A Seattle ordinance that grants drivers for Uber, Lyft and other similar ride-hailing companies the right to form unions remains on hold after an Aug. 29 federal court ruling.

The web of rules imposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on union elections always is rapidly evolving.

Today’s employers are constantly adapting to new rules and regulations implemented at the federal, state and local level.

OSHA's revised Hazard Communication Standard requires sweeping mandatory training for most employers across the country on the new requirements for chemical labeling as well as the new Safety Data Sheets by Dec. 1, 2013.

On September 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit clarified a question that many employers struggle with: Is an employee entitled to additional long-term leave under the ADA after FMLA leave expires?

The National Labor Relations Board is implementing a strategic case reallocation initiative to address its historic backlog by redistributing over 3,000 unfair labor practice charges from overburdened regional offices to those with greater capacity.

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied certification of a petition challenging a California Supreme Court ruling that representative Private Attorneys General Act claims cannot be waived in employment arbitration agreements.

For years, California employers have commonly used "rounding policies" — the adjusting of an employee's time punches either up or down to the nearest time increment. On their face, such policies seem practical for employers, easily allowing them to calculate compensation in whole numbers.

In this series, we will explore some of the ways states vary from one another in their employment laws.

More than 3,500 Nissan workers in Canton, Mississippi, overwhelmingly voted against union representation by the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Aug. 3 and 4.

Walking off the job is grounds for discipline, except for when the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) says differently.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is responsible for enforcing the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and related Regulation E, recently issued a Bulletin 2013-10 explicitly prohibiting the mandatory use of payroll card accounts at an employer-selected financial institution and otherwise discussing the requirements for such use.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is moving forward with a proposed rule that could eliminate the discretionary 60-day grace period currently available to certain nonimmigrant workers following the termination of employment.

In March 2012, we discussed proposed legislation in Michigan entitled the Nonrecourse Mortgage Loan Act.

Today we have an Interview with Joerg Thomaier, Head of IP Bayer Group about IP management and the filing strategy of Bayer.

Adding further change to the Inter Partes Review (IPR) game, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that the voluntary disclosure of prior art search information...

A recent decision out of the Northern District of Indiana confirms pleading allegations containing legal conclusions are allowed in the Seventh Circuit and that such legal conclusions must be admitted, denied, or responded to with an allegation of insufficient information, just as if they were factual allegations.

Every circuit with at least three circuit judges will maintain a business court, which will consist of sitting circuit judges appointed by the Supreme Court.

The Minnesota State Legislature recently enacted a gift tax in the state of Minnesota, which will take effect on July 1, 2013.

On Feb. 15, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its long-awaited notice of proposed rules with respect to small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) also known as drones.