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On June 22, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the "Federal Register" proposing rules that, if adopted, would make it significantly easier for unions to organize new members.

Given the state's long history with unions – most notably the United Auto Workers (UAW) at the Big Three – many were surprised when Michigan enacted its right-to-work law in 2012...

While most employers understand that OSHA requires them to record and report workplace injuries annually...

The Ohio Supreme Court clarified when temporary total disability compensation in an Ohio workers’ compensation claim is warranted for a worker who has retired.

On May 11, 2009, federal agencies issued their semiannual regulatory agendas – the first issued in President Obama’s administration.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently realigned the burden of proof for all employees under Title VII in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. Previously, several appellate courts required majority group members...

In a matter of first impression for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Court considered whether the EEOC's authority terminates upon its issuance of a "right to sue" letter...

Artificial intelligence has increasingly become a standard part of how companies recruit and hire. Tools now screen résumés, analyze video interviews using facial and voice recognition, and assign candidates...

For anyone paying attention since the pandemic, unions have enjoyed a renaissance of sorts since 2021. They saw historic numbers in terms of election petitions...

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision affecting class-action cases by limiting plaintiffs' ability to use a procedural loophole in their search for a favorable court.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed an arbitrator’s decision to allow class arbitration.

On Nov. 8, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued yet another decision upending nearly 40 years of prior precedent.

On Dec. 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the 2010 Tax Act), a multi-billion dollar tax cut package that generally extends the Bush income tax cuts for individuals and the lower capital gain/dividend tax rates for all taxpayers for two additional years.

On Sept. 21, 2012, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a second notice and request for comments in the Federal Register proposing revisions to 1) the hazardous liquid pipeline system accident report form, 2) the natural and other gas transmission and gathering pipeline systems incident report form, and 3) the annual report form for gas transmission and gathering systems.

In January 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Barack Obama proposed a five-year, $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan.

On Dec. 23, 2011, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed changes to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (the Boiler MACT) Rule.

On Friday, Sept. 20, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new fossil fuel-fired electric generating units.

EPA and the Corps of Engineers released a pre-publication version of a proposed rule to revise the definition of "waters of the United States."