On March 26, 2018, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill that prohibits local governments from regulating the information employers can request from prospective employees during the interview process.
On March 26, 2018, the New Jersey legislature enacted amendments to existing statutes substantially expanding pay equity protections for New Jersey employees and giving rise to significant compliance and defense burdens for New Jersey employers.
Wisconsin is about to join the list of over a dozen states that have taken action to preempt local governments from passing labor and employment ordinances.
A proposed amendment to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (the “WSIA”) that would expand workplace liability for injuries to temporary employees, might soon receive renewed attention.
On March 21, 2018, the Governor of Puerto Rico announced his “Initiative to Reform the Labor Force,” with the express goal of increasing the employment rate.
With its en banc decision in Ariana v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, the Fifth Circuit reconsidered the standard of review in an ERISA denial of benefits case.
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court recently issued an Opinion in the case of Roldán Flores v. M. Cuebas, in which it addressed again the requirements for applying the “successor liability doctrine.”