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A recent Ogletree Deakins internal benchmarking survey of nearly 1,100 companies revealed that a chief concern of employers was how to hire and retain employees.

Like most employers worldwide facing economic difficulties, Texas employers are struggling with the issue of how to avoid massive layoffs

Sponsors of qualified retirement plans that are experiencing layoffs, furloughs or other reductions in employee population as a result of the COVID-19 crisis may trigger a partial plan termination...

On July 10, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a joint request by the CFPB and employees represented by its union to pause litigation concerning the CFPB’s proposed 2026...

Nearly all energy companies carried out major reductions-in-force (RIFs) during 2015.

Recently, economic uncertainty has resulted in more questions from employers considering organizational restructuring, including layoffs, furloughs, or hours reductions.

In recent weeks, tens of thousands of employees have been fired in mass layoffs, including employees at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech companies.

Employers found to have committed an unfair labor practice (ULP) now may be required to compensate employees for interest and late fees on credit cards, penalties...

In this series, we will explore some of the ways states vary from one another in their employment laws.

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee...

UPDATE: On April 9, 2020, Senator Joseph Cryan introduced S. 2353 containing proposed amendments to NJ WARN in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These amendments (if passed)

On April 14th New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 2353 into law. The law delays the application date of the New Jersey WARN amendments passed...

Wisconsin employers with layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic must act before August 15th if they want to take advantage of Wisconsin law intended to afford a reduction

The 2021 California legislative session saw the passage of a number of new labor and employment laws. Although many relate to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Legislature adopted more nonpandemic-related

Christine Keller was quoted in a recent Society for Human Resource Management ("SHRM") article titled, "Be Sure to Change Furloughs into Layoffs Lawfully" where she discussed compliance

This week features a flurry of activity in Albany as Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new employment laws related to employer-mandated retirement savings programs...

A bill advancing in the New Jersey Legislature would expedite the implementation of significant changes to the state's WARN law. Back in January 2020, Governor Philip D. Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 3170, ...

On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill 3170 (the "amendments" or "NJ WARN Act") into law making New Jersey