The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated the “background circumstances” rule for Title VII claims, resolving a split in the circuits and holding that courts must evaluate claims brought by majority-gro...

On May 13, 2025, Cal/OSHA issued a new draft of its proposed Workplace Violence Prevention in General Industry regulation, which updates its previously issued July 15, 2024 version. This May 2025 ...

John Kiriakou, a Central Intelligence Agency whistleblower, claimed on Wednesday that the agency is able to effectively control U.S. presidents and advance the plans of the “deep state” since agen...

Payroll Wage overpayments create legal and workplace challenges for employers across the country. While the laws governing how these overpayments can be recouped vary by state, the consequences ...

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 5 that majority-group plaintiffs are entitled to the same legal standard as minority-group plaintiffs when bringing employment discrimina...

The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump Administration’s application to stay former National Labor Relations Board Member Gwynne Wilcox’s reinstatement. Trump, et al. v. Wilcox, et al., No. 24A9...

Recently, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has successfully asserted that limited partners in private equity and hedge funds that are organized as limited partnerships were subject to tax unde...

Several 2024 amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) will be implemented in summer 2025, and more new requirements will take effect starting in 2026. Below is a detailed ove...

Founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, a 19-year-old Stanford dropout, Theranos captivated investors with a bold vision: a device called the Edison that could run hundreds of diagnostic tests from...

J.T. Holt is a nationally recognized labor and employment attorney with a Chambers USA-ranked practice. He advises employers of all sizes – including Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofit...