Wage and Hour, Employee Rights, First Amendment

Facial Hair, Firefighters, and Free Exercise

Cozen O'Connor on 6/26/2025

A single exception can now unravel your entire workplace safety policy. The Third Circuit's decision on May 30, 2025, in Smith v. Atlantic City, underscores how even minor exceptions to grooming or masking rules can expose...more

Fourth Circuit Says Blaming Union for Delay in Pay Increases Violates NLRA

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 6/13/2025

Unionization campaigns often become heated, resulting in claims and criticism by both management and organized labor that walk a fine line between protected speech and illegal intimidation....more

The intersection of partisan political speech and employee rights. Look both ways before crossing.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/16/2025

Considering the barrage of vitriolic campaign ads that invaded our homes on a nightly basis during the past year, you might think that political debate in America had reached a new low. Think again....more

Important Considerations for Connecticut Employers in Anticipation of Election Day

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/27/2022

The 2022 midterm elections in the United States are just around the corner, on November 8. Midterm elections generally decide which political party controls the United States Congress as well as state legislatures and...more

4 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2017: #4 U.S. Supreme Court

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/24/2018

Seyfarth Synopsis: The fourth and final key trend from our 14th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. ...more

California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 7/17/2015

Employee's Inability To Work For A Particular Supervisor Does Not Constitute A "Disability" - Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015) - Michaelin Higgins-Williams worked as a clinical...more