What’s Happening? US President Donald Trump announced that his administration is planning to impose a 50% duty on copper imports and a 200% levy on imported pharmaceuticals. “If they have to bring...

Four former NYPD chiefs claim in separate lawsuits filed Monday that top department leaders close to Mayor Eric Adams forced them out after they complained about promotions and plum assignments be...

As state legislatures continue to reshape the landscape of restrictive covenants in the wake of federal uncertainty, Texas is one of the latest to amend its existing laws governing non-compete agr...

Kyle Seraphin, a former FBI agent and federal whistleblower, predicts that the Bureau will have a major shake-up in the coming year, due in part to how Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan B...

The Ninth Circuit has now joined a growing number of appellate courts holding that, in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions, personal jurisdiction must be determined on a claim-by-cl...

Ryan McCoy, an attorney in CDF's San Francisco office, recently authored the article: “Wage and Hour Law: Valid Overtime and Break Policies are Critical to Defeating Class Claims," in the November ...

CDF’s Blog, California Labor & Employment Law Blog, was recently listed as one of the Top 25 Employment Law Blogs by Paralegal411. The rankings are based on third party website popularity metri...

FWC examines whether employer's ultimatum during notice period constitutes dismissal The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with an employment dispute involving a worker who claimed she was ...

Case examines whether contract terms matched actual working relationship in practice The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a case involving a membership director who claimed she was di...