Staffing changes to two top labor positions in the new administration signal potential shifts in labor policy and governance.

On May 1, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reinstated three previously used, context-specific tests for analyzing whether an employee's offensive outbursts...

The new year could bring a shift in favor of employers using noncompete agreements.

The U.S. Department of Labor revealed the annual inflation adjustments for OSHA civil penalties on Jan. 9. The increased penalty levels apply to any penalties assessed after Jan. 15.

A proposed bill, H.R. 6084, the "ERISA Litigation Reform Act," is largely aimed at raising pleading standards in suits alleging prohibited transactions under ERISA Section 406.

In the aftermath of Hurricanes Beryl, Debby, Francine, Helene and Milton, among other recent disasters, it is critical for employers to know that their employees might find some disaster relief in their retirement plan accounts.

In the first ruling of its kind, an appellate court heard a challenge to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). This decision could impact whether employers must update their policies...

In a case closely watched by the oil and gas industry, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Helix Entergy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt that an oil rig worker earning more...

Louisiana's Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR) issued the state's first Class VI permit authorizing the injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) into underground formations for storage.

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is the federal agency within the Department of Labor that monitors and enforces compliance with federal anti-discrimination law...

The United States faces significantly higher pharmaceutical prices compared to other developed nations, with brand-name drugs averaging more than three times the costs found abroad.

The Mississippi State Department of Health recently adopted the FY 2022 Mississippi State Health Plan, Second Edition, (SHP) which includes significant changes to Certificate of Need criteria...

A federal court in Texas has held that the Texas Anti-Indemnity Act's section nullifying additional insured status applies only to the extent...

With a second decision on the issue in as many years, the Fourth Circuit has confirmed that, in North Carolina, policyholders must file lawsuits to recover policy benefits for fire losses...

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently ruled that an insurance policy's two-year limitation on the institution of suits by a policyholder creates a two-year prescriptive period...

A recent opinion from the Supreme Court of Texas provides guidance for Texas courts to interpret claimed exceptions to the concurrent-causation doctrine.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed that an employer could not compel arbitration against its workers because the employer's representative failed to sign the agreement.

A California court has stayed enforcement of regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Kelsey Kornick Funes represents both plaintiffs and defendants in disputes involving public and private construction projects, representing owners, contractors, subcontractors...

In a surprising turn of events, Governor DeSantis vetoed Florida's Cybersecurity Incident Liability Act, HB 473. As explained in our prior alert, that bill would have provided immunity...