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Breaking with a Sixth Circuit decision to the contrary, in a March 2021 decision in Stewart v. Holland, the District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania held that unfair labor claims brought by the Department of Labor ...

The European Court of Justice (the "ECJ") has ruled that, in certain circumstances, when a subsidiary company is wound up, its employees will transfer automatically to its holding company.

A union, an employee or an employer can all file a representation petition with the NLRB.

Of all the employment decisions employers make, none get litigated more often than termination decisions.

Layoffs are among the most difficult decisions an employer can face, fraught with legal, operational and emotional complexity...

On May 15, 2018, we issued a client alert on the California Supreme Court's decision in Dynamex Operations v. Superior Court. The Dynamex decision drastically altered the applicable standard used...

On January 29, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued a decision clarifying the circumstances under which an arbitrator’s award may be corrected.

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII") and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA"), California employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of religion.

A trio of New York State Senators has proposed a bill that would create a cause of action for "wrongful discharge."

Add the New York Department of Financial Services (the "DFS" or "Department") to the veritable orchestra of governmental entities and regulatory authorities that have issued requirements

Recently, Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island heard a claim from a female employee who says she was placed on a paid suspension after announcing that she was pregnant.

A worker stands at the gates of the docks hoping for work. The boss approaches the fence separating dozens of huge containers from those milling outside wanting to unload them.

Delaware Supreme Court decisions issued this year have invoked timing to dismiss stockholder challenges to governance arrangements, with one case finding the dispute unripe and another finding the dispute untimely.

In our March 2001, November 2002, and September 2005 Employment Law Commentary, we reported in depth about employment laws relating to workplace reductions, including the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. Last month, the California Court of Appeal provided much-needed guidance and good news to employers by publishing the first judicial interpretation of the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act ("Cal-WARN," Cal. Lab. Code §1400 et seq.).

On May 16, 2023, the Minnesota legislature passed SF 3035 (the "Bill"), banning nearly all post-termination non-compete agreements with employees and independent contractors.

Employers have known for years that those managers place their companies at risk of legal liability if the managers misuse their supervisory authority.

In Frappied v. Affinity Gaming Black Hawk, LLC, 966 F.3d 1038 (10th Cir. 2020), the Tenth Circuit reversed dismissal and summary judgment in favor of Affinity Gaming Black Hawk, LLC (Affinity)...

The EEOC filed suit against CRST (a trucking company) alleging that over 250 female employees and prospective employees had been subjected to sexual harassment.