As the new year approaches, California employer associations have taken action to prevent Assembly Bill ("AB") 51 from taking effect. As referenced in this BR Workplace Post

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published its final rule extending the recordkeeping requirements imposed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to employers covered by Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

Effective January 1, 2020, private employers in New Jersey are prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary, wage, and benefit history.

In addressing a conflict of authority on the issue, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, recently held, in Hester v. Parker, No. A-1681-09T1, that filing an internal complaint and a subsequent civil complaint alleging discrimination could constitute protected "whistleblower" activities for purposes of New Jersey's Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA"). CEPA prohibits employers from retaliating against an employee because "the employee...[d]iscloses, or threatens to disc

Pursuant to a law enacted in 2010 relating to employer obligations to maintain and report records under state wage, benefit and tax laws, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development ("NJDLWD") recently issued regulations directing employers to "conspicuously post" notice of their obligations, and to provide to each employee a written copy of the notification.

National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon recently issued a third report reviewing seven NLRB decisions involving employer policies governing the use of social media.

As we have advised you in previous blog posts, New York State has passed legislation mandating that employers adopt an anti-harassment policy and conduct harassment training for all employees.

As we reported earlier this year (Newly Signed New York Law Greatly Enhances Penalties for Employer Wage Law Violations), the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act ("WTPA"), which became effective in April 2011.

As set forth in our August alert, New York City’s Earned Sick Time Act tentatively was scheduled to take effect in April 2014.

The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently announced the launch of a free application (or "app") for smartphones, which will enable employees to independently track the hours they work and determine the wages they are owed.

In a recent decision that could have broad effects on employment arbitration, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that parties cannot be compelled to submit to class arbitration absent a specific agreement to do so.

The United States Supreme Court recently issued an important decision that may impact arbitrations of employment disputes.

The SEC published new instructions for the submission of draft registration statements by emerging growth companies (as permitted under the JOBS Act).

After much debate, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has now approved the implementation of the New gTLD Program (generic top-level domain program), which could result in the expansion of the number of gTLDs into the thousands.

In our last two updates, we reviewed the new definition of prior art as well as the exceptions thereto. In view of the intricacies imposed by the upcoming expansion of the definition of prior art, patent applicants should consider the following.

The home mortgage interest deduction allows homeowners to reduce their taxable income by the amount of the interest paid on their mortgages

The Department of Labor has issued guidance, in the form of "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding the requirement under the 2010 Health Care Reform Legislation to provide a uniform Summary of Benefits and Coverage.

The State Department has not estimated when consular systems will be back in operation, but has stated that they may be able to assist those with an urgent humanitarian need to travel in the interim.

We are thrilled to kick off our new Government Contracts Navigator blog series, "Sustained Action: DEI in Government Contracting," which shines a light on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives...

On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an 8-1 opinion in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters, finding that conduct intentionally undertaken to cause damage...