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Sports reporter Colleen Dominguez is 54 years old and has enjoyed a successful career in sports journalism including a lengthy stint at ESPN.

A panel of the Alabama Supreme Court recently held that a state foster care worker cannot dismiss a lawsuit stemming from fraudulent drug test results.

A recent federal district court decision is a good reminder that an employer needs to explore all options before denying an accommodation request...

A Wisconsin-based manufacturing firm was recently granted a summary judgment from the state in a case that was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

A San Diego jury has awarded a former substance abuse counselor $105 million after finding she was terminated for reporting workplace harassment, a hidden camera, and patient safety violations.

I have posted numerous times about the dangers of (and the escalation of lawsuits) involving claims of off-the-clock work. Well, here we have yet another example.

In a case possibly signaling a new direction in California wage and hour law, a California appellate court ruled Friday that a class of car dealers fell within the commissioned salesperson exemption to California overtime laws despite receiving flat fee commissions instead of commissions calculated as a percentage of the price of the cars sold.

The Appellate Division, First Department held that arbitration agreements obligating employees to waive their rights to bring collective disputes, such as class actions regarding wage disputes, were unlawful and unenforceable...

On November 24, 2015, the ARB adopted an expansive interpretation of what constitutes an adverse action for claims asserted under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1982 (FRSA), holding that a reduced performance rating with no compensation-related consequences and a failure to pay medical bills in connection with a work-related accident are actionable.

The National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) recently ruled that employers may not require that employees, as a condition of their employment, sign arbitration agreements waiving their ability to assert class-actions in any forum.

Can employers still require employees to sign arbitration agreements with class action waivers as a condition of employment?

Jeffrey Sultanik was featured in The Morning Call article "Arbitrator Makes 'Humble Attempt at Compromise' in Saucon Valley Contract Dispute."

A recent federal Appellate Court decision offers employers greater flexibility and decision making authority in considering job reassignments for qualified disabled employees.

On March 1, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it had filed two lawsuits charging employers with illegally discriminating against employees on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Garnishments against employees place a greater burden on payroll personnel, but are generally something that most employers have learned to manage.

When a class becomes conditionally certified in a FLSA collective action, the only weapon (absent settlement) that the defendant-employer then is left with is a motion to de-certify the class and reduce the litigation to a single plaintiff.

It is often said that noncompete cases differ from other types of civil litigation in that the initial battle in the case often decides the war

A recent case out of Hawaii serves as a reminder to employers to be careful before assuming that a prior conviction and job-related and disqualifying.