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November 27, 2018

New Legislation Introduced in Illinois Seeks Transparency in Asbestos Litigation

By Lewis Rice LLC

On November 7, 2018, Illinois State Senator Jason A. Barickman introduced S.B. (Senate Bill) 3643. This legislation is aimed at creating more transparency in asbestos litigation in the state by stipulating that at the outset of litigation, defendants would be given access to claim forms that plaintiffs have submitted to trust funds that bankrupt companies have established in order to compensate victims of asbestos exposure. Similar legislation has been passed in 15 states and comes after documents uncovered during an asbestos defendant’s 2014 bankruptcy proceeding showed a discrepancy between the exposure allegations alleged in forms submitted to these trusts and exposure testimony in separate civil lawsuits against solvent companies.

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Posted in News | North America
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November 27, 2018

Effective January 1, 2019 Delaware Imposes Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training and Creates New Spin on Existing Protections

By Connolly Gallagher LLP

The Delaware Discrimination in Employment Act has always provided a cause of action for sexual harassment under the umbrella of sex discrimination. However, new Delaware law, effective January 1, 2019, expressly addresses Delaware’s take on sexual harassment. In many ways, the new law is redundant with existing legal rights and responsibilities, thus simply creating a new section of the law to bring the same claim. In other ways, the new law at least arguably is different. In still other ways, the new law creates new obligations and new claims, which certainly require attention and action by employers.

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Posted in Legal Updates | North America
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November 27, 2018

Breaking Down the Barriers to Change

By Lindsay Griffiths of International Lawyers Network

It’s no secret that the legal market is a challenging place to be today.

Mergers, non-law firm players, clients continuing to take work in-house, increasing investment in technology, changing demands from different generations…the list goes on.

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Posted in Zen & the Art of Legal Networking
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November 27, 2018

Tenth Circuit Holds That the False Claims Act Does Not Protect Post-Employment Retaliation

By Alkida Kacani of Epstein Becker & Green

On November 6, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit handed down a decision that impacts employers across all industries, including the financial services industry. In a “win” for employers, the Tenth Circuit ruled that “…the False Claims Act’s anti-retaliation provision unambiguously excludes relief for retaliatory acts which occur after the employee has left employment.” Potts v. Center for Excellence in Higher Education, Inc., No. 17-1143 (10th Cir. Nov. 6, 2018).

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November 26, 2018

The Aged Care Royal Commission – first shots fired

By Hall & Wilcox

The largest 100 aged care service providers in Australia will have very recently received initial correspondence from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (Commission) inviting early submissions.

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Posted in Asia Pacific | Legal Updates
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November 26, 2018

Financial Services in Focus – Issue 16

By Hall & Wilcox

Funds and financial products

ASIC extends relief for non-cash payment facilities

On 16 November, ASIC has amended the ASIC Corporations (Non-cash Payment Facilities) Instrument 2016/211 to remove an expiry date that would have seen the instrument ceasing to operate in March 2019.

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Posted in Asia Pacific | Legal Updates
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November 26, 2018

Taken for a ride: Foodora rider found to be an employee

By Hall & Wilcox

In a controversial decision, a single Commissioner of the Fair Work Commission has found that a delivery rider engaged as an independent contractor by food delivery company Foodora was, in fact, an employee.

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Posted in Asia Pacific | Legal Updates
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November 26, 2018

Can I Bring Cannabis from Canada Home?

By David W. Garland, Nathaniel M. Glasser and Paulina Grabczak of Epstein Becker & Green

Cannabis has been legalized in Canada as of October 17, 2018. What does this mean for employers with employees traveling to and from Canada? Can travelers from Canada to the United States with legally purchased cannabis simply drive to a state where recreational or medical use of cannabis is legal? The bottom line: Employers should remind employees that they cannot cross into the United States with Canadian cannabis under any circumstances.

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Posted in Legal Updates | North America
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November 26, 2018

Fladgate acts for Zouk Capital and 83North on $50m funding for workable technology

By Fladgate LLP

Leading UK law firm Fladgate has advised private equity firms Zouk Capital and 83North in relation to their participation in a $50M Series C round of funding in relation to Workable Technology Limited.

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November 26, 2018

The Pursuit of Truth in Advertising: Regulatory

By Ronald R. Urbach of Davis & Gilbert LLP

As mentioned in my previous blog post, I gave a presentation at the 40th Annual Association of National Advertisers/Brand Activation Association Marketing Law Conference titled “The Pursuit of ‘Truth’ in Advertising.” It explored how consumers view the truth in this era of fake news and alternative facts, and how this changing understanding of the truth has affected the advertising ecosystem and the practice of advertising law. Today, I will share the second installment in my series of highlights from my presentation.

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