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No-poach agreements, wherein companies agree not to solicit or hire employees away from a competitor, have been targeted by the White House,1 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division.

The California Supreme Court answered a trio of questions from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals about "hours worked" under Wage Order No. 16, which governs the construction, drilling, logging and mining industries.

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized antidiscrimination regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA Section 1557).

Where a coworker allegedly sent explicit messages and images and visited an employee's home uninvited while the employee was on leave and after work hours...

Should employers care about family caregivers? They should, and not only during November – National Family Caregivers Month – a time to recognize and honor family caregivers, to raise awareness about the issues they face, especially those who work, and to advocate for resources to promote their health and well-being.

States have made remarkable progress in designing and launching Medicaid reentry initiatives—coordinated pre-release strategies that use Medicaid authority to connect individuals...

In the federal government's latest effort to promote interoperability in the health care sector, on January 17 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule...

Less than one year after the Supreme Court overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and "returned [the issue of abortion back]...

Last week, the departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services (collectively, the Departments) published long-awaited proposed regulations intended to clarify and improve...

Disruptions in Medicaid coverage, and losing coverage altogether despite remaining eligible, are common occurrences for individuals enrolled in Medicaid. These disruptions...

Increasing mental health care needs for minors present a range of legal issues for children, parents, health care providers and health care payors.

In Lubby Holdings LLC v. Chung, the Federal Circuit held corporate officers and employees who actively assist with their corporation's infringement may be personally liable for inducing infringement even without any piercing of the corporate veil.

On November 15, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Inquiry seeking information and input from communications-focused industries...

On January 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new State Medicaid Director (SMD) letter on how states can make expanded use of ILOS authority, including to address social drivers of health.

Employers sponsoring group health plans face the ever-growing challenge of rising health care costs, and the increasing expenses they place on the plans and their enrollees alike.

On October 30, President Biden signed a highly anticipated "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" (AI).

Employers in New York may be liable for the failure to hire a convicted murderer, a federal court judge in the state ruled, refusing to dismiss a proposed class action.

Considering the termination of a high school teacher who underwent hip surgery and the refusal of a hospital to allow a nursing student's service dog, the U.S. Court of Appeals...