This article was originally published in Law360 on January 7, 2026, and is republished here with permission. Lawmakers on the state, federal and local levels are taking shots at legislation that i...

JACKSON - The man who first uncovered the Mississippi welfare scandal testified in the trial of former wrestler Ted Dibiase Jr. this week. David Barton, a former national guard colonel, served as ...

On January 7, 2026, the California Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board (Appeals Board or OSHAB) convened in Sacramento, California, for a stakeholders’ roundtable discussion to gather ide...

Whistleblowers have accused Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s administration of squashing criminal fraud investigations as far back as 2019, according to a Republican state representative who oversees fra...

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the “Act”), introducing sweeping new restrictions on certain employment-related repayment agreements. Effective immediat...

On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (the “EO”). This EO targets state laws addressing artificial...

The employer argued, among other things, that the expert’s qualifications were insufficient because she is not a medical doctor and does not have a bachelor’s degree in biology. A manufacturing em...

Here are the top 10 workplace compliance items you should tackle in January 2026, based on the latest labor and employment law updates: _____ Warm up with a workplace law refresher. Did you ...

The aerospace and defense industry is facing an uptick in employment suits in Texas federal and state courts. Lockheed Martin has been hit with multiple lawsuits alleging race, religion and disabi...

A South Carolina video game store didn't violate federal labor law when it fired an employee who made insulting comments about the store's general manager to customers, the store told a... To view ...