Accessibility & Accommodation

EEOC Issues Proposed Rule for the Pregnant Workers Fairness ActEEOC Releases New Employer Guidance On Pregnant Workers Fairness Act View More…

Appeals

U. S. Supreme Court Holds that Third-Party Defendants to Counterclaims Cannot Remove Class Actions to Federal CourtUnited States Supreme Court Says Courts Cannot Compel Classwide Arbitration Absent Affirmative Contractual Agreement View More…

Arbitration

Federal Law Prohibiting Pre-Dispute Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Claims Not Retroactive, New Jersey Court ConfirmsU.S. House Passes Bill that Places Future of Arbitration Agreements at Risk View More…

Artificial Intelligence

What Will The Trump Administration Mean For The Regulation of Employer AI Tools?DOL Outlines Best Practices for Employers Using AI View More…

Biden Administration Coverage

DOL Releases New Independent Contractor RuleWhite House Clears Independent Contractor Final Rule View More…

Burden of Proof

Sixth Circuit Confirms Employees Must Report Time Worked View More…

Class/Collective Action

New York Governor’s Proposed FY25 Budget Includes Measure to Eliminate Liquidated Damages for Pay Frequency ViolationsIll. Supreme Court: All BIPA Claims Have a Five-Year Statute of Limitations View More…

Coronavirus

Enacted New York State Budget Includes First-in-Nation Statewide Paid Prenatal Leave (But Other Proposals are Left on the Table)CDC Ends 5-Day Isolation Guideline for COVID-19, Impacting New York State COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Requirements View More…

Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation

Four Things You May Not Know About … USERRAIllinois the Latest State to Enact Legislation Regulating Employers’ Use of AI View More…

Drugs in the Workplace

Washington, D.C. Bill Would Limit Employers’ Ability to Discipline Based on Marijuana Testing View More…

Due Process

Stay of Tobacco Judgment Has Broad Class Action Implications View More…

Fact and Fiction Series

Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: H-1 Extensions for Applicants for Permanent Residence are Alive and WellImmigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: Abrupt Change to Advance Parole Adjudications Without Clear Policy Objective – A Modest Proposal View More…

FCRA

CA Appellate Court Addresses “Willfulness” Standard Under FCRA View More…

FLSA

Texas Court Strikes Down Federal Overtime Rule (Again)District Court Grants Injunction of 2024 Overtime Rule Limited to State of Texas as Employer View More…

Higher Education

Supreme Court Overturns Affirmative Action Precedent in Higher EducationNLRB Prevents Northwestern Football Players from Unionizing; Refuses to Play the Game as to Whether College Athletes are Considered Employees View More…

Hiring/Background Checks

New York Clean Slate Act Takes Effect on November 16, 2024, With New Obligations for Employers Running Criminal Background ChecksUPDATED: New Jersey Legislature Passes Pay Transparency Bill View More…

Immigration

DHS Rule Will Permit Remote I-9 Authorizations on a Permanent BasisFlorida Poised to Mandate Use of E-Verify for Private Employers View More…

Independent Contractor

Federal Court Once Again Upholds Enforcement of New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of RightsThird Circuit Upholds New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights View More…

Leaves of Absences

New York Paid Family Leave Law: Are You Ready for 2025?Four Things You May Not Know About … USERRA View More…

Litigation and Arbitration

U.S. House Passes Bill that Places Future of Arbitration Agreements at RiskSeventh Circuit Clarifies Scope of Article III Standing Under Illinois BIPA View More…

Meal breaks

Ninth Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification for Wage and Hour Claims on Predominance GroundsSixth Circuit Confirms Employees Must Report Time Worked View More…

Misclassification

DOL’s New Independent Contractor Rule: A Return to 2020District of Massachusetts Grants Class Certification but denies Summary Judgment in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case View More…

National Labor Relations Board

NLRB GC Issues Guidance Memo on “Securing Full Remedies for All Victims of Unlawful ConductNLRB Regional Director Targets Noncompetes in New Complaint View More…

Non-Competes and Protection of Corporate Assets

FTC Appeals Texas Federal Court’s Decision Halting Its Noncompete Ban NationallyTexas Federal Court Sets Aside FTC’s Non-Compete Rule, Halting It From Taking Effect on September 4, 2024 View More…

Paid Family Leave

New York Paid Family Leave Law: Are You Ready for 2025? View More…

Paid Sick Leave

Connecticut Significantly Expands Paid Sick Leave View More…

Pay Equity

UPDATED: New Jersey Legislature Passes Pay Transparency BillThird Circuit Upholds New Jersey’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights View More…

Performance Management, Discipline & Termination

New York State Employers Must Provide Updated Record of Employment to Separating Employees (and Beyond)Employers Face New Reporting Obligations and Other Changes Under New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law View More…

Salary basis

New York State DOL Increases Upstate New York Minimum Wage, Proposes Hike in Upstate Minimum Salary for ExemptionHours bonuses don't undermine FLSA exemptions View More…

Strategic Corporate Planning

Missed Payroll in the Wake of Bank Collapse:  Implications and StrategiesProskauer’s Value Insights Survey is Now Live View More…

The Proskauer Brief Podcast

[Podcast] AI at Work - Training Data Issues[Podcast] AI at Work: What Employers Need to Know View More…

Title VII

Race Discrimination Claims by Broadway Actor Sent Back to the Underworld in the Face of Producer’s First Amendment RightsFifth Circuit Expands Universe of Title VII Actionable Adverse Employment Actions View More…

Trade Secrets

FTC Appeals Texas Federal Court’s Decision Halting Its Noncompete Ban NationallyFederal Trade Commission Approves Final Rule Banning Most Noncompetes View More…

UK Employment Law

Wide Reaching Reform to UK Employment Law Proposed for 2026 View More…

Uncategorized

Reminder: NYS Paid Lactation Break Requirement Effective June 19Updated Federal Overtime Rule Cleared by White House View More…

Vacation policy

Sweeping Changes Coming to Colorado Wage and Hour and Vacation Pay Rules[Podcast]: Recent Amendments to the New York Earned Sick Time Act View More…

Wage and Hour

Texas Court Strikes Down Federal Overtime Rule (Again)Fifth Circuit Affirms DOL’s Right to Set Salary Minimum for White Collar Exemptions View More…

Whistleblower

SEC Issues Largest Whistleblower Bounty Award Ever To One Individual7th Cir. Affirms Summary Judgment On Illinois Whistleblower Act and Illinois Jury Act Retaliation Claims View More…

Workplace Policies and Procedures

[Podcast] AI at Work - Training Data Issues[Podcast] AI at Work: What Employers Need to Know View More…

Workplace Restructuring and WARN

New York State Department of Labor Releases Updated NYS WARN Act RegulationsSecond Circuit Vacates Ruling on WARN Act Notice Claims View More…

Workplace Safety

New York State Enacts Workplace Violence Prevention Law for Retailers    Florida Expands Ban on Vaccination, Testing and Masking Mandates View More…