A U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 5 potentially opened the door to a flood of discrimination claims by rejecting a higher evidentiary standard for majority group members trying to show unlawful...

What’s Happening at P&G? Procter & Gamble (P&G) is planning to eliminate 7,000 jobs, or about 6% of its workforce, over the next 2 years as part of a restructuring. “This is not a new ...

Kutak Rock is pleased to announce the firm is honored in Chambers USA 2025, a guide that ranks the top lawyers and law firms across the United States. The rankings include 33 attorneys and 17 pract...

Welcome to a special edition of We get work, recorded live from Workplace Horizons 2025 in New York City, Jackson Lewis's annual Labor and Employment Law Conference. Over 500 representatives from 2...

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled in favor of a straight woman who twice lost positions to gay workers, saying an appeals court had been wrong to require her to meet a heightened bur...

On May 22, 2025, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed Executive Order (EO) 2025-09 as part of the state’s broader initiative to enhance worker safety amid rising summer temperatures. The Industrial...

Highlights notable rate-related developments in the first half of 2025 Identifies minimum wage rate increases for non-exempt (including tipped) employees Lists increases to exempt employee pay res...

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a welcome development for employers navigating complex federal employment laws, the U.S. Department of Labor has announced the re-launch of its opinion letter program across s...

As a state with employee-focused wage and hour laws, California has steep penalties for employers who are late in providing final paychecks. To avoid such consequences, employers must abide by str...

California’s Suitable Seating Law, codified in the state’s wage orders, requires employers to provide workers with the ability to sit when the job allows for it. The state, often at the forefront ...