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Contact: Erica Parks Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has signed into law the “Fair Chance Initiative,” which prohibits employers from asking applicants about their criminal histories “at any time or by any me ...

Written by Erica Parks It has been a rough few weeks for the Department of Labor (“DOL”) in Texas federal court. Yesterday in Sherman, Texas, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant granted a nationwide preliminary injunct ...

There is a lot of press coverage about the Hanjin bankruptcy, but very little of it provides tangible facts for traders to rely on. One thing we know for sure is Hanjin filed a Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the U.S. What that ...

By Steven M. Schneider and Jessica Iglesias The Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued its final rule concerning the controversial “persuader rule” that greatly expands employers’ obligations under t ...

Written by Evan Kent and Alexa Lewis Last week, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. The process, however, will take at least two years to be completed. Your European Union registered trademarks, which ...

By Brett Thomas Joining the ranks of five other municipalities in California (including Santa Monica), the city of Los Angeles recently enacted a new paid sick leave ordinance that imposes requirements more stringent th ...