News & Analysis

On December 28, 2004, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed the dismissal of

California 's expanded domestic partnership law, Assembly Bill 205, goes into effect January 1, 2005.

On December 6, 2004, the New York State Legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto and enacted the Empire

On December 15, 2004, California's new Megan's Law website was unveiled, allowing anyone with

For more than thirty years, references to California Occupational Safety and Health Act (Cal-OSHA) statutes

Those on the front lines of the battles over who is or is not an exempt administrative employee under

Congress recently passed the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 ("WFTRA"). This new law amended

Beginning January 1, 2005, Illinois employers will need to comply with a new state law requiring 60 days

Based upon the premise that restaurants and other food service employers have difficulty following the

In a 3-2 decision issued November 19, 2004, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") overturned