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In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) returned to a 40-year old standard that is more favorable to employers when considering the appropriateness...

People frequently assume: "this is an at-will state, so I can fire whomever I want for any reason."

As if employers and their HR personnel do not have enough to deal with, all must be mindful of the protections and prohibitions found under the National Labor Relations Act when addressing the many employment-related issues.

In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) returned to a 40-year old standard that is more favorable to employers when considering the appropriateness of discipline issued...

Two recent labor developments at DreamWorks Animation and Blizzard Entertainment reveal how remote work arrangements are evolving from flexible workplace policies into enforceable collective bargaining provisions. These cases demonstrate that geographically dispersed workforces can organize effectively and that remote work protections may become contractual obligations rather than discretionary benefits.

Generally, most employees in the United States must be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime at one and one half times the regular hourly rate for all time worked above 40 hours in a seven consecutive-day workweek.

Last month the United States Supreme Court ("SCOTUS") delivered a pro-employer ruling on the standard of proof required under certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera.

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety directing the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to issue science-based guidance for employers to assist in protecting workers from COVID-19.

Turning the table on Whistleblowers: Alabama state court allows employer lawsuit to proceed against whistleblower

Over the past few years, the number of college undergraduates and recent graduates engaging in unpaid internships has grown dramatically.

Texas has emerged as a premier destination for data center development driven by artificial intelligence demand, but this rapid growth has sparked critical conversations among policymakers, utilities, and communities about balancing investment with infrastructure planning.

Investing with a focus on a particular social, environmental, or governance ("ESG") impact is all the rage right now. Investing with an ESG focus can be made through investing in equities or bonds.

On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund (CDFI Fund) released the Notice of Allocation Availability for the calendar year (CY)...

At the September 2025 meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, FDIC Acting Chairman Travis Hill laid out an ambitious set of reforms designed...

Sadly, the past few weeks have seen extensive damage and disruption wrought by Hurricanes Francine, Helene, and Milton across the southeastern United States.

In late December 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tennessee would be awarded $206.9 million as part of President Trump’s Rural...

If you have ever read The Jungle Book, a collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi should sound familiar.

A federal arbitration panel ruled today in favor of the Bay-St. Louis-Waveland Mississippi School District in a historic case involving the Federal Emergency Management Agency and damages caused by Hurricane Katrina.