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One year has passed since sweeping amendments to the New Jersey mini-WARN Act (officially known as the "Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act")...

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, an economic stimulus package providing over $2 trillion to aid Americans affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many employers are having to layoff, terminate or furlough staff during the mandated isolation caused by this pandemic.

On March 6, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed its version of President Biden's "American Rescue Plan" by a vote of 50-49 (Vice President Kamala Harris was prepared to cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of the bill).

A recent decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals protects discretionary decisions by plan administrators and illustrates the application of the definition of an "involuntary separation from service"...

Given the continued spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its implications, employers are confronting difficult questions regarding how to handle safety and health rules

In our last issue, we looked at some ideas about how to investigate, catch, and terminate employees who are stealing from your company.

On July 13, 2026, 26 current and former Meta employees sued the company in federal court in Oakland, California, alleging that Meta used artificial intelligence (AI) systems to select them for layoff in a manner...

California employers must comply with yet another California-specific law designed to address the economic impacts connected to COVID-19 pandemic closures.

California has once again expanded its employee-protection framework — this time by broadening the content employers must include in the state's Worker...

The opioid crisis in America remains at epidemic proportions.

Employers: during a pandemic that appears to hit patients over 65 years and older the hardest, are you taking the appropriate steps to ensure that you do not discriminate against your older employees...

It depends on who you ask. According to the plaintiffs and their counsel in this recently filed first amended complaint, the social media giant violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN).

Employers must be aware of the WARN Act and state counterparts when taking employment actions in response to the potential federal funding freeze. Although certain WARN Act exceptions may be available.

Sweeping layoffs are a common headline these days, but these reductions in force can have steep consequences for employers in many jurisdictions, particularly in Europe...

On May 21, 2026 Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-6-26 (“EO N-6-26”) which will require state agencies to research and propose certain policies and measures to mitigate the negative impact of AI...

On May 21, 2020, the NLRB issued a decision in Altura Communication Solutions, LLC. The case asked the Board to consider whether a series of broad proposals made by the employer during collective bargaining.

The National Labor Relations Board's ("NLRB" or Board") Division of Advice recently released five memos dealing with issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic—concluding in all five that ...