Demystifying Wage and Hour Audits: One-on-One with Courtney McFate
New FLSA Notice Standard, DOL’s PAID Program, Axed Wage and Hour Penalties - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Nationwide FLSA Lawsuits Just Got Harder—Here’s Why - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Non-Disparagement Tips for Employers
Judge Xavier Rodriguez on Possession, Custody, or Control from the Meet and Confer Podcast
The Journey of Litigation
The Labor Law Insider: How Arbitrations Help Preserve Labor-Management Peace, Part I
Master the First Moves in Litigation for Courtroom Advantage – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
Workplace Risks Meet Holistic Legal Solutions: One-on-One with Adam Tomiak
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Does a U-Turn on Make-Whole Settlement Remedies, Part II
Podcast - How Do You Define Success?
Hiring Smarter: Best Practices for Interviews: What's the Tea in L&E?
The Labor Law Insider: NLRB Does a U-Turn on Make-Whole Settlement Remedies, Part I
Handling References and Referrals While Safeguarding Your Business
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Forfeitures Under Fire
Your Guide to Dealing with Subpoenas Effectively
Navigating the Maze: eDiscovery Essentials for Employers — Hiring to Firing Podcast
Podcast - The Law as a Force for Change
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The Changing Landscape of EEOC Enforcement and Disparate Impact
As a U.S. employment lawyer who advises numerous Canadian companies, I’ve seen several traps that Canadian companies frequently fall into. The first step in avoiding these traps is to identify them....more
In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss various aspects of litigation. They highlight that most litigation cases don't go to trial, benefiting both courts and...more
It was announced on July 7 that IBM had resolved a former consultant’s “reverse” discrimination claim for an undisclosed sum, closing the door on his Title VII race and sex discrimination lawsuit. This settlement is yet...more
Maybe you are one of the lucky employers who has not been sued in court or received a charge filed with a federal or state agency enforcing employment laws, like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the...more
As we have previously reported here and here, “nuclear” verdicts from California juries in employment discrimination and harassment cases have become increasingly common over the past few years. Although these massive...more
The call or visit that no employer wants to receive: a Department of Labor representative asking to look at your payroll records. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) gives the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division...more
Employers that defend against human rights complaints often find themselves grappling with pleadings and submissions that wander well beyond the events the complainant experienced. ...more
Proskauer is proud to share a significant victory in our long-standing advocacy for the rights of blind and visually impaired pedestrians in Chicago. On May 29, 2025, the Honorable Judge LaShonda A. Hunt of the U.S. District...more
If a qualified job candidate asks to reschedule a second-round interview due to severe menstrual cramps associated with endometriosis, is that a request for an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act? If you...more
UnitedHealth Group is the latest big-name employer to get hit with a class action lawsuit over how it handles 401(k) forfeitures. The case, Kotalik et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., accuses the company and its plan...more
In the ever-evolving landscape of employment law, Washington employers find themselves at the crossroads of compliance and litigation, especially when it comes to handling wage complaints. The recent Washington State Supreme...more
On June 3, 2025, the Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ("BAG") ruled that employees are entitled to financial compensation for outstanding statutory minimum vacation days. Even if a court settlement includes an...more
On September 11, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a report titled “High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector From 2014-2022.” In the report, the EEOC...more
Last year, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a decision in Baker v. CVS Health Corporation with an important reminder to employers regarding their required disclosure in employment applications...more
If you or a loved one were exposed to benzene at work and were diagnosed with cancers such as leukemia, myelodysplasia (MDS), lymphoma, or multiple myeloma, you may be entitled to file a lawsuit and receive financial...more
Did you receive a complaint alleging that your company’s website violates New York’s equivalent of the Americans with Disabilities Act? Does the complaint allege the website violates New York State Human Rights Law and New...more
In fiscal year 2024, the EEOC received 88,531 new charges and conducted 11,998 mediations, resulting in the resolution of 8,543 charges. These mediation success rates—reflecting a resolution of 9.6% of total charges filed and...more
The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. has pushed back against efforts to force him to hand over documents relating to his alleged sexual misconduct and hush money payments in a class action over the company’s...more
On Friday, May 16th, plaintiff’s counsel in the Rodriguez v. Intuit Inc. case filed a motion to support a settlement of $1,995,000. The motion appears to reflect a good compromise between the parties … and as they say, a...more
Makins v. Palace Rehab & Care Ctr. and Premier Cadbury, LLC, No. A-2263-23 & A-2276-23 (April 24, 2025) - The petitioner’s legal dispute arose from a series of workers’ compensation claims related to injuries sustained during...more
One now-shuttered digital media startup learned a hard lesson about the importance of complying with the requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and its New York state-equivalent....more
A recent press release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announcing a $250,000 settlement and consent-decree resolution of a disability discrimination lawsuit may serve to remind employers of the...more
Second Circuit holds employees get disability accommodations even if not necessary to perform their job - In Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s grant of...more
The April Monthly Minute showers readers with some eye-opening case law updates, ranging from a $38.8M jury verdict in a 401(k) fee case, to a pair of cases involving Elevance (f/k/a Anthem) health plan coverage exclusions....more
On April 17, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled in Cunningham v. Cornell University that, to state a claim under ERISA section 406(a), plaintiffs need only allege the elements contained in section 406(a). Prior to the Supreme...more