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

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"...

On Jan. 22, 2009, the U.S. Senate passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 by a vote of 61-36.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and American Medical Response of Connecticut (AMR) on Monday settled the unfair labor practice complaint the Board brought against AMR.

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.

I spent the bulk of 2025 writing about how diverse state laws make management of an interstate workforce more complicated.

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.

An employee takes a business trip, spends their own money on flights, lodging, and meals, and completes an expense report upon their return to the office.

For California workplaces, the new laws change the ground rules: one law governs the role automated tools may play in disciplinary and termination decisions, another adds AI-specific content to mass layoff notices, and the third limits AI-enabled employee monitoring. In this update, we explain what each law requires or forbids, how the law will be enforced, and the steps we recommend employers take.

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.

On the labor law front, 2023 saw some monumental changes, to say the least. From significant changes to the unionization process...

ASTM International recently published a "Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations", ASTM E 2790-11 (Guide). This Guide offers a comprehensive approach to assist property owners (and other users such as tenants/operators, as may be appropriate) with maintaining important environmental liability protections.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a fraud alert stating that businesses have been receiving falsified Notice of Violation letters through the mail.

U.S. EPA’s long anticipated proposed rule for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new power plants was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 8, 2014.

Over strong opposition and a veto threat from the White House, on Nov. 3 the U.S. House of Representatives approved a 2024 appropriations package for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

New legislation governing cleanups of contamination from leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) in Michigan became effective on May 1, 2012.

In the final "lame duck" moments of the 2010 Legislative Session, the Michigan Legislature approved a five-bill package of amendments to Part 201 of Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA).

On Earth Day, April 22, the Biden administration issued its final selections for grants from the $27 billion Green Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)...