At a Glance This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary...

Effective January 1, 2026, numerous state and local government employment laws have taken effect. Below is a non-exhaustive summary of key employment law updates for January 2026. To navigate each...

Columbus-area attorneys offer insights on what businesses should know about unionization, class actions and other workplace trends. Work-life balance, remote work and shifting employee expectations...

Tech giant says she simply became ‘paranoid’. Print article A senior Google employee has claimed she was made redundant from the tech giant as retaliation for reporting her manager for telling c...

As we reach the mid-point of the roaring twenties, it is never too late to consider some new and old employment law issues confronting employers. The following is a brief reminder of issues employe...

The US Supreme Court won’t review FLSA collective action certification case, Washington state introduces legislation to protect immigrant workers, and new US NLRB members are confirmed – plus othe...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order in August denying a whistleblower award to an individual who provided the agency with evidence that a defendant in a previously fi...

California and New York recently enacted statutory restrictions aimed at “stay-or-pay” arrangements: California AB 692 (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16608 & Cal. Lab. Code § 926) and the New Y...

During Ward and Smith’s annual Employment Law Symposium, several attorneys from the firm provided insightful guidance on recent issues that are top of mind for many employers. The discussion featu...

SB 294 requires employers to provide a new notice of worker rights to employees upon hire and annually thereafter, beginning February 1, 2026. As discussed in this Cooley alert, the notice must in...