In his bylined article for The Recorder titled "Legislative Six-Pack: California Employers Should Closely Monitor These Six Critical Bills,"

California Governor Gavin Newsom wasted little time by signing AB 5 into law earlier today, and his signing statement should cause quite a few eyebrows to be raised

Responding to years of pressure from union advocates and their allies, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) has proposed a first-in-the-nation, industry-specific...

Jeffrey Smith is a partner who works with employers on their employee benefits programs, including the employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA. He reminds clients that the "E" in ERISA

In recent years, there has been an alarming rise in student-on-student sexual violence on college campuses across the nation.

An article by Partner Rich Meneghello on a termination sparked by Facebook was recently featured in the Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon and New Orleans City Business.

As more states legalize marijuana for medical use, employers are asking themselves whether they need to hire or continue to employ those who have a prescription for marijuana and test positive for marijuana.

Many employers know that in particular circumstances, OSHA can issue criminal sanctions.

In the article, "Employers Liable for Unpaid Wages in Colorado," published in Law Week Colorado, Denver Partner Susan Schaecher discusses the Colorado Court of Appeals case, Paradine v. Goei

Overturning 40 years of precedent, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has just ruled that an employee's failure to file an EEOC

By most objective measurements, the Labor Department's December 4 jobs report was solid. CNN Money reported that employers added 228,000 jobs in November...

In Matt Simpson's article, "Did the New Cause of Action for Job Applicants Under The ADA Get Axed?"

Daniel Perkin's article "Effective Workplace Investigations Introduction," was featured in the May 11, 2014 issue of Law Week Colorado.

In his byline article for Cyber Defense eMagazine titled "Employers Catch One-Year Break on Impending California Privacy Law," Irvine Partner Usama Kahf discusses California Assembly Bill 25.

There are a number of common sense actions employers could take in order to deal with the flu outbreaks.

Several years ago, the Center For Legal Inclusiveness hosted a meeting between in-house counsel from various companies and diverse law firm partners.

Brett Owens' article "Establish a Culture" was featured in Leisure & Hospitality International. In the article, he discusses the importance of establishing culture ...

On October 14, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily blocked two sections of the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, while it considers the merits of the U.S. government's lawsuit seeking to permanently enjoin enforcement of the law.

Unanimous decisions from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Commission are rare, but on July 11, 2019, the Commission ruled 5-0 to reverse an Administrative Law Judge's finding of a fall protection violation ...

Many viewed last November's presidential election as a pivotal moment for employers.