As you likely well know, the Supreme Court, via Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, has overruled Roe v. Wade—meaning abortion rights will be defined by state legislatures and courts.
A smattering of current cases (e.g., Amazon, General Motors, Target) and settled cases (e.g., Home Depot, Fiat Chrysler, and Costco) highlight a litigation trend stemming from issues with COBRA notices.
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that its new overtime rule may be released in October 2022 with changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act executive, administrative, and professional
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that when an employer discourages an employee from taking Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time off, the employer has violated the
When businesses implemented remote work arrangements during the pandemic, it was a necessary, but generally unplanned, change that left considerable room for error. In the months since, business owners have
The Department of Labor proposed $315,000 in new fines against General Aluminum Mfg. Co., of Ohio after discovering ongoing machine hazards that had been previously cited by the Occupational Safety
LinkedIn must pay $1.8 million (backpay plus interest) for compensating 686 female employees “at a statistically significant lower rate” than their male counterparts between 2015 and 2017. LinkedIn also must
Following reports of harassment and a toxic work environment, Daniel Snyder (owner of the NFL’s Washington Commanders) worked to discredit claimants and “offer up an alternative target for the investigation.”
Over the course of her employment, Riley Whitelaw expressed to Walgreens management her concerns about coworker Joshua Taylor Johnson. Whitelaw (17) became uncomfortable after Johnson (28) made “advances toward her.”
In The Extended Mind, author Annie Murphy Paul considers how to “think outside the brain.” Her thesis is that we have reached the limit of what our brains are capable
