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On Oct. 23, the California Fifth District Court of Appeal held in Castillo v. Belkorp AG, LLP, No. F090527, 2026 WL 3181371 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 23, 2026), that an employee may bring a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) action asserting only nonindividual claims, meaning claims for violations suffered by other employees. Because no individual claim is asserted, the employer could not compel arbitration, even though the employee signed an arbitration agreement.

In "Kesling v. Hubler" the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that an advertisement could be the basis for intentional fraud claims.

The European Union published its new Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on liability for defective products on Nov. 18, 2024. The directive was first proposed in 2022...

Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act declares "unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce" as unlawful, 15 U.S.C. 45(a)(1).

Claims of fraud in certain food labeling were preempted by federal law, specifically the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act.

Governor Mitch Daniels has signed into law Indiana Senate Enrolled Act No. 298 (Act), which amends IND. CODE §§32-28-4-1 through 32-28-4-3 to, among other things, cut in half the duration of a lien for a recorded mortgage that fails to include a final payment date for the obligation it secures.

In a significant development for California's fast-food restaurant industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed AB 1228 into law, ushering in a range of provisions...

Good news from the California Supreme Court has been sparse for businesses in the Golden State recently.

Employers need to make sure they are paying exempt (salaried) employees enough under federal law, because the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule...

As of July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) instituted a significant change affecting the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) white-collar exemption.

On Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, a panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a groundbreaking decision invalidating the way the recess appointment power of the President has been interpreted for decades.

Illinois became the 20th state in the U.S. to legalize medical marijuana with Governor Pat Quinn’s signing of the legislation.

Employees may be required to financially support unions in Michigan a bit sooner than originally anticipated.

Illinois legislators are moving to expand the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act to include neural data—information drawn from brain activity, spinal cord signals, and nerve pathways.

Employers in Illinois face big changes ahead. On Oct. 30, 2025, the Illinois General Assembly passed SB 2339 — an expansion to the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act.

As President-elect Donald Trump is forming his cabinet and key leadership positions, the transition team is reportedly considering Andrew Puzder...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) often changes its stances on certain issues when there is a change in administration.