Beware the Broker: Fifth Circuit Vacates the DOL Fiduciary Rule
In April 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), under the Administration of President Obama, issued the “Fiduciary Rule”, which reinterpreted the term “investment advice fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). In U.S. Chamber of Commerce v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, Dkt. No. 17-10238 (5th Cir. March 15, 2018), Plaintiffs, several business/industry groups, filed suit in the District Court of the Northern District of Texas, challenging the DOL rule.
Think Your Settlement in Another Court Won’t be Subjected to OPRA? Think Again.
Most public employers and employees in the State of New Jersey are familiar with OPRA, or the Open Public Records Act. It is the State law that governs the public’s access to government records. But what happens when a case involving a public entity is settled in a foreign – or non-New Jersey State – court? Does OPRA still govern access to the settlement? This is the issue recently addressed by the Superior Court of New Jersey in Evening Journal Ass’n v. City of Bayonne, Dkt.
NLRB Vacates its Decision in Hy-Brand, Reinstating Browning-Ferris
As was discussed in a previous blog post, which can be found HERE, on December 14th, the NLRB in Hy-Brand Industrial Contractors overturned its decision in Browning-Ferris Industries, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015) (“Browning-Ferris”) in a 3-2 decision. Thereafter, on February 26, 2018, the NLRB vacated its decision in Hy-Brand, thereby reinstating Browning-Ferris. The Board's Agency Ethics Official determined that one of the members who voted in favor of overturning Browning-Ferris
Supreme Court Heard Oral Argument in Janus on February 26, 2018
As was previously discussed in a blog post, found HERE, United States Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, 851 F.3d 746 (7th Cir. 2017), which threatens to upend 40 years of history allowing public employee unions to require non-members to pay agency fees. Oral argument was heard by the Court on February 26, 2018. Transcript from the oral argument can be found HERE. Zazzali Law will keep you updated about the case as it unfolds.
