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When employers face charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) relating to terminated employees, they know that back pay and front pay may hang in the balance.

Maryland has become the latest in a growing list of states to adopt pay transparency requirements, with its governor recently signing the Maryland Wage Range Transparency Act into law.

Effective Jan. 1, 2011, it will be an unlawful employment practice, except under limited circumstances, for an Illinois employer to use an applicant’s or employee’s credit history in making employment-related decisions.

In Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile, 357 N.L.R.B. No. 83, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) addressed whether a petitioned-for unit consisting only of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) was an appropriate collective bargaining unit under the law.

The new NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued a memo opining that employer "captive audience" meetings – where an employer may require employees to ...

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court in AT&T v. Concepcion issued a landmark decision favoring the arbitration of claims which buoyed employers’ hope for a similar finding in the employment context.

The Ohio House has proposed a bill designed to protect the privacy of employment applicants, but the bill also could making hiring more cumbersome for employers

Employees returning to work following a hospitalization or illness can present legally nuanced issues, particularly if an employer is considering terminating an employee in close proximity to such a leave.

I previously wrote about how 13 states have their own mini-WARN Acts that require employers to provide advance notification to employees who will be impacted by a facility closure or mass layoff.

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.

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.

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.

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...

A notice of extension of public comment period was published for EPA’s proposed rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants.