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[Webinar] 180 Days of the Trump Administration—Quick Hits on Executive Orders, Actions, and Policies - July 17th - August 13th,...

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Blank Rome presents a new summer webinar series where our interdisciplinary team will unpack the most pressing legal, regulatory, and policy developments from the Trump Administration’s first 180 days. Each session offers...more

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Hong Kong Court Clarifies the Application of Implied Terms in Employment Contracts

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The recent case of Yang Zhizhong v. Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited helpfully clarifies the applicability of Implied Term of Trust and Confidence, the Braganza duty and the Anti-avoidance Term in the context of...more

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A Real “Who Dunnit?”: Dispute Over Unsigned Arbitration Agreement Means Judges Must Wear Detective’s Cap

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​​​​​​​On July 18, 2022, the New Jersey Appellate Division provided a perfect reminder why all employers and HR professionals should diligently confirm that new hires complete all on-boarding paperwork. In Bhoj v. OTG...more

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Court of Appeal says no implied term preventing Tesco’s “firing and rehiring” plan

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A reminder, if one is needed, of how difficult it can be to imply a term. The Court of Appeal found the High Court was wrong to have implied a term into an employment contract restraining the controversial practice of “firing...more

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of WARN Suit Against Non-Employer Project Owner

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The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to provide employees with 60 days advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff. On Tuesday in an unreported decision, the Fourth...more

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Ontario Superior Court of Justice Refuses to Apply Waksdale for Negotiated Employment Agreement

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In Rahman v Cannon Design Architecture Inc., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld termination provisions that appeared to be in violation of the minimum standards prescribed by the Employment Standards Act, 2000...more

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How To Handle No-Cut Employment Contracts In Hard Times

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News outlets have been replete with stories lately about sports stars, high- level executives and in-house counsel foregoing salaries or taking pay cuts in light of the economic hardships wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. ...more

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Silence on Employment Contract After Expiration Did Not Imply Renewal

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Many written employment agreements contain automatic renewal provisions that apply at the end of the contract’s term if either party does not provide notice of intent not to renew. When an employment agreement is silent on...more

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Employment Terms and Terminations: It’s Different in the States

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Employers sometimes include fixed terms of employment in their employment agreement. Sometimes a fixed term is meant to prompt the parties to renegotiate at the end of the term....more

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N.C. Court of Appeals Says Employer Can Require Changes to At-Will Employment Contract

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Formal employment contracts can be for a specific term or may be terminated by one or both parties under certain conditions. When the agreement has no set term or can be ended by either party at any time, it is considered...more

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Best If Used By: Keep an Eye Out for Arbitration Agreement Expiration Dates

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A recent opinion in the case of Susan L. O’Keefe v. Edmund Optics, Inc., addressed the question of whether an arbitration provision in a written employment agreement could survive the expiration of the agreement’s one-year...more

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Idaho Supreme Court Adopts New Standard for Defining “Cause” in Employment Cases

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On June 28, 2018, the Idaho Supreme Court issued an opinion in a case entitled Lunneborg v. My Fun Life that outlines how cause will be defined in employment cases. Simply put, this case could be a real game changer for...more

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When—Exactly—Does an Adverse Employment Action Occur? The Utah Supreme Court Weighs In

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Can one employee be considered terminated from the same position twice? Though the concept seems to give plaintiffs two bites at the apple for statute of limitations, the Utah Supreme Court says, in certain circumstances,...more

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Fixed-term Employment Agreements: Draft Them Carefully

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Employers often use fixed-term employment agreements to limit their future severance costs owed to employees. Although that may be an effective approach in theory, the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Howard v....more

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