Wage and Hour, Inspections

Client Alert: How the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Impacts Employers, Employees and Contractors

Whiteford on 8/22/2025

The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) introduces several significant amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) that directly affect U.S. employers and employees. Key provisions—particularly the...more

California Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Compensable “Hours Worked”

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 4/4/2024

On March 25, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors, Case No. S275431, providing additional guidance on compensable “hours worked” under California law. In a class...more

DOL Proposes Allowing Union Representatives, Others to Participate in OSHA Inspections: What It Means

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/1/2023

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend its regulations to allow employee-authorized third-party representatives to accompany Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more

Deadline Approaching: Form I-9 Virtual Inspection of Employment Authorization and Identity Documents will End on July 31, 2023

Weintraub Tobin on 5/19/2023

Employers with remote workforces should take note that they will need to begin physically inspecting new hires’ I-9 documentation again as of August 1, 2023 – and they will need to conduct a physical inspection of employees’...more

Vermont Moving Toward Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 9/21/2020

The Green Mountain state has taken a significant step toward legalizing recreational cannabis. On September 17, 2020, the Vermont House of Representatives adopted the Conference Committee report for S.B. 54, an act relating...more

Food and Beverage Law Update: February 2018

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/20/2018

Deceptive Trade Practices - Meat Exporter Had No Duty Under FCA to Pay for Beef Inspection - In United States ex rel. Barrick v. Parker-Migliorini Int'l, LLC, 878 F. 3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2017), the court affirmed...more