News & Analysis

On August 27, 2015, the last day of Harry Johnson, III's term as a Board member, the National Labor Relations Board issued its long-awaited decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc.

On August 21, 2015, tthe D.C. Circuit upheld the U.S Department of Labor’s Home Care Rule and reversed the lower court’s decisions vacating the new Rule.

Washington State Supreme Court upholds ordinance and finds the law applies to all affected employers within the City of SeaTac, regardless of whether or not they operate within Port of Seattle boundaries.

The California Legislature reconvened on Monday, August 17, and will consider bills of particular interest to California private sector employers.

A California appellate court affirmed the denial of an intellectual property attorney’s anti-SLAPP motion against his former employer.

Maine enacts legislation that restricts an employer's ability to demand information regarding an employee's or job applicant's social media account.

The National Labor Relations Board continues the string of controversial moves in its unfair labor practice cases against McDonald’s.

A recent decision by the Second Circuit will likely make it more difficult for parties to enter into private Fair Labor Standards Act settlements in cases pending not only in the Second Circuit, but nationwide.

New SEC guidance says whistleblowers are entitled to Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation protections after making an internal complaint about possible securities law violations, even if they do not report directly to the SEC.

A recent decision by a Pennsylvania district court underscored the need to think carefully before filing a lawsuit for misuse of trade secrets.