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Perkins Coie Awarded Mansfield 3.0 Certification Plus for Diversity Leadership

Is Your Board Gender Diverse Yet? Washington Public Companies Reminded of Upcoming Board Diversity Requirement

China’s New Personal Information Protection Specifications

After undergoing several rounds of revisions to the 2019 draft specifications, the new Information Security Technology-Personal Information Security Specifications (GB/T35273-2020) (New Personal Information Specifications) were released jointly by the State Administration of Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of China on March 6, 2020.

Eviction Relief for California Residential Tenants

Shortly after the shelter-in-place orders first went into effect this spring, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order allowing, but not requiring, local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19-related situations.

NY Court Strikes Down Significant Portions of DOL’s Final Rule Defining Joint Employment Scenarios Under FLSA

DOJ Update Underscores Risks When Responding to Antitrust CIDs

The Antitrust Division (Division) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an update to its Civil Investigative Demand (CID) forms and its investigative deposition process on September 10. When conducting civil investigations under the antitrust laws, the Division issues CIDs to obtain relevant documents, information, and sworn testimony. The update emphasized that any such materials produced to the Division may be used in other civil, criminal, or administrative cases.

California’s Independent Contractor/Employee Determination: New Legislative Changes to the ABC Test

DOL Clarifies Fluctuating Workweek Hours Requirement and Other Issues in New Opinion Letters

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued four opinion letters addressing various exemption and compensation requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including standards for reasonable approximation and reimbursement of business-related expenses and eligibility requirements for the fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime pay. Though opinion letters are not binding in court, employers may rely on letters issued by the administrator as a good faith defense and bar to liability for wage claims arising under the FLSA.

Updated Guidance for Employers on the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act’s Disclosure Mandate: Adverse Judgment Reports Due by October 31

Summary of Notice 2020-65: Deferral of Employee’s Portion of Social Security Taxes

In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,

Coevolution: Reimagining Mergers and Acquisitions, Partnerships, and Engagements in the Financial Industry

SEC Modernizes Reg S-K Disclosure Rules for Business, Legal Proceedings, and Risk Factors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 26, 2020,