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The Southern District of New York (SDNY) recently announced a new pilot mediation program for cases filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in October on whether class and collective action waivers are enforceable.

On January 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court’s decision to grant a plaintiff’s motion to remand.

On December 26, 2007, United States District Judge Jeffery White granted summary judgment in favor of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's challenge to the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance. The judge held that the Ordinance is invalid because it is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and issued an injunction against implementation.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to address whether a trial court erred in denying remittitur on a whopping $1.4 million award for emotional distress damages in a racial discrimination suit brought under the Law Against Discrimination.

The General Counsel's move comes a week after the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing to address a possible new definition of "joint employer" under the National Labor Relations Act.

Elizabeth D. Sigety was featured in Marketplace article "NLRB decision pushes 'employee' debate."

Under the previous standard, a company such as a franchisor could be a joint employer if it had direct and immediate control over working conditions.

On Monday, the full National Labor Relations Board unanimously dismissed a petition by college football players at Northwestern who sought permission to unionize.

On Friday, February 19, 2016, the NLRB invited interested individuals and organizations to file amicus briefs on two important legal issues where the Board is considering overturning existing precedent.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed suit against a non-union not-for-profit company in Buffalo, New York, after the not-for-profit fired five employees for off-duty complaints posted on their personal Facebook sites.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has amended its internal rules to speed up the union election process.

Did you ever have an employee in your workplace defend inappropriate remarks by becoming armchair constitutional scholar and citing the First Amendment to justify the right to make comments?

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently articulated important limitations on whistleblower lawsuits under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) when it overturned a jury award in favor of a nurse who claimed that her employer engaged in improper patient care.

In "Farrell v. Toys R’ Us", 2012 WL 4069515 (App. Div., September 18, 2102), an assistant store manager claimed that he was subjected to an age-based hostile work environment.

An anonymous employee sued her former employer and former manager, alleging multiple instances of sexual harassment and assault. The former employer successfully compelled the case to arbitration.

On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held long-awaited oral arguments in Browning-Ferris International v. NLRB.