The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates meat, poultry and egg products. Both agencies have regulations governing food production, labeling and recalls.

As tire manufacturers enter the age of the Internet of Things, some are making smart tires equipped with sensors that allow the consumer to view information regarding the tire on applications...

Pennsylvania recently joined New Jersey, Ohio, Massachusetts, New York and Louisiana in proposing legislation that would force insurers to retroactively cover business interruption claims due to COVID-19.

On August 13, 2020, a Texas federal court granted insurer State Farm's motion to dismiss, finding that there was no coverage for plaintiffs' claims for business interruption losses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Louisiana has joined North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming in adopting laws that grant businesses immunity from civil liability for claims relating to COVID-19.

On April 23, 2020, the EEOC issued an update to its technical assistance guidance, "What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws."

Securities brokers, financial planners and other professionals are facing serious repercussions from the current Credit Crisis and downturn in the economy in the form of increased...

Design and other professionals often incorporate their practices in an effort to avoid individual liability.

The California Supreme Court recently published Augustus et al., v. ABM Security Services, Inc. holding that California law prohibits on-duty and/or on-call rest periods...

More and more companies are requiring employees to electronically review, sign and acknowledge a host of employment documents.

The short answer: There exists no "First Amendment Right to freedom of expression" in a private workplace, and that extends to political expression. See Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck...

While employers generally are free to approve or refuse employee requests for time off, when it comes to requests for time off for religious observance...

The short answer is yes, but it is nearly impossible to find a workplace without a bracket pool when March Madness – the popular name for the tournament – rolls around each year.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) all provide various protections for employees against...

On March 14, 2020, the House passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201). On March 18, 2020, the Senate passed the bill, and President Trump quickly signed it into law the same day.

Nevada's Supreme Court has overruled 38 years of precedent concerning how workers' compensation liens are resolved in personal injury claims.

On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board determined that Browning-Ferris Industries of California was a joint employer of workers hired by a contractor to staff one of Browning-Ferris's recycling plants.

On December 23, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the bill passed by both houses of the New York State Legislature that would have completely banned noncompete agreements...

California Labor Code section 226.7 provides, "An employer shall not require an employee to work during a meal or rest or recovery period mandated pursuant to an applicable statute, or applicable order of the Industrial Welfare Commission...." ...

The Ninth Circuit recently reaffirmed the lawfulness of employer time-rounding policies that are both facially neutral and neutrally applied in Corbin v. Time Warner Entertainment Advance/Newhouse Partnership, May 2, 2016.