On February 19, 2022, 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave goes into effect. The legislation, similar to 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave, requires employers with 25 or more emplo...

A Time Warner Cable subsidiary convinced a New York federal judge to decline to certify a statewide class and Fair Labor Standards Act collective of more than 50 sales representatives in New York...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators approved about $500 million in tax rebates and a broad suite of crime-fighting initiatives Thursday at the end of the 30-day legislative session — as ...

As we previously reported, on January 26, 2022, amendments to New York’s whistleblower law took effect that significantly expand the scope and coverage of whistleblower rights and protections for...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York Commissioner of Health once again extended the designation of COVID-19 as highly contagious, thereby requiring employers to keep their HERO Act safety plans activa...

Yale and New Haven police are searching for a missing university employee, Anton Sovetov, and seek the public’s help. Sovetov, 44, a graphic designer who lives in New Haven and works in the Yale ...

TAKEAWAYS Employers with 26 or more employees are required to comply with the new COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave starting February 19, 2022, but employer obligations will be retroactive t...

On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced two proposed amendments to its whistleblower program rules. As we previously reported here, a closely divided SEC adopt...

A west Texas gas plant has been ordered to pay a $3 million criminal fine, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Big Lake Gas Plant L.P., a subsidiary of Wes...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Over 100 Civil Society Organizations Urge Senate to Vote on Pending MSPB Nominations WASHINGTON – This week, 104 organizations released a letter to Senate Majority Leader S...