In the past few years, the presence of artificial intelligence has boomed in the workforce with little to no formal regulation directly addressing its impact.

On March 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it was proposing a new rule which would, among other things, make it easier for consumers to cancel certain subscriptions involving recurring payments.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") is seeking a ruling in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a fine larger than what a defendant individually gained from an allegedly illegal scheme.

Several government agencies have recently announced plans to use existing regulatory structures to limit the extent to which automated systems and artificial intelligence are potentially resulting in

On September 30, 2022, the New Jersey Assembly took a step toward allowing employees who endured discrimination, retaliation, or harassment at the workplace to speak about their experiences on the job.

Several Wall Street banks were financially penalized earlier this month for the use of private messaging and encrypted chats by their employees.

According to statements by Michael Barr, the Federal Reserves' top regulator, made at a March 28, 2023 hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Fed is considering the possibility of new regulations ...

On October 25, 2023, a California resident filed a lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation ...

On November 27, 2023, a class action complaint filed in Washington State court was moved to federal court alleging Walmart improperly misclassified its app-based delivery drivers...

On August 2, the New York Department of Financial Services issued a $30 million consent order against Robinhood Crypto LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Robinhood Markets Inc., which offers cryptocurrency trading.

On May 3, 2023, Nathaniel Chastain, former product manager of OpenSea, the largest market for non-fungible tokens, was convicted by a jury of wire fraud and money laundering. The conviction was the first of its kind.

As previously discussed here, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument a few months ago in Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. v. Hewitt, one of the more notable employment law cases headlining the Court's October 2022 Term.

A non-compete agreement is an agreement or clause in a contract specifying that an employee must not work for a competitor or enter into business in competition with the employer during or after employment.

In recent weeks, tens of thousands of employees have been fired in mass layoffs, including employees at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and other tech companies.

On December 7, 2022, New York State expanded protections afforded to working mothers by amending the Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act.

The New York Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has issued new guidance on how to properly plead wage and hour claims against employers.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits employment discrimination against individuals 40 years or older. To prove age discrimination, an employee must establish...

On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will raise the minimum wage for hundreds of thousands of Californian health care workers to $25.00 per hour by June 2028.

On December 9, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law expanding nursing mothers' rights at work.

Last week, a New York State Court rejected a motion by Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub for a preliminary injunction to stop a minimum wage of $17.96 from taking effect for those companies...