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As we have advised in the past, a bona fide termination of an H-1B employee by an employer only occurs when the employer does all of the following: (1) gives notice of termination to the H-1B worker...

There’s a sex harassment case playing out in federal court in New York – Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi LLP - that’s been getting a lot of attention.

Last week, former Fox News Anchor Gretchen Carlson slapped Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes with a wrongful termination and sexual harassment lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court.

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, in "McGovern v. Southwest Airlines", recently reinforced the rule that employees can only bring claims under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD") if they work in New Jersey.

Affinity also assisted by completing the necessary forms for Ruiz, such that all he needed to do was to sign the documents.

On Friday the House of Representatives approved a measure that would make an employer's 50% bonus depreciation permanent.

After yet another incident of workplace violence in the news, we have to consider that any employee served with a restraining order should be treated as a reason to take workplace security precautions.

Bartender have sued their employer in federal court claiming that managers regularly took money out of their tip jars, causing them to receive less than the minimum wage.

A California jury did it again! Last Thursday, a Los Angeles jury awarded $27.5 million to a former chief nursing officer of a hospital for the alleged post-traumatic stress disorder...

On July 30, Governor Quinn signed the Wage Theft Enforcement Act, S.B. 3568. The new law heightens criminal penalties for violations of the Wage Payment and Collection Act, making willful failure to pay wages due under the Act a class B misdemeanor for amounts of $5,000 or less, and a class A misdemeanor for larger amounts.

In Reliable Fire Equipment Company v. Arredondo, No. 111871, 2011 WL 6000743 (Ill. Dec. 1, 2011), a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court reaffirmed that Illinois courts must consider whether an employer has a legitimate business interest in need of protection when determining the enforceability of restrictive covenants, including non-competition agreements.

Travis Vance's Workplace Safety and Health Law Blog post, "Is OSHA Improperly Expanding the Scope of its Inspections?" was picked up by USPOULTRY Wire on April 13, 2016.

In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation of Los Angeles, the California Supreme Court followed recent United States Supreme Court decisions, and declared that Gentry v. Superior Court, its prior decision denying the enforceability of class action waivers, was no longer operative law.

Duane Morris Takeaway: Please join us for our webinar, Mid-Year Review of EEOC Litigation and Strategy, which will take place on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central. Click here to register to attend!...

In Noe v. Superior Court, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) owned several entertainment venues, contracting with Levy Premium Foodservice for concessions at the venues.

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, holding that members of a majority group are not required to meet a heightened evidentiary standard to prevail on a Title VII discrimination claim.

A recent decision from the California District Court, following a long line of similar determinations, has found that the jurisdiction of organization of an LLC is irrelevant in determining diversity citizenship for purposes of diversity jurisdiction Carper v Tribune Media, Case No CV 15-04259 MMM, 2015 WL 5636922 (C.D. Ca. September 28, 2015).

Los Angeles Partner Kate Gold and associate Elena Min recently authored for The Daily Journal an article on changes to Section 218.5 of California’s Labor Code.