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Laws regarding employer-employee agreements known as noncompetition agreements, or covenants not to compete, vary significantly from one state to another in their enforceability.

Q. Some people who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can experience long-term effects known as post-COVID conditions (PCC) or long COVID. Under the Americans with Disabilities...

Labor Code section 1197.5 prohibits employers from paying any employees at wage rates less than the rates paid to employees of another sex...

What is an independent contractor versus an employee? You may think you know the answer, but there likely are more staff members who are really employees, rather than independent contractors.

The Fair Chance Act alters provisions of the City's Human Rights Law to prohibit employers from inquiring about a candidate's criminal record until after they have made a conditional offer of employment.

The California Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown have been busy over the past few months passing and signing new bills into law. The recently enacted legislation will keep employers and human resources...

The California Court of Appeal for the Second District held that refusing to allow an employee to rescind her voluntary resignation does not constitute an adverse employment action.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published guidance about the notice requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on June 10, 2019, to review a case involving "immensely important" questions regarding clean-up activities required by the U.S

Ian Stewart (Partner-Los Angeles) and Ruben Espinosa (Associate-White Plains) contributed "An Expert Analysis of the SAFE Banking Act" to the June 3, 2019, issue of MG Magazine.

In the wake of the promulgation of new cybersecurity regulations by New York State's Department of Financial Services, Colorado has proposed cybersecurity regulations for broker-dealers, investment advisers and other fund managers in the ever-changing privacy landscape.

In an unprecedented effort to protect New York State's financial services industry from cyber threats, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a proposed regulation that requires banks, insurance companies...

As Halloween approaches, the vaping industry faces a ghoulish time. Currently, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Oregon and the city of San Francisco...

Recreational marijuana sales became legal in California on January 1, 2018, marking a major milestone for the cannabis industry.

Article X, section 25 of the Florida constitution was adopted in 2004 and is commonly referred to by its ballot designation of "Amendment 7."

In regulations finalized just before the March 15, 2018, deadline, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has included a provision requiring the maintenance of liability insurance or an escrow account to cover potential liabilities.

Obamacare, was drafted to make health care and health insurance more affordable and more available to more Americans...