In a memo released by the Department of Justice yesterday, Attorney General Holder directed government attorneys to no longer exclude gender identity, including transgender issues, from Title VII’s protection against sex discrimination.

In early August, Netflix announced that in addition to offering unlimited sick and vacation days, it would also allow employees to take unlimited paid parental leave.

Often, attorneys are quick to identify risk and advise total avoidance of risk, resulting in guidance that is so risk-adverse as to miss the commercial realities facing a project developer or engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.

Several important proposed amendments to the Alabama Constitution will be included on next Tuesday's voting ballot.

Between November 12th and November 17th, 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued publicly four bid protest decisions in which the protest was sustained.

The deal represents $5 billion in cash and $ 1 billion in 3M common stock over the course of 2023-2029.

In a case last year, the United States Supreme Court held that plaintiffs cannot maintain nuisance claims against carbon-dioxide emitters based on federal common law, curtailing claims that may be brought against power companies and other emitters of greenhouse gases.

However, the ownership of S stock by an exempt organization may result in either an unexpected tax burden or a liability rather than an asset for the charity.

The Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) announced a new proposed rule that will allow member firms to place a temporary hold on a disbursement of funds or securities...

Of the 34 individuals and companies named in the SEC’s orders, 33 agreed to settle the charges and pay financial penalties totaling $2.6 million.

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that Amazon does not have to pay its temporary warehouse workers for the time that they spend waiting in line to go through security checks as they leave the facilities.

Both the House and Senate have approved a bill that allows victims of workplace sexual assault and sexual harassment to take their claims to court instead of being forced to arbitration.

On July 16, 2010, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued an "interim final regulation" on required disclosures for service providers to employee pension benefit plans.

Bartender have sued their employer in federal court claiming that managers regularly took money out of their tip jars, causing them to receive less than the minimum wage.

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor and supplemental guidance in Revenue Ruling 2013-17, the Internal Revenue Service has issued Notice 2013-61, providing optional special administrative procedures to correct overpayments of employment taxes in connection with an employee’s wages attributable to health coverage provided to a same-sex spouse.

Can an employer require employees to undergo biometric testing or suffer penalties under their health benefit plan as part of a corporate wellness program?

In my supervisor training sessions, I used to note that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on sex, with a reminder that it applies to both sexes.

On Monday, the full National Labor Relations Board unanimously dismissed a petition by college football players at Northwestern who sought permission to unionize.

Question: Your employee has a heart attack and wants to return to work sooner than you think he should. There’s nothing wrong with giving the employee additional time off or terminating the employee if you think the job will impede the employee’s recovery or cause another heart attack, right?

Employers take note — there is a new NLRB general counsel in town, Jennifer Abruzzo, and she intends to make some changes.