment to several business groups, joined by Texas and nine other states, seeking to block enforcement of the U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) new...more

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Permanent Pause to Persuader Rule: Texas Court Issues Permanent Nationwide Injunction

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On November 16, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business v. Perez, No. 5:16-cv-00066, a federal judge in Texas issued a permanent injunction preventing the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) from enforcing its new...more

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Permanent Injunction puts Persuader Rule on the Ropes

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Earlier in the year, we reported on a temporary injunction issued by a federal district court Judge in Texas. The injunction prevented the Department of Labor from enforcing the so-called “persuader rule.” The rule sought...more

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Court Grants Permanent Injunction, Blocking Labor Department’s New Persuader Rule

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, has converted its nationwide preliminary injunction, issued on June 27, 2016, against the U.S. Department of Labor’s “persuader” rule into a...more

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Unpersuasive: Federal Judge Invalidates DOL’s New Persuader Rule

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On November 16, 2016, a federal district judge in Texas barred the Department of Labor (“DOL”) from enforcing its new so-called “Persuader Rule.” The rule, which would have imposed broad disclosure requirements on employers...more

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Court Permanently Blocks DOL's Persuader Rule

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To the relief of many employers that rely on third parties to provide labor advice and services, a Texas federal court has permanently blocked a rule that would have required them to make certain disclosures about their...more

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Federal Court Permanently Enjoins DOL Union ‘Persuader’ Rule Enforcement

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As previously reported, on March 23, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its reinterpretation of the “persuader” rule in the Labor Management Reporting Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA), originally scheduled to be...more

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What Impact Could Trump's Election Have on Employers?

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The election is over. The vote is in. Donald Trump will be our 45th President. And, for the first time since 2006 (when the 109th Congress was in session during the Bush administration), come 2017, a Republican President will...more

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The Employment Law Authority - July/August 2016

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On June 27, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary ...more

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Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Bars Implementation of Department of Labor's "Persuader Rule"

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On June 27, a federal court in Texas enjoined the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) from implementing its new interpretation of the “Persuader Rule.” In a sweeping 86-page rebuff to the DOL, the court opined that the...more

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Federal Court Halts the Enforcement of the Department of Labor’s “Persuader Rule”

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On June 27, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new “persuader rule,” which as of July 1...more

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Federal Court Halts Enforcement of DOL’s New “Persuader Rules”

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On June 27, 2016, a federal district court in Lubbock Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Labor’s new persuader regulations from taking effect this July 1, 2016. ...more

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National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al.

Preliminary Injunction Order

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On June 27, 2016, in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Perez, et al., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Lubbock Division) granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,...more

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The New Persuader Activity Reporting Requirements—A Significant Development

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In accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor’s recent public announcement regarding the implementation of its new “persuader activity” rule, all engagements entered into prior to July 1, 2016—including long-term or...more

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DOL Persuader Regulations Expose Every Employer to Reporting Requirements and Disclosures

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All employers should examine their use of labor and employment service providers to mitigate unwanted disclosure of fees paid to such providers. To protect confidentiality and the integrity of the attorney-client...more

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