As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, hospitals and other providers struggling to provide care may soon be able to receive extra funding.

On March 24, the Federal Labor Certification Program (FLCP) announced updates to the annual allowable charges for meals and travel subsistence...

A federal court in North Carolina held that recitation of the statutory language of the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA) is insufficient to make a claim without also alleging...

A federal district court in Oklahoma rejected a property owner's suit against an insurer for damage to its property because the owner was no longer a named insured at the time of its loss.

A Louisiana Court of Appeal found that an insurer's failure to pay an insured's claim for fire damage within thirty days, as required by La. R.S. §22:1892(A)(1)

A Florida court recently held that an employer violated the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) when it suspended an employee for using medical marijuana outside of work.

Employers often discipline—or even terminate—employees who use racial slurs at work.

In a recent decision, a federal judge held that the removal procedures for the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) administrative law judges (ALJ)...

Employers sponsoring group health plans are facing increased scrutiny with a recent surge of lawsuits surrounding health plan premiums charged to tobacco users.

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take 12 "workweeks" of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida permanently blocked a provision of Florida's Individual Freedom Act (IFA) on July 26.

In overnight firings, President Donald Trump terminated the Democrat-appointed chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and its general counsel. One of the terminations was unexpected.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided on Nov. 13 that an employer violates Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act when compelling employees "on pain of discipline or discharge"...

Brandon Davis, a partner in the Firm's New Orleans office, joined Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. when he was an undergraduate at Loyola University New Orleans.

A federal court in Texas struck down certain transgender protection provisions contained in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC) 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.

On Feb. 6, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Trump Administration's policy to detain a large class of individuals...

The recent presidential proclamation introducing a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions has raised many questions and concerns among employers and foreign nationals.

In a recent decision, the 11th Circuit affirmed that a commercial general liability (CGL) policy provided coverage for an unallocated consent judgment. The case involved an insured's alleged negligence that allowed...

Effective July 1, Florida law will require builders of newly constructed homes to provide a mandatory 1-year warranty against material construction defects. The new statute, Section 553.837, Florida Statutes...

HB 799 establishes s. 704.09 F.S., which permits real property owners to create servitudes, such as easements and real covenants, on the owner's real property despite the land being held in common ownership.