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If you've ever worked with a labor & employment attorney, you may have heard them refer to "written consent" and "conflict waivers."

The California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) permits an "aggrieved employee" to step into the shoes of the Labor Commissioner and recover civil penalties and attorneys' fees...

On September 25, 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two bills strengthening protections for employees.

After more than two years of negotiations, on July 24, 2019, the Chicago City Council, in a unanimous vote and with Mayor Lori Lightfoot's support, passed the Fair Workweek Ordinance (FWO).

Though the COVID-19 vaccine lurks on the horizon for the general public, the pandemic slogs on for most of the general population. As of January 1, 2021, the second of three phases of...

On March 11, 2020, CDLE issued emergency rules, referred to as Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (Colorado HELP) Rules, requiring employers in certain industries to provide four days of paid sick leave ...

President Biden has signed 28 Executive Orders as of February 2, 2021. While this is a large number of Executive Orders compared to the historical record, most call for creating task forces ...

On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor announced a final rule establishing new salary thresholds for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

Last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1257, which had been passed by the California legislature to provide protections to household domestic service workers.

Employers nationwide have waited anxiously following the Biden Administration's September 9 announcement that a new set of rules would be forthcoming governing vaccination for employers with large workforces.

Over the past several years, California's ports have become an epicenter of union activity, where contracted motor carrier companies have been pressured to reclassify their drayage drivers as employees...

On June 30, 2017, the Illinois Appellate Court reversed a trial court's finding of summary judgment granted to a Chicago taxi company finding that there were "material questions of fact" ...

On August 13, 2018, Illinois Governor Bruce V. Rauner vetoed legislation that would have lowered the threshold requirement for liability under the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) from 15 employees to one.

In 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64, the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative (CMLI), which legalized recreational marijuana in the state.

My answer: depending on where you are located, it may be legal.

In Trujillo-Cruz v. City of New York, et al., New York Partner Inderjit Dhami, a member of New York Partner Meghan A. Cavalieri's Construction Practice Team...

In Josan v. City of New York, et al., New York Associate Jonathan A. Bartlett, a member of New York Partner Meghan A. Cavalieri's Construction Practice Team...