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Employers have increasingly embraced artificial intelligence ("AI") in the workplace, using the technology to maximize efficiency in nearly every aspect of the employment relationship including hiring, performance management, and discipline.

Below are key health care reform developments from the week of May 15th.

With the exception of the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act ("BCRA"), things are relatively quiet on the health care reform front.

A California jury did it again! Last Thursday, a Los Angeles jury awarded $27.5 million to a former chief nursing officer of a hospital for the alleged post-traumatic stress disorder...

On August 1, 2012, Illinois became only the second state (after Maryland) to restrict employer access to an applicant's or employee's social media account.

Illinois’ and Chicago’s "ban the box" laws took effect on January 1. Both laws prohibit private employers from making criminal inquiries until after an applicant has been notified of his or her selection for an interview.

The lawsuit was filed by the company's former sales director, Kevin Colquitt, shortly after he left the company in 2006.

The IRS announced yesterday that the maximum annual employee contribution to a health care flexible spending account plan is increasing by $50 to $2,550 for 2015.

On January 1, 2023, the IRS mileage rate increased to 65.5 cents per mile for driving done for business purposes.

On March 11, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-15, to address an important coronavirus issue for high-deductible health plans that are coordinated with health savings accounts ("HSAs").

On January 18, 2013, a former New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) employee prevailed in the first case to reach trial under the state’s Whistleblower Protection Act.

A federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a record $168 million to a physician’s assistant who complained of multiple instances of sexual harassment by her supervisors in the cardiovascular surgery department at Sacramento’s Mercy General Hospital.

On June 7, 2017, a California jury returned a 9-3 verdict, dismissing whistleblower claims brought by a former Space Exploration Technologies Corporation employee.

On November 5, 2015, the District of Kansas dismissed a whistleblower retaliation claim under Dodd-Frank, ruling that the statute's anti-retaliation provision only protects individuals who report securities violations.

As we reported here in December, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance is now effective.

Prior to the layoff, the supervisor did not ask Moore if she would accept a pay reduction or any of the other positions that were filled around the time of and after her termination.

As we previously reported, six Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley previously issued expansive shelter-in-place orders requiring all but "Essential Businesses" to cease operations.

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which has responsibility for the County's more than 10 million residents, kicked off the new year with a brand new Health Officer Order on January 5, 2022.