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Yesterday, a Texas federal judge issued a nationwide injunction preventing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from enforcing its notorious rule banning non-competes. The rule, scheduled to go into effect...

The court will consider a consolidated set of cases emerging from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits, which have taken conflicting views on this question.

It has been approximately six months since President Biden cemented a majority at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and we have yet to see a major precedent-altering decision issued.

In a perhaps unsurprising move, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo was terminated from her role on Jan. 27. Abruzzo had six months left of her four-year term.

Maryland has become the latest in a growing list of states to adopt pay transparency requirements, with its governor recently signing the Maryland Wage Range Transparency Act into law.

On Dec. 19, 2011, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a bill to reform the Michigan Workers’ Disability Compensation Act.

New law effective in 2026 imposes minimum break times, expands eligibility and introduces penalties for noncompliance

Most people detest conflict in the workplace. And when it culminates or manifests via an employee outburst, it can drain morale and even lead to legal headaches.

Effective Jan. 1, 2011, it will be an unlawful employment practice, except under limited circumstances, for an Illinois employer to use an applicant’s or employee’s credit history in making employment-related decisions.

It is well-known in the business community that non-compete agreements are largely unenforceable in California unless specific, narrowly tailored exceptions apply.

While the National Labor Relations Board’s (the NLRB) Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon has issued multiple reports on social-media policies over the course of the last year, signaling NLRB scrutiny of employer policies, the NLRB itself had yet to rule on any cases until early September 2012.

The new NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo recently issued a memo opining that employer "captive audience" meetings – where an employer may require employees to ...

In May, the U.S. Supreme Court in AT&T v. Concepcion issued a landmark decision favoring the arbitration of claims which buoyed employers’ hope for a similar finding in the employment context.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner recently issued a directive to resume sending employers so-called "no-match letters" when an employee’s name and Social Security Number from the employer’s W-2 Form do not match the SSA’s records.

Local governments across the United States are breaking new ground by expanding anti-discrimination protections to include polyamorous relationships, asexuality, and pansexuality. As these ordinances spread from cities to potential state-level legislation, employers face emerging compliance challenges around policy updates, religious accommodations, and the evolving landscape of protected characteristics in the workplace.

President Barack Obama has again used his recess appointment powers, placing two Democrats and one Republican on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The NLRB lost its quorum this past Tuesday when the term of Democrat Craig Becker (another recess appointee) expired.

A growing number of states have enacted laws protecting employees who volunteer as firefighters, EMTs, or other emergency responders, creating a complex patchwork of leave requirements that employers must navigate. These protections vary significantly by state, with some requiring unpaid job-protected leave and others mandating paid leave in specific circumstances. Employers need to audit their policies to ensure compliance with state-specific requirements and avoid inadvertent retaliation claims.