716 results found

The Department of Labor administers and enforces over 180 federal employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),

On July 15, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board's ("NLRB") Division of Advice published 16 Advice Memoranda addressing myriad questions posed by various Regional Offices.

Any employer that implemented reductions in force or layoffs after 2008 should consider filing refund claims for the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) taxes paid on severance benefits based on a recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision.

On 18 December 2025, the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill received royal assent and became the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the "Act"). The Act will bring into effect a number of significant...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("DOL") issued a third installment of new Q&As regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("the Act") on March 28, 2020.

As a reaction to the dramatic oil price volatility, many energy companies plan to streamline operations by reducing work force and shedding assets.

Amid worries of a recession and rising inflation, the tech sector recently announced a significant number of layoffs which have adversely affected H-1B and L-1 visa holders...

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent employers into a frenzy as they try to stay abreast of new developments and do everything they can to protect their employees.

While 2025 was a fairly quiet year for employment law developments in the Buckeye State, there were several legal developments worth noting.

On July 1, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill No. 96, a state budget bill that includes a mini-WARN law imposing new obligations on Ohio employers effective September 29, 2025.

An employer that withholds disputed arbitration fees in a pending arbitration has not "refused" to arbitrate within the meaning of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)...

A discussion on the problematic issue of grating FMLA leave to an employee bordering termination.

As artificial intelligence races forward, California employment law sprints alongside. Two new employment-related AI bills have been signed into law imposing new requirements...

As discussed in a prior alert, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act, which President Trump signed into law on March 27th

As the "Reopening of America" begins, many employers will be faced with implementing the paid leaves provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which went into effect April 1, 2020, and will continue through the end of the year.

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. employers are shedding employees at rates that haven't been seen since the 2007-09 recession. This trend is expected to continue.

A familiar, if unsettling, trend the past four years has been layoffs.