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In August of 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a final rule requiring employers to post workplace notices of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Heads up Columbus, Ohio employers: you will soon be subject to a new pay transparency law. Although Ohio is typically an employer-friendly market and I would not expect the state to pass such a law...

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) recently sued the United States Department of Labor (DOL) seeking to set aside the agency’s new interpretation that mortgage loan officers are not exempt administrative staff under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

With their numbers on a continued decline, private sector American unions are on the search for new members.

The Indiana legislature recently passed a bill limiting a local government entity’s ability to regulate private employers within its territorial boundaries.

The Department of Labor released a final rule in the May 20 Federal Register requiring federal contractors to post a notice relating to unionization in their workplaces

On May 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court ruled that an employer did not discriminate on the basis of sex or pregnancy when its calculation of pension benefits gave less retirement credit for pregnancy leave that occurred before April 29, 1979, than it did for disability leave.

Union corruption probes, unfortunately, continue to make headlines.

The FDA recently released extensive updates to the consensus standards it recognizes for medical devices. Section 514 of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act allows FDA to recognize consensus standards developed by international and national organizations for use in satisfying portions of device premarket review submissions or other requirements.

On Dec. 16, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) announced a $112,500 settlement with Concentra after alleging...

He outlines the patchwork of new state and federal rules and stresses the importance of legal, IT and leadership teams working together to strengthen privacy programs and prepare for heightened oversight.

For the third time in four months, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a notice in the Federal Register extending the effective date of the E-Verify requirement for Federal Contractors.

On Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, the President signed into law S.3245.

The purpose of this policy is to help USCIS decrease its application backlogs and processing times for these applications.

United States Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires just issued a precedential decision with a clear message: if a party has already litigated and lost, don’t expect the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to provide another bite at the apple.

On Aug. 12, 2015, less than a week after the Seventh Circuit's decision in Chapman v. First Index, Inc., the Fifth Circuit followed its previous rulings and agreed with decisions from the Third, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits.

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (fiscal cliff legislation) provides for an extension of 50 percent bonus depreciation through the end of 2013.