On February 18, 2021, U.S. Representative David Cicilline (D-RI) reintroduced the Equality Act (H.R. 5), a bill that would amend federal law

Since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), plaintiffs in wage and hour cases have urged courts to ignore the decision, arguing that it only applies to discrimination cases, not to wage and hour matters.

Roughly 3,500 miles on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the British government is contemplating an idea which will marry the national healthcare industry with the gig economy.

Infrastructure Summer. Congress remains out this week but is expected to be very busy for the remainder of July. Democrats will seek to gain traction on two major legislative priorities...

The Massachusetts legislature is once again seeking to enact comprehensive noncompetition legislation to rein in the use, and some may argue the abuse, of restrictive covenants in employment agreements.

Following President Obama's announcement of new EEOC reporting rules designed to target the gender wage gap, this week New Jersey Senator Weinberg introduced an Equal Pay Bill that, if passed, would require employers bidding on public contracts to provide gender, race, wage, and job responsibility information.

The White House released the details of President Trump's proposed budget today, and if the president has his way, employees will be eligible to receive up to six weeks of paid parental leave by the year 2020.

The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler's Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI's updates on federal, state, and local matters.

Texas Representative Christina Morales (D) introduced Texas House Bill 4067 (HB 4067), which seeks to prohibit most noncompete agreements in the state of Texas, on March 7, 2025.

The midterm elections are over, but we still do not know who will be in control of the 118th United States Congress.

The non-disclosure provision of a routine employment settlement agreement has typically been a common and easily agreed-upon term of resolution.

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting comments on existing requirements ...

Divorce is undoubtedly a challenging process, and life post-divorce brings its own set of hurdles. Imagine a scenario where, after seven years of faithfully...

Heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury, are present in baby foods produced by U.S. baby food manufacturers according to a report released in February...

FDA released its FY 2027 congressional justification last week. The $7.2 billion topline is less interesting than what's underneath it—the budget translates this administration's policy signals into concrete funding and legislative asks...

Still Closed for Business. Washington's shutdown saga is less a ticking time bomb than a slow grind, with both political parties dug in deeper than ever. Polling shows neither side is bearing the brunt of public blame...

2017 was a challenging year for immigration petitioners and beneficiaries. The Trump administration took incremental steps to change the U.S.'s immigration policies.

For years, the United States has faced a physician shortage. Population growth, aging, the COVID-19 pandemic, and recent medical legislative changes have highlighted...

A bipartisan bill proposing major reforms to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is gaining traction in Congress. If signed into law, H.R. 392, or "The Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act...

Pryor Cashman Partner Seth Lieberman, Chair of the Bankruptcy, Reorganization + Creditors' Rights Group and Co-Chair of the Corporate Trust Practice, spoke with Bloomberg...