Beginning January 1, 2014, the hourly minimum wage rate will increase in both California and Washington

However, employers are allowed to pay employees additional compensation, so long as the additional payment is not conditioned on the purchase of individual coverage.

In Owusu-Ansah v. The Coca-Cola Company, the employee challenged the employer’s requirement that he undergo a mental examination as a condition of continued employment.

On September 7, 2015, President Obama issued an executive order requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide workers with up to seven days of paid sick leave.

In November, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed against The Walt Disney Company alleging the company’s candidate screening process violated state and federal law.

The New York City Council amended the New York Human Rights Law to expand accommodation protections for employees based on pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.

A recent decision from a Pennsylvania federal district court provides an important reminder that hostile work environment claims can arise from same-sex harassment based on gender stereotypes.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers earlier this month.

As summer swiftly approaches, companies should consider their hiring practices for summer interns.

The SEC recently warned businesses not to attempt to disincentivize company whistleblowers from bringing alleged wrongdoing to the attention of the SEC.

A federal district court in California determined that a hotel employee was not entitled to have his claims of national origin discrimination and retaliation go to a jury, because the employee could not show that he was performing his job adequately or that others outside his protected class were treated more favorably, and further could not show that the employer’s stated reason for termination.

With venture capital funding of digital health up 45 percent in 2012, according to Rock Health, we're hearing a lot about mobile health apps and healthcare IT.

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On September 15, 2014, the New York State Attorney General filed a lawsuit against a brand pharmaceutical manufacturer alleging anticompetitive product hopping.

Our survey analyzed the terms of 188 venture financings closed in the third quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.

Our survey analyzed the terms of 162 venture financings closed in the second quarter of 2023 by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley.

Following a volatile spring 2020 due to the rapid global spread of the novel coronavirus, the capital markets, including IPOs, appear to be rebounding strongly

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts the BE-12 benchmark survey of foreign direct investment in the United States every five years.

Predictions could be heard emanating from Las Vegas to San Francisco this past week as digital health became a hot trending topic at both CES and the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference.