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What would you do if you discovered your manager was falsifying financial records? Or if you found out your company was overbilling clients or misusing government funds?

In a case of great significance to attorneys hired by employers to investigate claims of workplace harassment and the employers that hire them, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey has held in Spagnola v. Town of Morristown (Civ. Action No. 05-577, Dec. 7, 2006), that a plaintiff may sue the investigating attorney for negligent misrepresentation even where there is no attorney-client relationship between the complainant and the attorney.

On May 20, 2014, a federal judge in the case of "Whitewood v. Wolf" struck down both Pennsylvania's ban on marriage for same-sex couples and its prohibition against recognition of same-sex marriages legally entered into in other jurisdictions on the grounds that such laws violate both the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

On March 23, 2021, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB1480. As discussed below, the law makes significant changes to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA)

The Minnesota Supreme Court recently issued two decisions affecting employers in the state.

State and local employment laws are changing around the country, from a new measure in New York City prohibiting discrimination based on height and weight to protections enacted in Washington for...

Much has been written recently regarding the various salary transparency and reporting laws that have sprouted from state Houses across the Nation (we spoke to California's onerous...

On November 17, 2018, the New York City Council amended the New York City Human Rights Law with Local Laws 185 and 186, which mandate that New York City employers meet certain lactation room standards and...

Corporate insolvencies and near insolvencies regularly generate significant claims and litigation initiated by creditors seeking payment ...

Same-sex couples face unique challenges in divorce proceedings due to the relatively recent legalization of same-sex marriage in 2014 and domestic partnerships in 2007. Understanding how courts handle property division for relationships that existed before these legal recognitions became available requires examining Committed Intimate Relationships and their impact on asset distribution and spousal support eligibility.

As has been widely covered in the news, regulations and guidance developed under the Affordable Care Act require that non-grandfathered health plans make preventive care and screenings available to their members at no cost.

On March 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Juliana v. United States (Case No. 24-645), essentially ending this youth climate case...

January 28 is Data Privacy Day, and on this 14th annual Data Privacy Day, I find myself reflecting on the question of data ethics.

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires businesses that provide goods and services to the public to remove architectural barriers and ensure their facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities.

As we are preparing to review a new set of Procopio Native American Internship applications for the summer of 2017, we thought that it would be a good time to review and applaud the accomplishments of our past interns.

For years, Illinois employment lawyers have had the frustrating experience of trying to explain the quirks of IHRA practice before the IDHR and IHRC to out-of-state clients and colleagues.

Sally Ride was an astronaut. Not just any astronaut (as if it that were not impressive enough)—she was the first American woman, the youngest American, and the first LGBTQ+ person to travel to space.