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Previously, Labor Code Section 6409.1 required employers to immediately file reports of work-related serious injury, illness, or death to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health by telephone or telegraph.

As part of its effort to protect employee whistleblowers, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s Whistleblower Protection Program launched on December 5 an online complaint system to make it easier for employees to file complaints against unsuspecting employers.

An NLRB Regional Director has decided that Northwestern University football players who collect grant-in-aid are employees of the University.

On April 16, 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 93, which requires certain employers to rehire eligible employees who were previously laid off due to the COVID-19...

The law does not apply if the position requires a criminal background check under state or federal law, nor does it apply to workers obtained through a union hiring hall pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.

Assembly Bill 1792 prohibits an employer from disclosing to any person or entity the fact that an employee receives or is applying for public benefits, unless authorized to do so by state or federal law.

The New York City Council passed a bill expected to be signed by Mayor Bill de Blasio that explicitly provides for freelancers and independent contractors

The #MeToo movement is not finished making waves just yet. Gov. Cuomo signed a 2019 Budget Bill on April 12, 2018 ...

As a result of the #MeToo movement, several states moved to quash the use of nondisclosure agreements in cases where sexual harassment was alleged.

In our Fall 2018 Employment Law Newsletter, we reported that the New York Department of Labor ...

Although the Supreme Court was set on November 30 and December 7 to determine whether to hear three different cases related to whether Title VII's prohibition of discrimination...

The NLRB found that Triple Play had unlawfully discharged an employee because he had "liked" a former co-worker’s negative comment about the employer posted on Facebook.

Lee H. Rosebush and Lindsay P. Holmes have authored a white paper on "Select Issues in Negotiating Drug Pricing and Reimbursement Contracts"...

As reported here last summer, many types of IT equipment have the capacity to store data that may have to be purged before the equipment can be recycled, remarketed or otherwise disposed of.

On Wednesday, Feb. 20, the California Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection held a hearing on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

What are the roles of the various chief stakeholders when it comes to managing big data, security and privacy concerns, and how can they work across silos to achieve enteprise-wide goals?