Elvia Velasco Jimenez asserted claims under the FEHA against her "contracting employer," a manufacturing company named U.S. Continental Marketing Inc. ("USCM")

Barnes & Noble argued that the "extraneous information" was included in the disclosure due to an inadvertent drafting error.

U.S. Bank ("USB") appealed a $15 million judgment that was entered against it following a bifurcated bench trial.

A federal district court in New Jersey recently declined to apply an equitable exception to excuse an employer’s failure to pay interim withdrawal liability payments while it challenged the demand for withdrawal liability.

Lloyds of London provided the employer in this case with an employment practices liability insurance ("EPLI") policy, which contained an exclusion relating to "wage and hour or overtime law(s)."

On May 20, 2010, the Federal Register published the final rule detailing the contents of a notice federal contractors and subcontractors must post, advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA").

As we reported previously [here], Assembly Bill 51, which would impose criminal penalties upon employers ...

A federal district court in New Jersey held that oral misrepresentations may support a breach of fiduciary duty claim under ERISA.

The case is Ariana M. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc., No. 18-cv-20700, 2019 WL 5866677.

On November 13, 2014, the Fifth Circuit handed down its opinion in Coffin v. Blessey Marine Services, Inc., No. 13-20144, 2014 WL 5904734 (5th Cir. Nov. 13, 2014). The opinion addressed several key factors related to the FLSA’s seaman exemption.

The district court granted defendants' summary judgment motion, which the Ninth Circuit affirmed in this case.

Says Siri alleged she was terminated as the general ledger staff accountant for Sutter Home Winery in retaliation for having notified the state Board of Equalization and Sutter's general counsel in writing...

Michael Strathmann filed a qui tam complaint against his former employer Acacia in which he alleged insurance fraud.

The case is Barton v. Constellium Rolled Prods.-Ravenswood, LLC, No. 16-1103, 2017 WL 1078540

As we previously reported, on March 3, 2025, the Maryland District Court denied Defendants' motion to stay the preliminary injunction in National Association of Diversity Officers...

Often touted as the most expansive state whistleblowing law in the U.S., New Jersey’s seemingly boundless Conscientious Employee Protection Act may get even broader.

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to delay the effective date of the new overtime rule by six months.

This bill, on and after July 1, 2018, entitles a provider of in-home supportive services who works in California for 30 or more days within a year from the commencement of employment to paid sick days.

Last Friday, employers contributing to multiemployer plans received some good news, as the Internal Revenue Service amended the transition rule for 2014 originally set forth in its proposed regulations on the pay or play mandate.

The Court also rejected plaintiffs' contract theory on the ground that they were not hired until they established they were qualified for the job by passing the drug test.