As part of the bill funding the federal government, President Biden signed into law the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act). These relatively unkn...

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act was signed into law by President Biden on December 29. The law has been described as “the most important transnational anti-corruption...

2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed rules relating to when penalties/fines paid to or at the direction of a government agency can be deducted as a business expense. Certain payments to government ...

Midwest Division MMC, the company that operates Menorah Medical Center, agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve claims it underpaid nurses. The settlement benefits current and former hourly register...

Several hospitality companies have promoted and appointed new executives in recent days. Coast Hotels Coast Hotels, a fully owned subsidiary of APA Hotel Canada, has appointed David Ferguson as di...

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady’s $5.5 million settlement of class allegations that it failed pay tipped employees minimum wage merits final approval, a federal court in New York ruled. The ...

Feb. 17 forum offers an opportunity for in-depth consideration of ‘Big Problems in Big Tech’ The 2023 Provost’s Forum examining “Big Problems in Big Tech” will feature a keynote address by data sci...

2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed rules relating to when penalties/fines paid to or at the direction of a government agency can be deducted as a business expense. Certain payments to government...

LawFlash Recent final regulations made a series of 2021 amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act effective as of December 22, 2022. The amendments generally require private employers with 100 or mo...

U.S. Pledges Armored Vehicles to Ukraine but Stops Short of Sending Heavy Tanks The Biden administration and some of its European allies have pledged new heavy weaponry to Ukraine, including howit...