It's now officially public: under the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) General Counsel Peter B. Robb, unions may face greater scrutiny and a higher burden in defending against claims that they violated the duty of fair representation.

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, many state legislatures have begun to take action to provide greater protections for victims of sexual harassment and make it easier for them

Employers breathed a collective sigh of relief in August 2017, when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced it was staying the requirement that employers report W-2 wage information in the annual EEO-1 Report.

The U.S. Supreme Court held yesterday that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to state and local government employers

This is not the first time that a fake university created by ICE has come to public attention.

A District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts recently ruled that Ace Property and Casualty Insurance Co.

The Second Circuit recently held that competing "anti-concurrent cause" provisions in a commercial property policy present a potential ambiguity that could result in favor of coverage for losses sustained by Madelaine Chocolate ...

In a victory for policyholders, a recent decision from the Western District of Texas narrowly construed a common breach-of-contract exclusion and held that the insurer had a duty to defend its insured against an underlying lawsuit over construction defects.

We recently highlighted DOL opinion letter 2018-27, which rescinded the 80/20 rule and was a welcome change for employers in the restaurant industry.

The trend of record-breaking settlements under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") continued last week when, on November 4, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that the agencies had reached settlements totaling more than $236 million with seven oil and gas and oilfield services companies.

Branded keyword advertising ("BKA")—bidding for your company's website to feature prominently near a search engine's results for branded or trademarked terms—has been around for over a decade.

The rise of e-commerce and the struggle many brick-and-mortar retail stores face is nothing new.

On December 21, 2018, the Irish Data Protection Commission (the "DPC") published preliminary guidance on data transfers to and from the UK ...

In terms of next steps, an initial joint review will be carried out after two years to evaluate the functioning of the framework.

At its annual conference, CYBERUK, the National Cyber Security Centre (the "NCSC"), pledged not to pass on confidential information about cyberattacks to the UK Information Commissioner's Office

On November 7, 2018, the Data Protection Authority of Bavaria for the Private Sector (the "BayLDA") issued a press release describing audits completed and pending in Bavaria since the EU General...

The Federal Trade Commission’s annual changes to the dollar thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) become effective on February 27, 2012.

On September 26, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ("the Court") refused to dismiss all putative class claims against Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. ("Chipotle").

Just a quick note that late last week ISS made available for public comment nine discreet voting policies for potential application in 2019.

On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to simplify and modernize disclosure requirements.