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In early November, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed amendments to its advertising and cash solicitation rules (Rules 206(4)-1 and 206(4)-3)...

A Pennsylvania federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by an employee of Merck Sharp & Dohme who alleged sexual harassment and retaliation under Title VII.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case involving the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) that could have significant implications. In an opinion piece published Oct. 4 in The New York Times

As you may know, effective July 1, 2015, California's new mandatory paid sick leave law requires virtually all employers to provide workers a minimum of three days of paid sick leave each year.

The California Legislature has been busy throughout 2015 enacting new laws as holiday "gifts" for California employers. Here are 5 things to look out for in 2016.

On May 28, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") issued updated model Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") certification and notification forms, with a new expiration date of May 31, 2018.

The Wage Hour Administrator has issued a detailed formal interpretation of when someone should be classified as an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of the federal wage-hour laws.

Fifty years ago, Congress enacted the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") to create national standards for administering employee benefits plans, covering reporting...

Higher education institutions that dispute their debt-to-earnings rates as calculated by the U.S. Department of Education must submit any alternate earnings appeals no later than Thursday, February 1, 2018.

After becoming the 50th state to pass a concealed carry law last year, Illinois has begun accepting applications for concealed carry licenses from individuals wishing to carry a firearm in public.

The Constitution sets forth very few rules for the House. Many of the chamber's oldest rules come from a manual authored by Thomas Jefferson during his time as Vice President. In 1837...

This ruling only applies to determining whether an entity is a joint employer for purposes of the NLRA, but could be adopted by other government agencies.

On July 1 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission, by a 3-2 vote, proposed new rules requiring public companies to "claw back" executive compensation mistakenly awarded due to accounting errors.

In the wake of Governor Hochul's veto of a statewide ban on non-competition agreements, which we previously addressed, the New York City Council is considering three bills.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced a final rule that significantly alters employers' obligations for reporting workplace injuries to the agency.

President Obama violated the Constitution when he circumvented the Senate to fill three vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board in January 2012.

A federal magistrate judge in the Central District of California has recommended blocking a former tour employee from presenting certain emotional distress evidence in her lawsuit against Lizzo's touring company...

The U.S. Department of Labor's ("DOL") Final Rule expanding overtime eligibility has been blocked nationwide, six weeks prior to its January 1, 2025 deadline for employers to comply with a second minimum salary increase for qualified employees.