While the final regulations provide much needed guidance and predictability for taxpayers, they also make clear that the next step for anyone seeking the enhanced clean energy tax credits is to tighten internal compliance programs to guard against penalties or potential loss of the enhanced tax credits.
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J.O. Mory, Inc. represents a continuation of the Board’s attack on noncompetition agreements and a notable expansion to now target nonsolicitation covenants. Employers should take particular care to review the language of nonsolicitation agreements with covered employees to ensure that they are not likely to be construed to chill employees’ — and former employees’ — engagement in protected activity.
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Labour is expected to win the UK general election on 4 July 2024, which is likely to bring about significant changes to UK employment law as Labour implements its manifesto pledges. We summarize the key employment pledges in the Labour manifesto, as well as the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s recent decision in Armes v TwistDX and Others, and recent changes to paternity leave and statutory flexible working requests.
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This decision has largely been cast as a win for Starbucks and a blow for labor. However, as other courts had already recognized, there is no language in the National Labor Relations Act that grants the NLRB special access to the powerful tool of preliminary injunctions. SCOTUS’s decision merely standardized that recognition across the federal circuits.
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The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs released its first 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List, notifying 500 supply and service establishments of upcoming audits. Federal contractors should immediately review the list, as it is the only advance notification to contractors of upcoming audits.
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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. Pursuant to the Executive Order, on May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published the following eight principles regarding the development and use of AI in the workplace: