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California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-6-26, directing state agencies to assess and address artificial intelligence's impact on the labor market through comprehensive reviews and policy...

The 2025 California legislative session is officially over and, as usual, there are new obligations employers must get ready for in 2026.

Facing a government shutdown and the expiration of many of the relief programs included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") enacted in March 2020...

As COVID-19 spreads across the United States, it is having a profound impact on employment relationships. With the situation changing daily, employers are making decisions that may impact ...

Effective November 11, 2020, New York amended its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("NY WARN Act")

During the current economic recession, many companies are laying off hundreds, if not thousands, of employees. One consequence of these layoffs that is often overlooked is whether the company's qualified plan (e.g., 401(k) plan) has experienced a partial termination

Historically, the healthcare industry has not experienced layoffs of the magnitude seen by manufacturing and other sectors during the recent economic downturn.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), signed into law on Friday March 27, 2020, expands the scope of individuals who are eligible for unemployment benefits

Washington is close to being the latest state to enact a "mini-WARN Act" that would require employers with fifty or more full-time employees to provide at least sixty days' notice...

Broader disruptions possible: Outcomes are challenging to predict. Furloughs could lead to permanent layoffs, and some law enforcement functions may be reprioritized.

On May 8, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed new restrictions on noncompetition covenants for Washington employees.

Employers considering temporary or permanent layoffs or significant cuts to employee hours due to COVID-19 will have to manage employee benefit issues that stem from these difficult decisions.

Borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are breathing a sigh of relief after the US Senate approved legislation yesterday.

Recently, some employers in California have turned to flexible work arrangements and unlimited paid vacation policies...

At the end of June 2023, the New York Department of Labor (DOL) issued final amended regulations to the state's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (NY WARN) Act.

Last week the Colorado Supreme Court decided to review a 2013 appellate court decision holding that Colorado employers may lawfully terminate employees for their off-duty use of medical marijuana even if they are not impaired on the job.

Whether it's called downsizing, rightsizing, streamlining, layoff, "redundancies", reduction in force, off-boarding, force reduction, re-engineering – it's all the same employment action, and any type of non-voluntary termination of employment ...

On June 11, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its question and answer document What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, ...