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In White v. Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. (PDF), the Sixth Circuit held yesterday that summary judgment was properly granted for an employer against an employee’s meal break claim, where the employee had failed to record her time worked in the employer’s timekeeping system.

The Sixth Circuit recently held that ERISA did not preempt a plan participant’s claim for state law fraudulent inducement.

Social media privacy cases continue to grow under the Stored Communications Act ("SCA") (see our prior alert on the Ehling decision).

As jurisdictions continue to respond to COVID-19 with new rules, regulations, orders and guidance, employers must ensure that they adhere to these requirements as they manage business operations.

Despite the clear support for employers’ continued and expansive use of wellness programs as a means of promoting health and preventing disease expressed in the Affordable Care Act.

On November 19, 2013, we reported on a record-breaking $14 million whistleblower bounty payout by the SEC.

Employer Solutions Staffing Group ("ESSG") contracts with other companies to recruit employees and place them at jobsites for which ESSG provides administrative tasks such as payroll processing.

Registered nurse Joana David sued her former employer, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, for allegedly failing to pay her for meal breaks and rest periods and for failure to pay minimum wage.

The question for the United States Supreme Court in this (and two companion cases) was whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is violated by an employer that terminates an employee...

Although some would argue that the next U.S. Supreme Court term is not shaping up to be as monumental as the last term, employers should have their eye on the recent decision of the Court to hear United States v. Quality Stores, Inc.

Cheryl Perich was a "called" teacher for the church and also had the formal title of "Minister of Religion, Commissioned." After Perich developed narcolepsy, the church replaced her with a lay teacher and eventually terminated her employment for "insubordination and disruptive behavior." Perich filed a claim with the EEOC, claiming she had been terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

On April 27, 2021 the Employment Round Table of Southern California is hosting a complimentary new webinar titled, The Biden Administration's First 100 days: What California Employers...

Section 403(b) plans must be maintained pursuant to a written plan document that meets detailed requirements set forth in IRS regulations.

light of the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor, which struck the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) provision limiting marriage to opposite sex spouses, the government agencies have been working on updating guidance in a number of areas. Two recent updates are noteworthy:

The NLRB’s decision not to pursue Supreme Court review in the NLRA rights poster cases (which, depending on what happened behind the scenes, may have in reality been a decision by the Solicitor General of the United States) should not have come as a complete surprise.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) requires that plan administrators distribute new COBRA notices to individuals in connection with the COBRA premium subsidy...

On July 2, 2007, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") published its Final Rule and guidance regarding the reporting responsibilities of union officials and union employees under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ("LMRDA"), as well as a revised Form LM-30 (the Form that must be filed annually by union officials and union employees).

On Friday June 5, Gov. Newsom announced that California has authorized the music, film and television production industries to reopen on or after this coming Friday, June 12, 2020.