California—where the sun shines, the waves crash, and juries keep dishing out verdicts so large they should come with their own seismic scale. Since our Special Halloween Edition on California’s “scariest” employment law verdicts, the trend toward “nuclear” and even…

OFCCP is undergoing yet another significant organizational shift, as the agency’s director recently announced a restructuring plan for its remaining workforce. This development signals the latest chapter in the OFCCP’s transformation under the Trump Administration. According to reports, OFCCP Director…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has withdrawn recognition from the union representing its postdoctoral and graduate student fellows.  In the email announcing the decision, the NIH stated it withdrew recognition because the fellows are not “employees.”  Unionization at federal…

The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced on January 29, 2026 that it had rewarded $1,000,000.00 to an anonymous whistleblower for their report of a bid rigging scheme in violation of the Sherman Act and 18 U.S.C. §…

On March 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) published guidance (the “2026 Guidance”) that formally reinstates the DOL’s original 1975 five-part test (the “Five-Part Test”) for purposes of determining whether a person is a “fiduciary” under the U.S.