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Indiana joins West Virginia and Nevada in recently repealing state prevailing wage acts.

The California Supreme Court has finally ruled on a case, providing some guidance in cases where both legitimate and unlawful factors affect an employment decision.

Congress has passed a bill aimed at ending mandatory arbitration agreements for sexual assault or sexual harassment claims.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) final rule allowing virtually any third-party to be present during job-site inspections ("walkarounds") as the employee's...

The Ninth Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction blocking California's SB 399, which prohibits mandatory employer meetings on political or religious matters including unionization. While this represents a significant development for employer speech rights, the ruling is not final and California employers should maintain cautious compliance practices while monitoring ongoing litigation.

In G & K Services, Inc., 357 NLRB No. 109 (Nov. 7, 2011), a divided panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that an employer engaged in objectionable conduct prior to a decertification election when it sent a letter to employees stating that employees who chose to decertify a union at one of its other facilities received better benefits after decertification.

The NLRB ruled unlawful an employer policy requiring that employees refrain from negativity in the workplace and in the community

Unions continued to dominate headlines in late 2023, with the Starbucks saga continuing to unfold and the United Auto Workers (UAW)...

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), passed by Congress in 2008, significantly altered the rules for group health plans (GHPs) providing mental health or substance abuse disorder benefits (the Covered Benefits).

As reported earlier this week, Minnesota recently passed laws that mandate a meal break of at least 30 minutes each shift and rest breaks of at least 15 minutes for every four consecutive hours worked.

While 17 states and the District of Columbia have paid time off entitlements specifically linked to sick leave, states generally do not mandate paid vacation.

Not that long ago, many multi-state employers thought they had a workaround to avoid pro-employee state laws...

While the NPRM has not yet been published in the Federal Register, it is available on the Board's website.

On Jan. 26, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett. In a unanimous decision, the Court invalidated what has become known as the Yard-Man inference.

ASTM International recently published a "Standard Guide for Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations", ASTM E 2790-11 (Guide). This Guide offers a comprehensive approach to assist property owners (and other users such as tenants/operators, as may be appropriate) with maintaining important environmental liability protections.

An electric utility was alleged by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to have made major modifications to its facility, resulting in excess emissions, without complying with Clean Air Act permitting requirements.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a fraud alert stating that businesses have been receiving falsified Notice of Violation letters through the mail.