Workplace vaccination programs are not new. While many focus on influenza, healthcare employers often impose more robust requirements to protect employees and vulnerable patient populations....
Previously, we reported an important ruling of first impression by the Delaware Superior Court that a shareholder appraisal action against Pillsbury’s client Solera Holdings Inc. was a “Securities Claim” under Solera’s directors and officers...
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently ruled that an employer cannot use a Compromise and Release Agreement (C&R) settling a Workers’ Compensation claim to avoid making payments to a medical care provider who rendered medical services to the...
On July 10, 2019, the US Trade Representative (USTR) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Trade Act) with respect to France’s new Digital Services Tax (DST) Act (LOI n° 2019-759 du 24 juillet 2019), which French...
The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of August 2019. Click through the links below for more information on each specific development or case....
Pillsbury secured an important victory for its client, Solera Holdings Inc., when Delaware Superior Court Judge Abigail LeGrow held—in a matter of first impression anywhere in the country—that a shareholder appraisal action challenging the price...
The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published draft guidance on June 26 to address how agencies implementing environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) should consider greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The new...
It’s a busy time for colleges and universities as the fall semester starts and campuses are bustling with activity. It’s also the perfect time for cyber criminals to create mayhem for institutions of higher education with a cyber-attack. Please see...
In Manastersky v. Royal Bank of Canada, 2019 ONCA 609, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“OCA”) considered the important question of whether a terminated employee is entitled to be awarded damages in lieu of a lost opportunity to earn incentive plan...
In a News Release published on August 27, 2019, the Risk Management Agency (“RMA”) of the United States Department of Agriculture (the “USDA”) announced that certain hemp growers and producers will be eligible for hemp crop insurance coverage under...
