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On August 14, 2025, a federal court struck down a "Dear Colleague Letter" issued by the U.S. Department of Education on February 14, 2025 (the letter), which purported to clarify the nondiscrimination obligations...

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on April 6, 2023 regarding athletic eligibility under Title IX. In connection to the rationale underlying the purpose...

Buchanan is counseling colleges and universities on ways to be insulated from—or minimize—risks associated with COVID-19-related class action lawsuits.

On September 14, 2020, a Pennsylvania federal judge struck down some of Governor Tom Wolf's COVID-19 mitigation orders that: (1) required Pennsylvania residents

Elite law firms, investment banks and management consulting firms in the U.S. are known for their grueling hours, low odds of promotion and personnel practices that push out employees who do not advance.

Diversity & Inclusion is wider than the workplace.

The Department of Justice's major frauds unit, known for its work on procurement fraud and market manipulation, is shifting its resources to trade crime enforcement...

The California Assembly introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 51 in late 2018, the latest in a prolonged effort to create legislation that would sidestep the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)...

Last summer, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania revived the Paid Sick Days Act

The National Labor Relations Board recently found coffee giant Starbucks to have violated federal labor law through its maintenance of an overly broad dress code policy for its employees. In addition...

The Department of Labor (DOL) started off 2026 with a bang. On January 5, 2026, the Administrator of the DOL Wage and Hour Division issued six opinion letters covering a variety of topics related...

The EEOC has filed suit in federal court against a home healthcare provider, alleging it unlawfully discriminated against employees by changing their work assignments to accommodate client preferences.

In 2024, New York City is increasing the requirements on employers to promote awareness of legal rights and protections for workers. New York City Local Law No. 161 (2023)...

Anew law limits the enforceability of nondisclosure and non-disparagement clauses in claims involving sexual harassment in the workplace.

The National Labor Relations Board has issued a highly anticipated decision in Stericyle, Inc., 372 NLRB No. 113 (2023) where the Board adopted a new legal standard for determining the lawfulness...

Last week, the National Labor Relations Board ("Board") issued a decision – McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023) – that imposes new restrictions on the use of standard confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in severance agreements.

The Philadelphia Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Worker Protections recently announced that in 2023, it recovered over $327,000 from City employers...