‘Such a request appears to me to be a fishing expedition’ In dealing with the issue of substance abuse among workers, employers cannot simply conduct a “fishing expedition,” according to an Alberta...

The holiday season is here — including Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the Winter Solstice, Christmas and more. It’s when employers and their employees often let loose and celebrate the end of the...

City's HR actions under fire as court spotlights retaliation risks for employers A Michigan dispatcher’s retaliation lawsuit against her city employer will proceed after a federal appeals court den...

Court hits Starbucks for firing union organizer, narrows damages A federal court found Starbucks unlawfully fired a union-organizing supervisor – then curbed how much the company must pay for the v...

Thousands of VA employees could join the back pay fight – find out what triggered the sudden opening A federal judge has reopened a class action for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees se...

About The traditional employment decision-making process is rapidly being supplemented or replaced by algorithmic systems. From artificial intelligence (AI)-powered recruiting platforms to autom...

New guidance from the Treasury Department and IRS provides penalty relief to employers for tax year 2025 for failing to satisfy the new requirements for reporting cash tips and overtime compensat...

Munger, Tolles & Olson was ranked nationally in 17 practice areas and regionally in 25 practice areas in the 2026 “Best Law Firms” rankings by Best Lawyers. Of the 42 total rankings, the firm ...

PETA has gotten wind through multiple sources that monkey importation and experimentation colossus Charles River Laboratories has convinced the U.S. government to reopen a monkey supply pipeline fr...