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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a bill significantly amending the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA) on May 15, 2024. The MHRA, otherwise known as Minnesota's anti-discrimination statute...

The NCAA Division I Cabinet has fundamentally restructured college athletics eligibility by replacing decades-old season-of-competition rules with a streamlined age-based model. This sweeping change eliminates sport-specific restrictions and the waiver process while granting student-athletes five years of competition based on enrollment timing. However, the new framework faces immediate legal challenges from athletes who claim the transition rules create arbitrary distinctions among members of the same high

California's 2024 legislative session wrapped up with Governor Gavin Newsom signing significant bills affecting employers' workplace policies and operations in the state.

Illinois joined a handful of other states in limiting employers' ability to conduct "captive audience" meetings when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law SB3649,

Employers frequently retain outside counsel to investigate workplace complaints involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other sensitive employment issues.

The November 30, 2023, opinion of a New York administrative law judge in In the Matter of the Petition of Edward A. and Doris Zelinsky...

The New York City Council passed several bills providing additional protections to app-based food delivery workers, including entitling a larger number of delivery workers to the $21.44 minimum pay-rate.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule that will reshape the future dynamic of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Walkaround Rule has sparked a legal showdown between business associations and OSHA in a U.S. District Court in Texas.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a new enforcement policy that excludes monorail hoists from regulations on cranes and derricks in constructions.

New questions are emerging about key provisions the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's updated rule to prevent falls.

A bill to increase the hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 in Pennsylvania's most populous counties beginning 2026 has passed the General Assembly.

On December 18, 2025, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, following a similar introduction in the U.S. Senate on December 17, 2025...

The Seventh Circuit's decision in Creason v. Elanco addresses whether an employer's voluntary vacation buy program constitutes an unlawful wage assignment under Indiana law, and whether unused COVID-19 rollover vacation hours must be paid out upon termination. The court examined the distinction between compensation agreements and wage assignments, while also clarifying procedural requirements under the Class Action Fairness Act's home-state exception.

An employer can contest a withdrawal liability assessment and ultimately prevail. That is the moral of Bulk Transport Corp. v. Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund, No. 23-1563...

Virginia’s 2026 General Assembly was one of the busiest seasons for employers. On April 22, 2026, the General Assembly accepted Gov.

On Mar. 19, 2025, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate Bill 107 into law, fundamentally reshaping the landscape for non-compete agreements...

Recent coal-mining deaths have prompted the Mine Safety and Health Administration to launch a voluntary "training assistance initiative" for miners with less than one year of experience in mining...