A constant challenge for many employers is whether all workers must be treated as employees, or whether some may be treated as independent contractors. Workers who qualify as independent contracto...

A constant challenge for many employers is whether all workers must be treated as employees, or whether some may be treated as independent contractors. Workers who qualify as independent contracto...

In Richards v. Eli Lily & Co., a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit joined the Fifth and Sixth Circuits in departing from the longstanding two-step procedure for distri...

In Richards v. Eli Lily & Co., a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit joined the Fifth and Sixth Circuits in departing from the longstanding two-step procedure for distri...

The first half of 2025 is off and running with U.S. state and local jurisdiction employment law developments concerning topics such as paid sick leave, family leave, restrictive covenants, anti‑di...

Former Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) clerk Melissa Moorman sued her old employers for allegedly firing her because she reported on co-workers selling driver's licenses to . According to c...

On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the “Memorandum”), responding to the federal ...

This week, we’re focusing on the employer implications of new guidance from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE...

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today published data about the whistleblowing reports it received between April and June 2025. In the second quarter of 2025, the FCA received 315 new whis...

The following article first appeared on Robinson+Cole’s Manufacturing Law Blog. It is reposted here with permission. The use of artificial intelligence continues to quickly spread across the manuf...