Attorney General Merrick Garland has set new restrictions on the political activities of some Justice Department employees, while also strongly reminding them of already established limits. Polit...

California's state senate just passed a bill that would totally change how fast food is regulated in the state. The bill still has to be signed by California Gov. Newsom. Labor advocates say the...

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that a contractual choice of law provision was irrelevant to whether workers were employees or independent contractors and to whether pay dedu...

In Ferguson v. Yorkwest Plumbing Supply Inc., 2022 ONSC 4792, an employee who commenced a wrongful dismissal action via Ontario’s Simplified Procedure rules was granted an order striking the empl...

Shares of Azure Power Global Ltd. touched a 52-week low on the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, a day after the company said it received a whistleblower complaint in May 2022 alleging potential p...

Genuine issues of fact preclude summary judgment for Carbon Schuylkill Community Hospital, Inc. on a terminated skilled nursing account representative’s disability discrimination and failure to a...

In Nevada, employees terminated for off-duty use of marijuana do not have a right of action under NRS 613.333, which creates a private right of action for an employee who is discharged for engagi...

Two laborers hired as part of disaster relief efforts after Hurricane Laura may pursue their wage-and-hour suit after a federal judge in Louisiana rejected Belfor USA Group Inc.'s bid to toss the...

The Adult Survivors Act, a law recently signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, will go into effect on November 24 and provide a one-year window for individuals to bring certain previously time...

An employer can lawfully require pregnant employees with lifting and other restrictions to go on leave and deny temporary light duty work available to workers injured on the job. On August 16, 20...