My partner broke her femur in a Zumba class just before Christmas 2025 and had successful surgery. Following successful surgery, physicians prescribed Lovenox (an anticoagulant) and Plavix (an anti...

Similar to many changes in administration, the 2025 labor and employment landscape was defined by fragmentation followed by realignment. Federal agency authority faced significant constitutional c...

AB 288, enacted by the California Legislature in September (which CDF reported on in September and October of this year), mirrors a similar New York law and authorizes California’s Public Employme...

Key Highlights: A recent amendment expressly codifies disparate impact liability under the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) for employment discrimination claims. This comes as the U.S. Eq...

The new year is just around the corner -- and with it comes new laws taking effect in New York and New Jersey. Here's a review of some of the most impactful pieces of legislation taking effect in ...

You probably do not think of HR compliance when you hear the phrase. But the end of 2025 is a good time — even in the midst of the holiday season — to look back at what has occurred... 'Tis the Sea...

A frontline service worker at a Cinnabon was recently terminated after a video circulated showing her hurling a racist epithet at a Somali couple. The footage spread quickly with millions of views ...

New York State lawmakers had a busy 2025 and ushered in several important new workplace-related measures that will take effect in 2026. As New York employers look toward the new year, they should ...

Illinois workers with a newborn in a neonatal intensive care unit will soon have additional access to job-protected, unpaid leave. Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 2978, dubbed the Family Neonat...