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The American Medical Association's declaration that obesity is a disease could open the door to a new wave of lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Executive Summary: Airlines achieved a major victory on May 19, 2015, with an order from the Central District of California granting Southwest Airlines Co.'s motion to dismiss in McKinley v. Southwest Airlines Co., United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:15-cv-02939-AB-JPR, finding the plaintiff's overtime claims to be preempted by the Railway Labor Act (RLA).

On February 5, 2025, newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo to all U.S. Department of Justice Departments targeting private employers' use of DEI initiatives.

Employers may want to make a list and check it twice to ensure that their holiday get-togethers do not run afoul of federal and state discrimination laws.

On April 19, 2016, the Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposed ordinance that would permit Los Angeles workers to earn at least six paid sick leave days annually.

A federal district court in Texas has enjoined the DOL's 2024 Salary Rule (which takes effect today, July 1, 2024) for employees of the state of Texas...

Taylor Swift's complaint that a DJ grabbed her derriere while a photograph was being taken before a concert has led to a federal lawsuit.

In a decision that will likely be seen as a win for employees, a sharply divided California Supreme Court ruled that the question of whether a court or an arbitrator decides if an arbitration agreement...

On September 12, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the federal agency which oversees the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) issued an interim final rule updating the agency's model FCRA notice

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the OFCCP's Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI). Although the AAP-VI portal on the OFCCP's website is not currently live...

On April 18, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued an updated scheduling letter.

Plans that do not already contain loan and/or hardship provisions can also make loans or hardship distributions without formally amending the plan, provided that the plan is amended to provide for those loans or hardship distributions by the end of its plan year beginning in 2013.

Proposition 1 narrowly passed, and several affected employers subsequently challenged the law, claiming it was preempted by state and federal law.

U.S. employers should be aware of the global trend of "right to disconnect" laws and should review their policies on after-hours communications to stay ahead of social and legal changes.

On September 2, 2015, a federal trial court in California approved a $415 million settlement of an antitrust class action filed against a number of Silicon Valley technology employers...

As we previously discussed here, New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act ("CREAMMA") contains several protections for New Jersey employees who use recreational cannabis...

Yesterday (March 25, 2024), the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will begin accepting online submissions on April 1...