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This week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its much-anticipated, updated enforcement guidance regarding an employer’s use of arrest and conviction records in making employment decisions.

On Sept. 5, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began an "orderly wind down" of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

One area where American values of freedom and independence are continually tested is in the realm of labor and employment law.

The Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) was signed into law by former President George W. Bush on May 21, 2008, and is set to become effective Nov. 21, 2009.

Indiana joins West Virginia and Nevada in recently repealing state prevailing wage acts.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled its first lawsuit alleging violations of the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) final rule allowing virtually any third-party to be present during job-site inspections ("walkarounds") as the employee's...

In G & K Services, Inc., 357 NLRB No. 109 (Nov. 7, 2011), a divided panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that an employer engaged in objectionable conduct prior to a decertification election when it sent a letter to employees stating that employees who chose to decertify a union at one of its other facilities received better benefits after decertification.

The NLRB ruled unlawful an employer policy requiring that employees refrain from negativity in the workplace and in the community

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration announced a final rule which greatly expands the scope of injuries that must be reported to OSHA on an expedited basis.

Unions continued to dominate headlines in late 2023, with the Starbucks saga continuing to unfold and the United Auto Workers (UAW)...

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), passed by Congress in 2008, significantly altered the rules for group health plans (GHPs) providing mental health or substance abuse disorder benefits (the Covered Benefits).

You can't force employees to sign confidentiality agreements that prohibit them from disclosing "non-public information intended for internal purposes" or that bar them from speaking with any "media source"...

As 2025 comes to a close, now is an opportune time to review the numerous changes set to take place with regard to state paid leave laws in 2026.

Given some rulings by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in recent years – such as rulings invalidating civility policies or finding employers liable for disciplining employees acting in a harassing manner.

While 17 states and the District of Columbia have paid time off entitlements specifically linked to sick leave, states generally do not mandate paid vacation.

In a decision seemingly at odds with the recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings in Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 130 S. Ct. 1758 (2010) and AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), a two-member majority of the NLRB found that an arbitration agreement containing a class actions waiver violated the employees' rights to "engage in concerted action for mutual aid or protection, notwithstanding the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)" and thus was unenforceable.