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The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a long-awaited decision in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.

The year 2025 marked significant growth in the adoption of "mini-WARN" acts — state statutes that expand upon the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN act).

As of July 31, 2025, Massachusetts will enforce a new pay transparency law, and New Jersey's pay transparency law went into effect on June 1, 2025...

At one time, it was common for job applications to ask applicants if they had ever been convicted of a crime. Some went further and affirmatively stated that individuals with felony convictions need not apply.

Many states have some protections in place for employees and applicants with criminal convictions, ranging from ban-the-box laws that prohibit inquiries into criminal records until the interview stage...

Having a sick newborn in intensive care is a terrifying experience. However, states historically granted no special leave for parents who were experiencing such an ordeal.

For people who sit at a desk all day, the right to sit down at work may be taken for granted. However, for many jobs that involve frequent standing or moving around, sitting down can be seen as a luxury.

Employers have cited several reasons why they might wish to prohibit certain employee off-duty activities. Some employers seek to prohibit off-duty use of tobacco...

Disparate impact discrimination claims relate to facially neutral policies or actions that cause disproportionate harm to a certain protected class. While federal law prohibits disparate impact discrimination, recent developments create doubt about whether such laws will continue to be enforced.

Since the end of 2021, we've seen a historic explosion in union election petitions and unfair labor practice (ULP) charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

The Ninth Circuit has ruled that simply sending arbitration agreement emails to employees is insufficient to establish mutual assent under California law. In Rickes v. Thermo Fisher Scientific, the court found that employers must demonstrate affirmative employee engagement—such as clicking through acknowledgments or checking boxes—rather than relying on passive opt-out frameworks and unopened emails to enforce arbitration agreements.

On Nov. 17, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had entered into a settlement agreement with Ahold U.S.A., Inc...

Notwithstanding this further delay of DOJ's title III web accessibility NRPM, the agency continues to enforce requirements for web site accessibility on entities subject to title III, as well as those subject to title II.

A new U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that individuals can waive the right to be members of class actions in arbitration agreements has the potential to dramatically change the balance of power in large scale employment litigation.

Last week, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-11, addressing a question many employers with large or sprawling worksites have faced: does mandatory walk time to a designated break area turn an unpaid meal period into compensable work time? The short answer is no — so long as the remaining break time is still long enough for employees to eat a regular meal.

In a July 27 opinion that National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Philip Miscimarra characterized as "absurd," a majority of NLRB members overturned an employee's discharge...

The Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 2427, which unlocks $30 million in existing state funds for investment in new renewable generation.

2011 is a reporting year pursuant to the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule.