Employer Liability Issues, Judicial Authority, Employee Benefits

Yes, an Arbitrator Can Exceed Their Powers in the Eleventh Circuit

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C. on 7/14/2025

The reports of the death of Section 10 of the FAA may have been greatly exaggerated. Thursday, a majority of the Eleventh Circuit held in Nalco Co. LLC v. Bonday that an arbitration award was subject to vacatur under Section...more

The Supreme Court rules that individuals who no longer hold or seek to hold a job do not have standing to sue under the ADA for...

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer on 7/10/2025

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) held in Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida that a retired employee who could no longer hold or seek to hold her job could not sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act...more

Federal Court Decision Reshapes ACA Enforcement by HHS and IRS

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 6/23/2025

The recent federal district court decision in Faulk Company, Inc. v. Xavier Becerra, et al., No. 24-cv-00609-P (N.D. Tex. 2025) significantly alters the primary mechanism used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

Court Highlights Distinction Between Pre- and Post-Retirement Benefits and Workers’ Compensation Carrier’s Reimbursement Rights...

Goldberg Segalla on 6/4/2025

The recent New York Court of Appeals decision in Matter of Schulze v. City of Newburgh Fire Department (April 10) has significant implications for municipal employers and workers’ compensation insurance carriers in New York,...more

Connecticut Legislature Overrules State Supreme Court on Workers’ Compensation

Littler on 5/27/2025

Heeding outcry by employers, the Connecticut legislature has nullified the state Supreme Court’s interpretation of temporary partial disability provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act....more

First District Court of Appeal Overturns Attendant Care Award Due to Lack of Specificity in Judge’s Findings

Marshall Dennehey on 4/16/2025

Girardin v. AN Fort Myers Imports, LLC, Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2022-1485, February 19, 2025 - The First District Court of Appeal overturned an award for nonprofessional attendant care because the judge of compensation claims...more