On November 4th, the Senate voted unanimously to expand whistleblower protections in criminal antitrust cases by passing the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (CAARA).

On March 23, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill that prohibits discrimination against employees who breastfeed at work.

Following up on our post, Steven J. Pearlman, co-chair of Proskauer’s preeminent Whistleblowing & Retaliation practice group, spoke with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN on the Fifth Circuit’s decision that outing a whistleblower constitutes adverse employment action.

Steven J. Pearlman discusses the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to extend whistleblower protection under the SOX whistleblower provision.

Laurie Woods worked for four days as a volunteer at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Aside from proposing potential carve-outs for small businesses under the new overtime rules that go into effect on December 1, 2016 and supporting six weeks of paid maternity leave, President-elect Trump has not discussed in significant detail how, if at all, he plans to address issues involving workers' rights.

While consulting for an environmental project for the United States Army Reserve Command, Aaron Killgore believed he was being required to prepare an environmental assessment ...

ViaView filed a petition for a workplace violence restraining order against Thomas Retzlaff, a resident of Texas, who had filed a motion to quash the petition for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Michelle Dutra sued Mercy Medical Center for wrongful termination in violation of public policy based upon Cal. Labor Code § 132a.

The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund, aimed at assisting restaurants and other businesses focused on selling food and beverage, will start accepting applications Monday, May 3, 2021.

Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2020 impacting a range ...

The credit secondaries market is experiencing rapid expansion as demand for liquidity grows and the participant base diversifies. Proskauer partners examine the key forces driving this transformation...

Christopher Laver filed a putative class action against Credit Suisse, alleging breach of contract and other state law claims.

A class of former LandAmerica Financial Group employees agreed to a $5 million settlement of stock-drop claims arising from LandAmerica’s 2008 bankruptcy, and have submitted the agreement for court approval.

Plaintiff claimed that the time and dollar limitations violated ERISA and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. In so ruling, the court found that plaintiff satisfied the requirements...

Below is a summary of significant health care reform developments over the past two weeks.

ACA, Contraception, Contraceptives, Health Care Reform, Supreme Court

The District of Massachusetts has another new district judge.

As previously reported, the OFCCP has established a Contractor Portal where federal government contractors can register and certify they have developed and maintained affirmative action programs...

The Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act (H.R. 2747) was reintroduced to the House of Representatives by Rep. Tim Walberg (R – MI) on Friday, July 19th, 2013.