On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision interpreting the limitations period for filing lawsuits under Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866…
more
/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
As anticipated, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently changed its position with respect to certain investment choices that 401(k) plan fiduciaries sometimes consider or make available to plan participants, including so-called…
more
/ Labor & Employment Law
The applicability of U.S. labor and employment laws to U.S. citizens working outside of the country can be complicated. In general, if the citizen works for a U.S. company outside of the country, they enjoy the same legal…
more
/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to begin enforcement of English language proficiency (ELP)…
more
/ Administrative Law, Transportation
For employers, workers' compensation laws act as both a sword and a shield. While injured employees do not have to prove negligence resulting in the injury, they cannot sue the employer for personal injury outside of the…
more
/ Labor & Employment Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Workers' Compensation
On May 20, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it will no longer provide funding to state and local EEO agencies for purposes of investigating or prosecuting discrimination charges based on allegations of…
more
/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final consent order with a private equity firm focused on health care and technology to resolve allegations of anticompetitive practices in two anesthesiology markets in…
more
/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Health
Last week, a federal district court in Texas granted summary judgment to the State of Texas in a lawsuit challenging portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s workplace harassment guidance dealing with harassment…
more
/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Mistakes happen, even with sophisticated corporate payroll systems. This can involve duplicate wage payments, paying an employee for unpaid time away from work, or other genuine errors…
more
/ Labor & Employment Law
When an employee requests an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this sets into motion an interactive process intended to determine whether the requested accommodation is both reasonable and effective…
more
/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Drugmakers and other companies in the life sciences industry seeking to invalidate patents have another arrow in their quiver thanks to a recent federal court decision…
more
/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
This week the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its new approach to corporate criminal enforcement, "Focus, Fairness, and Efficiency in the Fight Against White Collar Crime."…
more
/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to review federal district court decisions that have thus far blocked implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order intended to end birthright citizenship for children of certain…
more
/ Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration shows few signs of progress in finalizing proposed regulations intended to address risks associated with employee exposure to hot working conditions…
more
/ Labor & Employment Law
When a commissioned salesperson leaves employment, the most common dispute we encounter involves that employee’s entitlement to payment of commissions after their departure date…
more
/ Labor & Employment Law
