A trial misstep, not the merits, undid the verdict – and it took nineteen years Misclassify your workforce and a $43.5 million bill can follow – but here, the trial itself fell apart, and a Califor...

She had three agencies to choose from – and picked the only wrong one Where your employees sit can decide whether a discrimination case is ever heard – or dies on a technicality. A Pennsylvania app...

His assignment ended - but did that end his job? The Commission drew a sharp line When a casual worker's assignment ends, has the worker been fired? Not automatically. And a Fair Work Commission de...

Casual pool attendant lost his job after a storm - then tried to pull the site manager in too A storm shut a pool. A worker lost his job. His attempt to drag the site manager into court has now fai...

On May 29, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law landmark bipartisan artificial intelligence (AI) legislation that will, among other things, restrict employers’ use of AI-powered t...

Virginia employers face an immediate change in their ability to protect legitimate business interests—there are two new laws that effectively ban non-competition restrictions for employees termina...

The Washington State Legislature made a handful of changes to personnel-related laws in the 2026 legislative session. This blog will cover the 2026 changes (and also remind readers of approaching ...

June 01, 2026 WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it is awarding more than $8 million to five whistleblowers whose information led to the successful resolution of ...

Over the last several months, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) has been quite active in pursuing rulemaking efforts to address regulations that had been changed or rescinded during th...

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