California has enacted Senate Bill (SB) 951, expanding the information employers must provide when a workforce reduction covered by the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Cal-WARN) results from artificial intelligence or other automated technology. The new requirements take effect January 1, 2027.

A U.S. District Court judge in Georgia has declined to partially dismiss a former store manager's discrimination and retaliation claims against Sephora.

Oftentimes, employees (and occasionally employers) mistakenly believe that they cannot be terminated while on protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA").

Kimberly Hively was a part-time adjunct professor at a community college for several years but was denied six full-time positions over a five-year period.

The ARB recently affirmed the dismissal of a whistleblower retaliation claim under Section 806 of SOX, holding an employer is not a "contractor"

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case on their employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise.

A New Jersey appellate court held that parties may contractually agree to shorten the applicable statute of limitations for state law wrongful termination claims.

Among the many lawsuits Boeing confronted following the disclosure of problems with the 737 Max was a class action brought by participants in the Boeing Voluntary Investment Plan...

A California appellate court upheld a jury’s verdict that the USF lawfully terminated a professor who refused to undergo a fitness-for-duty examination.

When government investigators come knocking, employers expect that their employees will cooperate with any ensuing internal investigation.

Labour is introducing its flagship "Plan to Make Work Pay" in the form of the new Employment Rights Bill into Parliament today.

Yes, for the time being; there are no immediate changes to the law governing employment non-compete agreements.

As a proud Gen Xer, I cannot say that I watch anything on television that would be considered "new" or "current." So when I had the flu recently, I turned to an old reliable and watched...

A former risk management director has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Netflix, alleging that the streaming service giant fostered a sexual workplace...

Private employers in North Carolina may keep any existing harassment, discrimination, or EEO policies they have.

Normally in this space we write about court decisions that have already occurred and are likely to impact employers. This week, we focus on cases that have just been filed and could have far reaching implications.

A recent decision of the Italian Supreme Court has taken into consideration the possible liability of the employee who takes possession of documents belonging to the employer in order to use them as evidence before a court or a public authority.

On December 17, 2021, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC) held that an employee has a cause of action against an employer for wrongful discharge where the employer terminates the employee for...

Nevada employees who consume cannabis off-the-job for non-medical purposes can be fired by their employers for failing a drug test, according to a recent ruling by the Nevada Supreme Court.

On December 26, 2025, New Jersey's Appellate Division issued an important employment law decision clarifying the scope of the federal Ending Forced Arbitration...