On December 9, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, issued a published decision in Sierra Pacific Industries Wage and Hour Cases, affirming the trial court’s denial of S...

As 2026 approaches, employment attorneys are watching the expansion of pay transparency laws, efforts to ban what are known as stay-or-pay contracts and an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whe...

In Florida, two recent court rulings and a number of laws enacted in 2025 will directly impact employers. This article summarizes the two cases and the new laws, which address open carry of guns, ...

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In Villarino et al. v. Pacesetter Personnel Service, Inc., time spent waiting at a temporary-labor agency’s location to then travel in agency-provided transportation to a jobsite was not compensa...

Singapore judge rules loyalty and fair dealing must remain at the core of business relationships despite client freedom of choice A reinsurance broker brought claims against two former employees an...

The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Trumper v. Women’s Healthcare Associates, LLC that an at-will employee could not bring a wrongful discharge claim where she did not cha...

Is it discrimination? Commission found employee had been scheduled to undertake training but was not allowed to do so after disclosure A casual employee who worked full time hours over seven months...

The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Trumper v. Women’s Healthcare Associates, LLC that an at-will employee could not bring a wrongful discharge claim where she did not cha...